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21 dar credibilidad
(v.) = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibilityEx. Many prominent librarians believe that materials selection is the single element of librarianship which gives it credence as a profession.Ex. The department head had hoped the latter request would lend credence to the seriousness of the situation.Ex. It was felt that locating such services in branch libraries would bestow on them more credibility.Ex. If FIAC manages to get established then it could provide much needed credibility for the Neighbourhood Advice Centre movement.* * *(v.) = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibilityEx: Many prominent librarians believe that materials selection is the single element of librarianship which gives it credence as a profession.
Ex: The department head had hoped the latter request would lend credence to the seriousness of the situation.Ex: It was felt that locating such services in branch libraries would bestow on them more credibility.Ex: If FIAC manages to get established then it could provide much needed credibility for the Neighbourhood Advice Centre movement. -
22 créance
créance [kʀeɑ̃s]feminine noun* * *kʀeɑ̃s1) ( somme due) debt ( owed by a debtor); ( titre) letter of credit2) ( foi) liter credence sout* * *kʀeɑ̃s nf1) COMMERCE debt (which creditor is entitled to have repaid)2)* * *créance nf2 ( foi) liter credence sout; mériter créance to deserve credence; donner créance à qch ( croire) to give credence to sth; ( rendre croyable) to lend credibility to sth; perdre créance auprès de qn to lose credibility with sb.créance douteuse bad debt; créances à recouvrer outstanding debts.[kreɑ̃s] nom féminin[titre] letter of credit2. (littéraire) [foi] credencea. [ajouter foi à] to give ou to attach credence tob. [rendre vraisemblable] to lend credibility to -
23 credibilidad
f.credibility.* * *1 credibility* * *noun f.* * *SF credibility* * *femenino credibility* * *= credibility, credence, plausibility, believability.Ex. You should recognize that different sources of information have various levels of credibility.Ex. If 'mistakes are made of probability, of language, of relationship' then these 'must, in all but the simplest readers, destroy credence'.Ex. It also provides a natural preference ordering on explanations, defined in terms of normality or plausibility.Ex. The results show that a more innocuous message results in more positive judgments of believability.----* credibilidad de las fuentes = source credibility.* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien) = damage + credibility.* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien/Algo) = impair + credibility.* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.* obtener credibilidad = attain + credibility.* perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.* perder la credibilidad = lose + face.* pérdida de credibilidad = loss of face.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* restablecer la credibilidad = re-establish + credibility.* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.* * *femenino credibility* * *= credibility, credence, plausibility, believability.Ex: You should recognize that different sources of information have various levels of credibility.
Ex: If 'mistakes are made of probability, of language, of relationship' then these 'must, in all but the simplest readers, destroy credence'.Ex: It also provides a natural preference ordering on explanations, defined in terms of normality or plausibility.Ex: The results show that a more innocuous message results in more positive judgments of believability.* credibilidad de las fuentes = source credibility.* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien) = damage + credibility.* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien/Algo) = impair + credibility.* dar credibilidad = give + credence, lend + credence, bestow + credibility, provide + credibility.* obtener credibilidad = attain + credibility.* perder credibilidad = destroy + credence.* perder la credibilidad = lose + face.* pérdida de credibilidad = loss of face.* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* restablecer la credibilidad = re-establish + credibility.* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.* surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.* * *credibility* * *
credibilidad sustantivo femenino
credibility
credibilidad sustantivo femenino credibility
' credibilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crédito
English:
credibility
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24 abonar
v.1 to pay (pagar) (factura, cuenta).abonar algo en la cuenta de alguien to credit somebody's account with somethingRicardo le abonó a María al fin Richard paid Mary at last.Ricardo pagó diez mil dólares Richard paid ten thousand dollars.2 to fertilize (tierra).Silvia abona el campo de maíz Silvia fertilizes the corn field.3 to fertilize the ground, to prepare the ground.Ricardo abona frecuentemente Richard fertilizes the ground frequently.4 to amortize the account.Ricardo abona en punto Richard amortizes the account on time.5 to credit.Ricardo abona una cuota Richard credits an installment.* * *1 FINANZAS to pay2 (avalar) to guarantee, answer for3 (tierra) to fertilize4 (subscribir) to subscribe1 (a revista) to subscribe (a, to); (a teatro, tren, etc) to buy a season ticket (a, for)\abonar al contado to pay cashabonar en cuenta to credit* * *verb1) to pay2) fertilize•- abonarse* * *1. VT1) (Agr) to fertilizeabonan los campos cada primavera — they fertilize o put fertilizer on the fields every spring
han abonado el jardín con estiércol — they've manured o put manure on the garden
están abonando el terreno para cambiar la ley — they're preparing the ground for a change in the law
2) (=pagar) [+ cuota, salario, renta] to pay; [+ cheque, giro] to cashme abonaron los intereses en mi cuenta — the interest was credited to o paid into my account
3) (=fomentar) [+ hipótesis, teoría] to lend weight to, lend credence to; [+ esperanza] to add to, fuel2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <tierra/campo> to fertilize2)a) (frml) ( pagar) <cantidad/honorarios> to pay¿cómo lo quiere abonar? — how would you like to pay?
