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2 refutar
v.to refute.* * *1 to refute, disprove* * *verb* * *VT to refute* * *verbo transitivo to refute* * *= disprove, refute, contest, rebut.Ex. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.Ex. The title, 'The Catalog in the World Around It,' suggests that the catalog is an abstract; I would like to refute that suggestion in the beginning.Ex. Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.Ex. This article compares CD-ROM and online systems, rebutting negative attitudes to CD-ROMs.----* refutar una alegación = refute + allegation.* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.* refutar un caso = state + case against.* * *verbo transitivo to refute* * *= disprove, refute, contest, rebut.Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
Ex: The title, 'The Catalog in the World Around It,' suggests that the catalog is an abstract; I would like to refute that suggestion in the beginning.Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.Ex: This article compares CD-ROM and online systems, rebutting negative attitudes to CD-ROMs.* refutar una alegación = refute + allegation.* refutar una idea = quarrel with + notion.* refutar un caso = state + case against.* * *refutar [A1 ]vtto refute* * *
refutar verbo transitivo to refute
' refutar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impugnar
English:
contest
- disprove
- refute
- counter
* * *refutar vtto refute* * *v/t refute* * *refutar vt: to refute♦ refutación nf -
3 rebatir
v.to refute.* * *1 to refute* * *VT1) [+ ataque] to repel; [+ golpe] to parry, ward off2) [+ argumento] to reject, refute; [+ sugerencia] to reject; [+ tentación] to resist3) [+ suma] to reduce; [+ descuento] to deduct, knock off* * *verbo transitivo to refute* * *= counter, contest, rebut, challenge.Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex. Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.Ex. This article compares CD-ROM and online systems, rebutting negative attitudes to CD-ROMs.Ex. The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.----* rebatir a Alguien = take + a few cracks at.* rebatir una alegación = refute + allegation.* rebatir un argumento = counter + argument.* * *verbo transitivo to refute* * *= counter, contest, rebut, challenge.Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.
Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.Ex: This article compares CD-ROM and online systems, rebutting negative attitudes to CD-ROMs.Ex: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.* rebatir a Alguien = take + a few cracks at.* rebatir una alegación = refute + allegation.* rebatir un argumento = counter + argument.* * *rebatir [I1 ]vtto refute* * *
rebatir ( conjugate rebatir) verbo transitivo
to refute
rebatir verbo transitivo to refute
' rebatir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discutir
English:
counter
- shoot down
- disprove
- explode
- rebut
- refute
* * *rebatir vtto refute* * *v/t razones rebut, refute* * *rebatir vtrefutar: to refute -
4 desmentir
v.1 to deny.desmintió la noticia he denied the report2 to belie.3 to disprove, to give the lie to, to disavow, to belie.* * *1 (negar) to deny2 (contradecir) to contradict, belie3 (desmerecer) not to live up to* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=negar) [+ acusación] to deny, refute; [+ rumor] to scotch, squelch (EEUU); [+ teoría] to refute; [+ carácter, orígenes] to belie2) (=llevar la contraria) [+ persona] to contradict2.3.See:* * ** * *= deny, refute, disprove.Ex. Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.Ex. The title, 'The Catalog in the World Around It,' suggests that the catalog is an abstract; I would like to refute that suggestion in the beginning.Ex. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.----* desmentir un rumor = scoff at + the idea, dismiss + speculation.* * ** * *= deny, refute, disprove.Ex: Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.
