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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnegar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ne-ɡar
"Es inútil tratar de negar la verdad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To state that something is not true or that one has not done something.
"He chose to deny all the allegations made against him during the investigation." - 2
To refuse to give something requested or desired to someone.
"The committee decided to deny the application for the building permit."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'denien', coming from Old French 'denier', and ultimately from the Latin 'denegare' (composed of 'de-' meaning 'completely' and 'negare' meaning 'to say no' or 'deny'). Over its historical evolution, the term has maintained its core semantic meaning of declaring something to be untrue, refusing a request, or withholding something desired.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deny" is said worldwide
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nier
Transliteration: nye
"Il est difficile de nier les faits."
leugnen
Transliteration: loyg-nen
"Sie wird die Vorwürfe leugnen."
negare
Transliteration: ne-ɡa-re
"L'imputato continua a negare ogni accusa."
negar
Transliteration: ne-ɡar
"Es inútil tratar de negar la verdad."
negar
Transliteration: ne-ɡar
"Ele tentou negar sua participação no evento."
अस्वीकार करना
Transliteration: asvikar karna
"उसने आरोपों से इनकार किया।"
否认
Transliteration: fǒurèn
"他否认了所有的指控。"
부인하다
Transliteration: buinhada
"피고인은 혐의를 부인했습니다."
否定する
Transliteration: hitei suru
"彼はその噂をきっぱりと否定した。"
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