b) ( depositar) to creditc) (Andes, Méx) ( dar a cuenta) to give... on account2.abonarse v pronabonarse a algo — < a espectáculo> to buy a season ticket for something; < a revista> to subscribe to something
* * *= pay out, pay, pay up.Ex. Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.Ex. I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.Ex. Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <tierra/campo> to fertilize2)a) (frml) ( pagar) <cantidad/honorarios> to pay¿cómo lo quiere abonar? — how would you like to pay?
b) ( depositar) to creditc) (Andes, Méx) ( dar a cuenta) to give... on account2.abonarse v pronabonarse a algo — < a espectáculo> to buy a season ticket for something; < a revista> to subscribe to something
* * *= pay out, pay, pay up.Ex: Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.
Ex: I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.* * *abonar [A1 ]vtB ( frml)1 (pagar) ‹cantidad/honorarios› to payme abonó $500 she paid me $500¿cómo lo quiere abonar? how would you like to pay?[ S ] las reparaciones se abonan por adelantado repairs are payable o must be paid for in advanceel cheque se lo abonarán en caja you can cash the check at the cash desk2 (depositar) to credithemos abonado en su cuenta las siguientes cantidades we have credited your account with the following amounts3 (Andes, Méx) (dar a cuenta) to give … on accountC (avalar) ‹hipótesis› to lend weight to, give o lend credence to■ abonarseabonarse A algo ‹a un espectáculo› to buy a season ticket FOR sth; ‹a una revista› to subscribe TO sth* * *
abonar ( conjugate abonar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹tierra/campo› to fertilize
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abonarse verbo pronominal abonarse a algo ‹ a espectáculo› to buy a season ticket for sth;
‹ a revista› to subscribe to sth
abonar verbo transitivo
1 Agr to fertilize
2 (pagar) to pay (for): abónelo a mi cuenta, por favor, pay it into my account, please
3 (suscribir) to subscribe
' abonar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pagar
English:
credit
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* * *♦ vt1. [pagar] to pay;abonar algo en la cuenta de alguien to credit sb's account with sth;¿cómo desea abonarlo? how would you like to pay?;¿desea abonar con tarjeta o en efectivo? would you like to pay by credit card or in cash?2. [fertilizar] to fertilize* * *v/t1 COM pay;abonar en cuenta a alguien credit s.o.’s account with2 Méxpay on account3 AGR fertilize;abonar el terreno fig sow the seeds* * *abonar vt1) : to pay2) fertilizar: to fertilize* * *abonar vb1. (fertilizar) to fertilize -
25 uwiarygodnić
( podpis) to authenticate; (opowieść, usprawiedliwienie) to give credence to* * *pf.-ij (np. opowieść szczegółami) lend credence to sth, lend l. give color to sth; (np. podpis) authenticate.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uwiarygodnić
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26 director de departamento
(n.) = department headEx. The department head had hoped the latter request would lend credence to the seriousness of the situation.* * *(n.) = department headEx: The department head had hoped the latter request would lend credence to the seriousness of the situation.