Ex: The title, 'The Catalog in the World Around It,' suggests that the catalog is an abstract; I would like to refute that suggestion in the beginning.Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.* desmentir un rumor = scoff at + the idea, dismiss + speculation.* * *vt1 ‹noticia/rumor› to deny; ‹acusación› to deny, refute2 ‹persona› to contradict* * *
desmentir ( conjugate desmentir) verbo transitivo ‹noticia/rumor› to deny;
‹ acusación› to deny, refute
desmentir verbo transitivo to deny
' desmentir' also found in these entries:
English:
deny
- disprove
- denial
* * *desmentir vt1. [negar] to deny;desmintió la noticia he denied the report;el primer ministro desmintió a su portavoz the prime minister contradicted his spokesperson2. [desmerecer] to be unworthy of* * *v/t1 acusación deny2 a alguien contradict* * *desmentir {76} vt1) negar: to deny, to refute2) contradecir: to contradict* * * -
5 alegación
f.allegation, plea, declaration, assertion.* * *1 allegation, plea, claim* * *noun f.* * *SF (Jur) declaration, declaration in court; Caribe, Cono Sur, Méx (=discusión) argumentalegación de culpabilidad — Méx (Jur) plea of guilty
alegación de inocencia — Méx (Jur) plea of not guilty
* * *femenino declaration, statement* * *= allegation.Ex. This article comments on allegations that errors are seldom corrected and suggests that David Henige's understanding of the features of a subject headings list differs from that of the Library of Congress.----* alegación falsa = ipse dixit.* hacer alegaciones = plead.* rebatir una alegación = refute + allegation.* refutar una alegación = refute + allegation.* * *femenino declaration, statement* * *= allegation.Ex: This article comments on allegations that errors are seldom corrected and suggests that David Henige's understanding of the features of a subject headings list differs from that of the Library of Congress.
* alegación falsa = ipse dixit.* hacer alegaciones = plead.* rebatir una alegación = refute + allegation.* refutar una alegación = refute + allegation.* * *declaration, statement* * *
alegación sustantivo femenino
declaration, statement
' alegación' also found in these entries:
English:
allegation
- claim
* * *alegación nf1. [acusación] allegation2. [argumento] claim* * *f JUR declaration, statement -
6 rebatir una alegación
(v.) = refute + allegationEx. There is still a debate about the changes in the prevalence of academic dishonesty, some asserting that there is an `epidemic of cheating' while others refute the allegation.* * *(v.) = refute + allegationEx: There is still a debate about the changes in the prevalence of academic dishonesty, some asserting that there is an `epidemic of cheating' while others refute the allegation.
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7 refutar una alegación
(v.) = refute + allegationEx. There is still a debate about the changes in the prevalence of academic dishonesty, some asserting that there is an `epidemic of cheating' while others refute the allegation.* * *(v.) = refute + allegationEx: There is still a debate about the changes in the prevalence of academic dishonesty, some asserting that there is an `epidemic of cheating' while others refute the allegation.
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8 impugnar
v.1 to contest, to challenge.2 to impugn, to challenge, to buck, to contest.Impugnamos la demanda We impugned the suit.3 to impeach.Impugnamos la ley We impeached the law.* * *1 (resultado) to contest2 (teoría) to refute* * *VT [+ decisión, fallo] to contest, challenge; [+ teoría] to refute; [+ motivos, testimonio] to impeach* * *verbo transitivo <decisión/fallo> to contest, challenge* * *= impugn.Ex. If we are going to impugn somebody's integrity, let it be with the right facts.* * *verbo transitivo <decisión/fallo> to contest, challenge* * *= impugn.Ex: If we are going to impugn somebody's integrity, let it be with the right facts.
* * *impugnar [A1 ]vt‹decisión/fallo› to contest, challenge, impugn ( frml)* * *
impugnar ( conjugate impugnar) verbo transitivo ‹decisión/fallo› to contest, challenge
impugnar verbo transitivo
1 (una ley, decisión) to challenge, contest
2 (refutar una teoría, interpretación) to refute, disprove
' impugnar' also found in these entries:
English:
contest
- question
- dispute
* * *impugnar vtto contest, to challenge* * *v/t challenge, contest* * *impugnar vt: to challenge, to contest -
9 crear una colección
(v.) = build + collectionEx. It is difficult for librarians to judge objectively the accuracy of all materials and they should build collections that provide access to the views of the deniers as well as to those who refute them = Es difícil para los bibliotecarios evaluar objetivamente la fiabilidad de todos los materiales y deberían formar colecciones que ofrezcan acceso a las opiniones de los refutadores además de a las de aquellos que los refutan.* * *(v.) = build + collectionEx: It is difficult for librarians to judge objectively the accuracy of all materials and they should build collections that provide access to the views of the deniers as well as to those who refute them = Es difícil para los bibliotecarios evaluar objetivamente la fiabilidad de todos los materiales y deberían formar colecciones que ofrezcan acceso a las opiniones de los refutadores además de a las de aquellos que los refutan.
