negar

to deny

negar(neh-gahr)

transitive verb

1. (to refute)

a. to deny

La senadora negó haber cometido un crimen.

The senator denied having committed a crime.

2. (to withhold something)

a. to refuse

El oficial nos negó su ayuda.

The official refused to help us.

b. to deny

Nos negaron el uso de la piscina del hotel porque no éramos huéspedes.

They denied us use of the hotel pool because we weren't guests.

3. (to reject)

a. to disown

Se marchó y negó a su familia.

He left and disowned his family.

negarse

pronominal verb

4. (to decline; often used with "a")

a. to refuse

Me niego a pagar cinco dólares de envío por algo que solo cuesta un dólar.

I refuse to pay five dollars to ship something that only costs a dollar.

Rodolfo se niega a aceptar que la boda está cancelada.

Rodolfo refuses to believe that the wedding is canceled.

negar

transitive verb

1. (rechazar)

a. to deny

niega haber tenido nada que ver con el robohe denies having had anything to do with the robbery

no voy a negar que la idea me atraeI won't deny that the idea appeals to me

2. (denegar)

a. to refuse, to deny

negarle algo a alguiento refuse o deny somebody something

nos negaron la entrada a la fiestathey refused to let us into the party, they wouldn't let us into the party

intransitive verb

3. (general)

a.

negar con la cabezato shake one's head

pronominal verb

4. (general)

a. to refuse

me niego a creer que fuera élI refuse to believe it was him

negarse en redondo a hacer algoto absolutely refuse to do something

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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

ha negado su responsabilidad en el asunto

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

3 [+persona] to disown

negó a su hija he disowned his daughter

intransitive verb

negar con la cabeza to shake one's head

pronominal verb

negarse

1

negarse a hacer algo to refuse to do sth; se negó a pagar la multa he refused to pay the fine

2

negarse a la evidencia to deny the obvious