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27 wiara
faith, belief; (REL: wyznanie) nom pl; -ary faithwiara w kogoś/coś — faith in sb/sth
w dobrej/złej wierze — in good/bad faith
dawać czemuś wiarę — to give lub lend credence to sth
* * *f.Dat. i Loc. wierze1. rel. faith; wiara chrześcijańska/islamska/żydowska the Christian/Muslim/Jewish faith; wiara pogańska pagan faith; nawrócić się na wiarę chrześcijańską be converted to the Christian faith; akt/wyznanie wiary act/confession of faith; wiara jest silniejsza niż rozum faith is stronger than reason; wiara przenosi góry faith moves mountains.2. (= przeświadczenie, ufność) faith, confidence, credence, reliance, trust; dawać komuś/czemuś wiarę give credence to sb/sth; w dobrej wierze in good faith, bona fide; w złej wierze in bad faith, mala fide; wiara w siebie self-confidence; pokładać wiarę w kimś/czymś put one's trust in sb/sth; rely on sb/sth; przyjmować coś na wiarę take sth on trust; nie do wiary incredible, unbelievable.3. (= wierność) faith; dochować (komuś/czemuś) wiary keep one's faith (with sb/sth); nie dochować wiary break one's faith; odsądzać kogoś od czci i wiary besmirch sb's reputation.4. pot. (= ludzie) folks.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wiara
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28 ajouter
ajouter [aʒute]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = mettre, faire ou dire en plus) to add• je dois ajouter que... I should add that...2. reflexive verb* * *aʒute
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verbe transitif to add (à to)ajouter/ne pas ajouter foi à quelque chose — fml to put faith/no faith in something
la chaleur ajoutée à la pollution fait que... — the heat on top of all the pollution means that...
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ajouter à verbe transitif indirect
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s'ajouter verbe pronominalà cela s'ajoute... — to that may be added...
les désordres sociaux viennent s'ajouter aux difficultés économiques — on top of the economic difficulties there is also social unrest
* * *aʒute vt1) (une chose en plus) to add2) (= dire) to add3) INFORMATIQUE (à un fichier, une base de données) to appendCeci ne peut qu'ajouter à la confusion. — This can only add to the confusion.
ajouter foi à — to lend credence to, to give credence to
* * *ajouter verb table: aimerA vtr to add (à to); je n'ai rien à ajouter I've nothing to add; j'ajouterais que I would (also) add that; si l'on ajoute à cela que if one adds to that the fact that; permettez-moi d'ajouter une remarque à ce que vous venez de dire allow me to make an additional comment on what you've just said; ajouter foi à qch fml to put faith in sth; ne pas ajouter foi à qch fml to put no faith in sth; la chaleur ajoutée à la pollution fait que l'air est irrespirable the heat on top of all the pollution means that it is impossible to breathe; j'ajoute 8 ( dans un calcul) add 8; ajoute une assiette, il reste dîner put out another plate, he's staying for dinner.B ajouter à vtr ind to add to; des ordres contradictoires ajoutaient à la confusion contradictory orders added to the confusion; en parler ne ferait qu'ajouter à leur peine talking about it would only add to their grief.C s'ajouter vpr to be added to each other; s'ajouter à to be added to; à cela s'ajoute… to that may be added…; les désordres sociaux viennent s'ajouter aux difficultés économiques on top of the economic difficulties there is also social unrest.[aʒute] verbe transitif1. [mettre] to addajoute donc une assiette pour ton frère lay an extra place ou add a plate for your brotherils ont ajouté 15 % de service they added on 15% for the serviceajouter 10 à 15 to add 10 and 15 (together), to add 10 to 15pour obtenir le dernier résultat, ajouter les deux sommes to get the final result add both sums together3. [dire] to addajoutez à cela qu'il est têtu added to this, he's stubborn4. (soutenu)————————ajouter à verbe plus préposition————————s'ajouter verbe pronominal intransitifvient s'ajouter là-dessus le loyer the rent is added ou comes on top -
