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1 contradict
contradict [‚kɒntrə'dɪkt](a) (challenge → person, statement) contredire;∎ she hates being contradicted elle déteste qu'on la contredise;∎ to contradict oneself se contredire;∎ don't contradict me! ne me contredisez pas!(b) (conflict with → of facts, stories) contredire;∎ the statements of the witnesses contradict each other les dépositions des témoins se contredisent -
2 gainsay
∎ you can't gainsay the facts tu ne peux pas nier l'évidence;∎ there's no gainsaying her skill as an artist on ne peut pas nier son talent artistique, son talent artistique est indéniable
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