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1 widerlegen
v/t (untr., hat) refute, disprove; (Theorie) auch explode; diese Erkenntnis widerlegte die ganze Theorie exploded the whole theory* * *to rebut; to refute; to disprove; to confute* * *wi|der|le|gen [viːdɐ'leːgn] ptp widerlegtvt insepBehauptung etc to refute, to disprove; jdn to prove wrong* * *1) (to prove to be false or wrong: His theories have been disproved by modern scientific research.) disprove2) (to prove that (a person, statement etc) is wrong: You can easily refute his argument.) refute* * *wi·der·le·gen *[vi:dɐˈle:gn̩]vt▪ etw \widerlegen to refute [or disprove] sth* * *transitives Verbetwas/jemanden widerlegen — refute or disprove something/prove somebody wrong
* * *widerlegte die ganze Theorie exploded the whole theory* * *transitives Verbetwas/jemanden widerlegen — refute or disprove something/prove somebody wrong
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2 Hypothese
f hypothesis (Pl. hypotheses), supposition* * *die Hypothesehypothesis* * *Hy|po|the|se [hypo'teːzə]fhypothesis* * *(an unproved theory or point of view put forward, eg for the sake of argument.) hypothesis* * *Hy·po·the·se<-, -n>[hypoˈte:zə]f hypothesiseine \Hypothese aufstellen/widerlegen to advance/refute a hypothesis* * *die; Hypothese, Hypothesen hypothesis* * ** * *die; Hypothese, Hypothesen hypothesis* * *f.hypothesis n.(§ pl.: hypotheses)supposition n.
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