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1 believe
[bɪ'liːv] 1.1) (accept as true) credere a [evidence, statement, person]I can well believe it — lo credo bene, non mi sorprende
2) (think) credere, pensare2.I believe (that) she is right o I believe her to be right credo o penso che abbia ragione; she is believed to be a spy è ritenuta una spia; to let sb. believe (that) lasciare credere a qcn. che; I believe so, not — credo di sì, di no
1) (trust)to believe in — credere in [discipline, exercise, person]; credere a [ promises]
to believe in doing — credere che sia utile o che faccia bene fare
2) relig. credere••* * *[bi'li:v]1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) credere2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) credere3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) credere•- belief
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- believe in* * *[bɪ'liːv] 1.1) (accept as true) credere a [evidence, statement, person]I can well believe it — lo credo bene, non mi sorprende
2) (think) credere, pensare2.I believe (that) she is right o I believe her to be right credo o penso che abbia ragione; she is believed to be a spy è ritenuta una spia; to let sb. believe (that) lasciare credere a qcn. che; I believe so, not — credo di sì, di no
1) (trust)to believe in — credere in [discipline, exercise, person]; credere a [ promises]
to believe in doing — credere che sia utile o che faccia bene fare
2) relig. credere••
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