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1 prove
pru:v1) (to show to be true or correct: This fact proves his guilt; He was proved guilty; Can you prove your theory?) probar2) (to turn out, or be found, to be: His suspicions proved (to be) correct; This tool proved very useful.) resultar•- provenprove vb demostrar / probarcan you prove that Dan stole the money? ¿puedes demostrar que Dan robó el dinero?tr[prʊːv]1 (show to be true) probar, demostrar2 (turn out to be) demostrar1 (turn out) resultar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto prove oneself dar pruebas de valor, demostrar su valíato prove somebody right dar a alguien la razón, demostrar que alguien tiene razón1) test: probar2) demonstrate: probar, demostrarprove vi: resultarit proved effective: resultó efectivov.• argüir v.• comprobar v.• contestar v.• demostrar v.• estatuir v.• evidenciar v.• probar v.• resultar v.• verificar v.pruːv
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1) (verify, demonstrate) \<\<theory/statement\>\> probar*; \<\<theorem/innocence\>\> probar*, demostrar*; \<\<loyalty/courage\>\> demostrar*can you prove where you were that night? — ¿tiene pruebas de dónde estaba usted aquella noche?
to prove somebody right/wrong — demostrar* que alguien tiene razón or está en lo cierto/está equivocado
2)a) ( test) \<\<weapon/system\>\> probar*b) ( Law) \<\<will\>\> comprobar*, verificar*
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v reflto prove oneself: he was given three months to prove himself — le dieron tres meses para que demostrara su valía
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vi1) ( turn out) resultar2) ( Culin) \<\<dough\>\> levar, leudar[pruːv] (pt proved) (pp proved or proven)1. VT1) (=give proof of) [+ theory, statement] demostrar, probar; (one's love, loyalty, strength) demostrarmy son was murdered, and I'm going to prove it — a mi hijo lo asesinaron, y voy a demostrarlo or probarlo
can you prove it? — ¿lo puede demostrar or probar?
statistics never prove anything — las estadísticas nunca prueban or demuestran nada
you say you love me, so prove it — dices que me quieres, pues demuéstralo or pruébalo
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you can't prove anything against me — usted no tiene ninguna prueba en mi contra, usted no puede demostrar or probar nada en mi contra•
it just proves how stupid he is — simplemente demuestra or prueba lo tonto que esshe took him to court just to prove a point — lo llevó a los tribunales simplemente para demostrar or probar que estaba en lo cierto or que ella tenía razón
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it's been scientifically proven or proved — se ha probado or demostrado científicamente, ha sido probado or demostrado científicamente•
to prove that — demostrar que, probar quethat proves that she did it — eso demuestra or prueba que ella lo hizo
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she wants to prove to herself that she can still hold down a job — quiere demostrarse a sí misma que todavía puede mantener un trabajo•
what are you trying to prove? — ¿qué intentas demostrar or probar?•
it's difficult to prove what's going on — es difícil demostrar or probar lo que está pasando•
whether he was right remains to be proved — aún falta por demostrar or probar si tenía razóneveryone said that we would fail but we proved them wrong — todo el mundo decía que fracasaríamos, pero demostramos que estaban equivocados
she attempted to prove their theory wrong — intentó encontrar pruebas que demostraran que su teoría estaba equivocada
2) (=verify) comprobaryou can prove how effective this method is by trying it out yourself — puede comprobar la eficacia de este método probándolo usted mismo
3)• to prove o.s. — demostrar lo que uno vale
4) (=test out) poner a prueba, someter a prueba5) (Jur)2. VI1) (=turn out) resultarthe temptation proved too much for her — la tentación resultó demasiado grande para ella, no pudo resistir la tentación
2) (Culin) [dough] leudarse* * *[pruːv]
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1) (verify, demonstrate) \<\<theory/statement\>\> probar*; \<\<theorem/innocence\>\> probar*, demostrar*; \<\<loyalty/courage\>\> demostrar*can you prove where you were that night? — ¿tiene pruebas de dónde estaba usted aquella noche?
to prove somebody right/wrong — demostrar* que alguien tiene razón or está en lo cierto/está equivocado
2)a) ( test) \<\<weapon/system\>\> probar*b) ( Law) \<\<will\>\> comprobar*, verificar*
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v reflto prove oneself: he was given three months to prove himself — le dieron tres meses para que demostrara su valía
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vi1) ( turn out) resultar2) ( Culin) \<\<dough\>\> levar, leudar
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