negar
transitive verb
1 (desmentir) to deny
niega haber robado los documentos he denies having stolen the documents; el ministro ha negado todas las acusaciones the minister has denied all the accusations
no me negarás que ha valido la pena you can't deny it's been worth it; negó que lo hubieran despedido he denied that they had sacked him; he denied having been sacked
2 (rehusar) to refuse; deny;a to
le negaron el paso por la frontera they refused to let him cross the border; nos negaron la entrada al edificio we were refused o denied entry to the building; negar el saludo a algn to blank sb (familiar); snub sb (familiar); negar la mano a algn to refuse to shake hands with sb