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10 desamparo
m.abandonment (abandono).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desamparar.* * *1 (abandono) abandonment, desertion2 (falta de ayuda) helplessness\en desamparo abandoned, helpless* * *SM1) (=acto) desertion, abandonment2) (=estado) helplessness3) (=cese) cessation* * *masculino neglect* * *= dereliction, defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].Ex. The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.Ex. She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.* * *masculino neglect* * *= dereliction, defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].Ex: The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.
Ex: She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.* * *neglectel desamparo en el que vive esta ancianita the state of neglect in which this old lady lives* * *
Del verbo desamparar: ( conjugate desamparar)
desamparo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
desamparó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desamparar
desamparo
desamparo sustantivo masculino
neglect
desamparar verbo transitivo
1 to abandon, desert
2 Jur to renounce, relinquish
desamparo sustantivo masculino helplessness
' desamparo' also found in these entries:
English:
forlorn
* * *desamparo nm[abandono] abandonment; [aflicción] helplessness;niños que viven en el más absoluto desamparo children who live in a state of total neglect* * *m neglect* * *desamparo nm1) : abandonment, neglect2) : helplessness -
11 desprotección
f.lack of protection, exposure.* * *SF1) (=falta de protección) vulnerability, defencelessness, defenselessness (EEUU)2) (Jur) lack of legal protection3) (Inform) deprotection* * *femenino lack of protection* * *= defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].Ex. She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.* * *femenino lack of protection* * *= defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].Ex: She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.
* * *lack of protectionmenores en situación de desprotección minors in a vulnerable situationla desprotección legal de las madres solteras the lack of legal protection for single mothers* * *f vulnerability -
12 formar una colección
(v.) = build + collectionEx. It is difficult for librarians to judge objectively the accuracy of all materials and they should build collections that provide access to the views of the deniers as well as to those who refute them = Es difícil para los bibliotecarios evaluar objetivamente la fiabilidad de todos los materiales y deberían formar colecciones que ofrezcan acceso a las opiniones de los refutadores además de a las de aquellos que los refutan.* * *(v.) = build + collectionEx: It is difficult for librarians to judge objectively the accuracy of all materials and they should build collections that provide access to the views of the deniers as well as to those who refute them = Es difícil para los bibliotecarios evaluar objetivamente la fiabilidad de todos los materiales y deberían formar colecciones que ofrezcan acceso a las opiniones de los refutadores además de a las de aquellos que los refutan.
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13 incapacitar
v.1 to disqualify (sujeto: circunstancias) (para ejercer cargos, votar).2 to disqualify (sujeto juez) (para ejercer cargos, votar).3 to incapacitate, to unfit, to hamstring, to disable.El accidente incapacitó a Ricardo The accident incapacitated Richard.Su falso testimonio incapacitó a María The false testimony incapacitated Mary.* * *1 (impedir) to incapacitate2 DERECHO to disqualify* * *VT1) (=invalidar) to incapacitate, handicap2) (Jur) to disqualify ( para for)* * *verbo transitivo enfermedad to incapacitate* * *= incapacitate.Ex. She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.* * *verbo transitivo enfermedad to incapacitate* * *= incapacitate.Ex: She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.
* * *incapacitar [A1 ]vt1 «enfermedad» to incapacitatela lesión lo incapacita para el desempeño de su trabajo the injury has left him unfit for work2 ( Der) to disqualify■ incapacitarvito incapacitate* * *
incapacitar ( conjugate incapacitar) verbo transitivo [ enfermedad] to incapacitate;
incapacitar verbo transitivo
1 to incapacitate, disable: una depresión lo incapacitó temporalmente para el trabajo, he was temporarily unfit for work due to a depression
2 (legalmente) to disqualify, make unfit [para, for]
' incapacitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imposibilitar
English:
disqualify
- incapacitate
* * *incapacitar vt1. [sujeto: circunstancias] [para trabajar] to render unfit ( para for);su lesión en la columna lo incapacita para el deporte de competición his spinal injury makes him unable to participate in competitive sport2. Der [sujeto: circunstancias] [para ejercer cargos, votar] to disqualify ( para from); [sujeto: juez] [para ejercer cargos, votar] to disqualify, to declare disqualified ( para from); [para trabajar] to declare unfit ( para for o to)* * *v/t JUR disqualify* * *incapacitar vt1) : to incapacitate, to disable2) : to disqualify -
14 indefensión
f.helplessness, defenselessness, lack of protection, lack of proper defense.* * *1 defencelessness* * *SF defencelessness, defenselessness (EEUU)* * *femenino defenselessness** * *= defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].Ex. She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.* * *femenino defenselessness** * *= defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].Ex: She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.
