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1 torto pp
['tɔrto] I torto (-a)See:II ['tɔrto] sm(ingiustizia) wrong, (colpa) faultmi dispiace ma hai torto — I'm sorry, but you're wrong
a torto — wrongly, unjustly
passare/essere dalla parte del torto — to put o.s./be in the wrong
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2 torto
pp ['tɔrto] I torto (-a)See:II ['tɔrto] sm(ingiustizia) wrong, (colpa) faultmi dispiace ma hai torto — I'm sorry, but you're wrong
a torto — wrongly, unjustly
passare/essere dalla parte del torto — to put o.s./be in the wrong
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3 smentire
prove to be wrongnon si smentisce mai! he doesn't change!* * *smentire v.tr.1 to deny; to disprove; to belie; (antiq.) to give* the lie to (s.o.): il nuovo film non smentisce la fama del regista, his new film does not belie the director's reputation; smentì le voci delle sue dimissioni, he denied the rumours of his resignation; i fatti lo smentirono, facts proved him wrong (o gave him the lie); le sue azioni smentiscono le sue parole, his actions belie his words; smentire una notizia, to deny a piece of news // smentire se stesso, to be untrue to oneself2 ( ritrattare) to withdraw*: smentì tutto quello che aveva detto, he withdrew everything he had said.◘ smentirsi v.rifl.1 to contradict oneself: si smentì senza volerlo, he contradicted himself without wishing to2 ( venir meno) to be untrue to oneself: non si è mai smentito, he has always been true to himself (o he has always behaved according to his principles).* * *[zmen'tire]1. vt(notizie) to deny, (testimonianza) to refute2. vr (smentirsi)* * *[zmen'tire] 1.verbo transitivo1) (dimostrare falso) to prove [sth.] wrong, to controvert [teorie, scoperta]; to contradict [ previsioni]2.non smentire la propria fama — fig. to live up to one's reputation
non si smentisce mai — he's always true to type, he's always the same
* * *smentire/zmen'tire/ [102]1 (dimostrare falso) to prove [sth.] wrong, to controvert [teorie, scoperta]; to contradict [ previsioni]; non smentire la propria fama fig. to live up to one's reputationII smentirsi verbo pronominaleto contradict oneself; non si smentisce mai he's always true to type, he's always the same.
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