renegar

to disown

renegar(rreh-neh-gahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to repudiate)

a. to disown

Mario renegó de su familia biológica durante años.

Mario disowned his biological family for years.

b. to renounce (religious)

Renegó de sus creencias cuando abandonó el seminario.

He renounced his beliefs after leaving the seminary.

2.

(colloquial)

(to protest)

a. to grumble

El niño reniega de todo lo relacionado con estudiar.

The child grumbles about everything related to studying.

b. to complain

Julián reniega por las mañanas porque no le gusta madrugar.

Julian complains in the mornings because he doesn't like to get up early.

3. (to utter profanities)

a. to swear

No hay nada más feo que oír a un niño renegar.

There's nothing worse than hearing a child swearing.

b. to curse

Mi vecina reniega cada vez que hacemos una fiesta con música alta.

My neighbor curses every time we throw a party with loud music.

c. to blaspheme (religious)

Renegar de Dios es un sacrilegio en el ámbito religioso.

In the religious sphere, blaspheming God is a sacrilege.

4. (to get angry) (Andes)

(Mexico)

a. to get annoyed

Mi hermano renegó porque no jugué con él.

My brother got annoyed because I didn't play with him.

b. to get upset

Silvia renegó cuando le dije que ya tenía planes.

Silvia got upset when I told her I had made plans.

transitive verb

5. (to deny up and down)

a. to deny again and again

Mi novio niega y reniega que me vaya a regalar una computadora.

My boyfriend denies again and again that he's buying me a computer.

b. to deny vigorously

Renegué haber cometido el hurto pero nadie me creyó.

I denied vigorously having committed the theft but nobody believed me.