* * *defenselessness*se hallaban en un estado de total indefensión they were totally defenseless* * *indefensión nfdefencelessness;estar en una situación de indefensión to be defenceless* * *f defenselessness, Brdefencelessness -
15 movimiento en falso
(n.) = false moveEx. In this perspective, fallacies are false moves employed in the attacker's efforts to refute the defender's thesis.* * *(n.) = false moveEx: In this perspective, fallacies are false moves employed in the attacker's efforts to refute the defender's thesis.
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16 paso en falso
(n.) = false moveEx. In this perspective, fallacies are false moves employed in the attacker's efforts to refute the defender's thesis.* * *(n.) = false moveEx: In this perspective, fallacies are false moves employed in the attacker's efforts to refute the defender's thesis.
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17 refutador
m.refuter.* * *= denier.Ex. It is difficult for librarians to judge objectively the accuracy of all materials and they should build collections that provide access to the views of the deniers as well as to those who refute them = Es difícil para los bibliotecarios evaluar objetivamente la fiabilidad de todos los materiales y deberían formar colecciones que ofrezcan acceso a las opiniones de los refutadores además de a las de aquellos que los refutan.* * *= denier.Ex: It is difficult for librarians to judge objectively the accuracy of all materials and they should build collections that provide access to the views of the deniers as well as to those who refute them = Es difícil para los bibliotecarios evaluar objetivamente la fiabilidad de todos los materiales y deberían formar colecciones que ofrezcan acceso a las opiniones de los refutadores además de a las de aquellos que los refutan.
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18 vulnerabilidad
f.vulnerability.* * *1 vulnerability* * *noun f.* * ** * *femenino vulnerability* * *= vulnerability, defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].Ex. Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.Ex. She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.* * *femenino vulnerability* * *= vulnerability, defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].Ex: Witness the viability and influence of Panizzi's ideology despite the vulnerability of many of his rules = Véase como ejemplo la viabilidad e influencia de la ideología de Panizzi a pesar de la vulnerabilidad de muchas de sus reglas.
Ex: She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.* * *vulnerability* * *vulnerability* * *f vulnerability -
19 mentís
m. s.&pl.denial, refutation, disaffirmation, traversal.pres.indicat.2nd person plural (vosotros/ustedes) present indicative of spanish verb: mentir.* * *1 denial\dar un mentís a un rumor to deny a rumour* * *SM INV denialdar el mentís a algo — to refute sth, deny sth
* * ** * ** * *denialdio el más rotundo mentís a los rumores he vigorously denied the rumors* * *
Del verbo mentir: ( conjugate mentir)
mentís es:
2ª persona plural (vosotros) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mentir
mentís
mentir ( conjugate mentir) verbo intransitivo
to lie;
mentir verbo intransitivo to lie, tell lies
miente como un bellaco, he's a real liar ➣ Ver nota en lie
mentís sustantivo masculino denial, refutation: el juez ha obligado al periódico a publicar un mentís sobre sus graves acusaciones, the judge ordered the newspaper to publish a refutation of the serious accusations
* * *mentís nm invdenial;dar un mentís (a) to issue a denial (of)* * *m inv denial;dar un mentís a algo deny sth* * *dar el mentís a: to deny, to refute -
20 confutar
v.1 to confute, to disprove, to falsify, to convict.2 to refute, to contest, to challenge, to disprove.* * *1 to refute, confute* * *VT to confute
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refuté — Refuté, [refut]ée. part … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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