29 подтверждать
1) General subject: acknowledge, affirm, attest, bear, bear out, beg, confirm, consolidate, corroborate, document, endorse, fortify (фактами), give support, indorse, justify, lend credence to (что-л.), lend support, prove, prove out, ratify, reaffirm, reassert (требование), restate, substantiate, support, sustain, underwrite (письменно), verify, vouch, vouch (особ. документами), warrant, speak to, vindicate, say yes (заявление, сообщение), back, honour3) Military: revalidate4) Bookish: avouch (чьи-л. показания и т.п.)5) Mathematics: lend support to, provide support for6) Religion: aver7) Law: adopt, afeer, constitute the corroboration, corroborate (дополнительными фактами), homologate, instruct, justify (в частности, под присягой), reconfirm, verification, perfect8) Economy: acknowledge (получение), bind (сделку), vouch (документами)9) Accounting: bind (напр. сделку), vouch (документально)10) Diplomatic term: acknowledge (получение чего-л.), acknowledge the receipt (получение), argue (что-л.), avow, bind (сделку и т.п.), verify (что-л. представлением доказательства)11) Advertising: bear evidence of12) Patents: testify14) Sakhalin energy glossary: give concurrence15) leg.N.P. acknowledge (e.g., receipt of a letter), affirm (e.g., a voidable contract), confirm (e.g., a rumor), corroborate (e.g., evidence, a fact), ratify (e.g., a contract made by an agent beyond his authority), substantiate (e.g., a charge, an allegation)16) Makarov: bear record to, bind (bound) (сделки), endorse (правильность и т.п.), establish, give evidence of, indorse (правильность и т.п.), sustain (теорию, обвинение, заявление), warrant (что-л.)17) SAP.tech. counterconfirm, report -
30 давать кредит
1) General subject: lend credence (= give credence to), extend credit2) Jargon: jawbone -
31 довір'я
сtrust, confidence, credit, reliance, credence; affiance, faith (in)виходити з довір'я — to lose smb.'s confidence/trust
вселяти довір'я (в) — to lend credence/credibility (to)
входити в довір'я до (кого-небудь) — to gain/win smb.'s confidence, to gain the confidence of, to get into smb.'s confidence
довір'я даним юр. — reliance
зловживати чиїм-небудь довір'ям — to abuse smb.'s confidence
користуватися чиїм-небудь довір'ям — to enjoy smb.'s confidence
гідний довір'я — credible, trustworthy
людина, що заслуговує на довір'я — trustworthy man
той, що користується довір'ям — confidential
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32 foi
foi [fwa]feminine nouna. ( = croyance, confiance) faithb. ( = assurance) wordc. ► ma foi... well...• ça, ma foi, je n'en sais rien well, I don't know anything about that* * *fwa1) Religion faithavoir la foi — to be a believer; montagne
2) ( confiance) faith3) ( sincérité)faire quelque chose de bonne foi or en toute bonne foi — to do something with the best intentions
en toute bonne foi je crois que — in all sincerity, I believe that
bonne/mauvaise foi — Philosophie good/bad faith
de bonne foi — Droit bona fide (épith)
4) ( assurance)qui fait or faisant foi — [texte, signature] authentic
••* * *fwa nf1) (religieuse) faith2) (ferme croyance) faithune foi inébranlable en... — an unshakeable faith in...
sous la foi du serment — under oath, on oath
faire foi (= prouver) — to be evidence
être de bonne foi — to be sincere, to be genuine
être de mauvaise foi — to be insincere, to be dishonest
* * *foi nf2 ( confiance) faith; avoir foi en qn/qch to have faith in sb/sth; perdre foi en to lose one's faith in; ajouter foi à qch to put faith in sth;3 ( sincérité) ma foi upon my word; ma foi oui well yes; foi d'honnête homme† on my word as a gentleman; faire qch de bonne foi or en toute bonne foi to do sth with the best intentions; en toute bonne foi je crois que in all sincerity, I believe that; je crois qu'il est de bonne foi I think he is genuine; bonne/mauvaise foi Philos good/bad faith; de bonne foi Jur [acquéreur, détenteur] bona fide ( épith); il répondait avec une mauvaise foi évidente ( manière) he answered with patent insincerity; je suis stupéfait de sa mauvaise foi ( caractère) I am amazed at his insincerity; elle est d'une incroyable mauvaise foi she's so insincere; il est de mauvaise foi ( en parlant) he doesn't mean a word of it; tu es de mauvaise foi! you know that isn't true!; il faut vraiment être de mauvaise foi pour nier que you have to be pretty hypocritical to deny that;4 ( assurance) sur la foi de témoins on the evidence of witnesses; sur la foi de documents/de ce rapport on the strength of documents/of this report; en foi de quoi in witness whereof; qui fait or faisant foi [texte, signature] authentic; l'original fait foi the original shall be deemed authentic; sous la foi du serment under oath.voir avec les yeux de la foi to see only what one wants to see; sans foi ni loi fearing neither God nor man; n'avoir ni foi ni loi to fear neither God nor man.[fwa] nom fémininil faut avoir la foi pour travailler avec elle (humoristique) you have to be really dedicated to work with hern'avoir ni ou être sans foi ni loi to fear neither God nor manajouter ou accorder foi à des rumeurs to give credence to rumoursavoir foi en ou dans quelqu'un to have faith in ou to trust (in) somebody3. (littéraire) [parole] pledged word4. [preuve]les coupons doivent être envoyés avant le 1er septembre, le cachet de la poste faisant foi the coupons must be postmarked no later than September 1st5. (locution)il avait dit qu'il viendrait, en foi de quoi j'ai préparé un petit discours (soutenu) he had said he would come, on the strength of which I have prepared a little speechviendrez-vous? — ma foi oui! will you come? — why, certainly!c'est ma foi possible, qui sait? it might be possible, who knows?————————sous la foi de locution prépositionnellesous la foi du serment on ou under oath————————sur la foi de locution prépositionnellesur la foi de ses déclarations/de sa réputation on the strength of his statement/of his reputationbonne foi nom fémininles gens de bonne foi honest people, decent folkmauvaise foi nom fémininécoutez-le, il est de mauvaise foi! listen to him, he himself doesn't believe what he's saying! -
33 uprawdopodobni|ć
pf — uprawdopodabni|ać, uprawdopodobni|ać impf vt książk. to lend credence to książk.- liczne szczegóły uprawdopodobniały jego wersję wydarzeń the many details lent credence to his version of the eventsThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > uprawdopodobni|ć
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34 подтвердить
1) General subject: acknowledge (acknowledge the receipt - подтверждать назначение), affirm (I affirm that it is true - я подтверждаю, что это правда), attest, bear out, caramelize, confirm, corroborate, endorse, fortify, indorse, justify (justify (as) bail - под присягой подтвердить кредитоспособность поручителя), prove, prove out, substantiate, support, sustain, vindicate, ensure2) Engineering: vacuum check3) Construction: validate4) Mathematics: lend credence to, lend support to, provide support for, verify5) Railway term: recognize6) Law: avow -
35 подтверждать
(= подтвердить) confirm, corroborate, acknowledge, verify, lend credence to, lend support to, provide support for, support• Более поздние эксперименты подтверждают, что... - More recent experiments confirm that...• Все эти данные/результаты подтверждают довод, что... - All these findings support the argument that...• Используя это соотношение, легко подтвердить, что... - It is easily confirmed, using this relationship, that...• К сожалению, нам не удалось подтвердить, что... - Unfortunately, we failed to recognize that...• Легко подтвердить, что... - It is easy to confirm that...• Такое совпадение определенно подтверждает гипотезу, что... — This agreement is a strong confirmation of the hypothesis that...• Читатель может легко подтвердить, что... - The reader can easily confirm that...• Эксперимент подтверждает это, однако также (= одновременно) показывает, что... - Experiment confirms this but also shows that...• Экспериментальные данные подтверждают это предположение. - Experimental results verify this prediction.• Это (наблюдение и т. п.) было подтверждено экспериментально Джонсом [2]. - This was confirmed experimentally by Johns [2].• Это подтверждает наши ранние предположения. - This fact substantiates our earlier assumptions.• Этот результат подтверждает интуитивное понимание того, что... - This result confirms the intuitive view that... -
36 dignify
tr['dɪgnɪfaɪ]1 (ennoble) dignificar, ennoblecer; (make respectable) dar categoría a2 (give important name to) dar un nombre importante av.• dignificar v.• encumbrar v.'dɪgnəfaɪ, 'dɪgnɪfaɪtransitive verb -fies, -fying, -fieda) ( grace) dignificar*b) ( make respectable) darle* categoría a['dɪɡnɪfaɪ]VT1) (=exalt) dignificar2) (=lend credence to) (gen) honrar, otorgar reconocimiento a; (with title) dar un título altisonante aI see no point in dignifying this speculation with a comment — me parece que estas especulaciones no son siquiera dignas de comentario
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37 gravedad de la situación, la
(n.) = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, theEx. The department head had hoped the latter request would lend credence to the seriousness of the situation.Ex. Even according to the official figures, which no doubt understate the gravity of the situation, more than 4 million people live on less than $1 a day. -
38 вселяти
= вселити1) to install, to establish, to lodge, to settle, to quarter2) ( навіювати) to inspire; to instil(l)вселяти впевненість — to instill confidence (in), to give confidence (to)
вселяти довіру — to lend credence/credibility (to)
вселяти надію — to infuse with hope, to give ( to inspire) hope
вселяти страх в когось — to make smb. afraid
вселяти сумнів — to be open to question, to be put in doubt
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39 crédibiliser
crédibiliser [kʀedibilize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *crédibiliser verb table: aimer vtr to make [sth] credible.[kredibilize] verbe transitif -
40 внушать доверие
Внушать доверие -- to encourage confidence, to lend credenceMost of the available procedures are too ambiguous to encourage confidence.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > внушать доверие
См. также в других словарях:
lend credence to something — … Useful english dictionary
lend — [ lend ] (past tense and past participle lent [ lent ] ) verb ** 1. ) transitive to give someone something for a short time, expecting that they will give it back to you later. If you lend someone something, they borrow it from you: The local… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lend weight to something — lend credence/plausibility/weight/to something phrase to make an opinion or idea seem more correct An in house study has lent credence to the complaints of poor and impersonal service. Thesaurus: to show or agree that something is truesynonym … Useful english dictionary
credence — credence, credit, credibility 1. In general use, credence means ‘belief, trustful acceptance’, and is used mainly in the expression to give (or lend) credence to, which means ‘believe, trust’: • The radicality of these changes…had lent credence… … Modern English usage
lend plausibility to something — lend credence/plausibility/weight/to something phrase to make an opinion or idea seem more correct An in house study has lent credence to the complaints of poor and impersonal service. Thesaurus: to show or agree that something is truesynonym … Useful english dictionary
lend */*/ — UK [lend] / US verb Word forms lend : present tense I/you/we/they lend he/she/it lends present participle lending past tense lent UK [lent] / US past participle lent 1) a) [transitive] to give someone something for a short time, expecting that… … English dictionary
credence — cre|dence [ˈkri:dəns] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credere to believe, trust, give to someone to keep safe ] formal the acceptance of something as true give credence to sth (=to believe or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
credence — n. 1) to attach, give, lend credence to 2) to find; gain credence * * * [ kriːd(ə)ns] gain credence give lend credence to to attach to find … Combinatory dictionary
Lend — To provide money temporarily on the condition that it or its equivalent will be returned, often with an interest fee. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * lend lend [lend] verb lent PTandPP [lent] 1. [intransitive, transitive] BANKING … Financial and business terms
lend — To provide money temporarily on the condition that it or its equivalent will be returned, often with an interest fee . Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * lend lend [lend] verb lent PTandPP [lent] 1. [intransitive, transitive] BANKING if a bank… … Financial and business terms
credence — noun (U) formal the acceptance of something as true: The amount of credence accorded to written records will undoubtedly vary. | gain credence (=to become more widely accepted or believed): This doctrine gained credence in academic circles over… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English