1 (give proof of) [+theory, statement] demostrar; probar; (one's love, loyalty, strength) demostrar my son was murdered, and I'm going to prove it a mi hijo lo asesinaron, y voy a demostrarlo or probarlo; can you prove it? ¿lo puede demostrar or probar?
he had lied and she was determined to prove it I knew I was a world-class runner and I was determined to prove it
statistics never prove anything las estadísticas nunca prueban or demuestran nada; you say you love me, so prove it dices que me quieres, pues demuéstralo or pruébalo
we have also reported the possibility that a cow suffering from BSE could infect humans through the food chain. The possibility has not yet been proved or disproved the prosecution has failed to prove its case the prosecution had not produced sufficient evidence to prove its case you brought this charge - you prove it! the player has been given 24 hours to prove his fitness for the final the General proved his loyalty to the President in the coup he said the charges were based on solid evidence which could be proved in court the theorem is very easily proved the argument for comprehensive schools is not proven some researchers in the field say Professor Hardy has not proven his case that proves it!
he wanted to prove his love for her quería demostrar su amor por ella
you can't prove anything against me usted no tiene ninguna prueba en mi contra; usted no puede demostrar or probar nada en mi contra nothing was ever proved against him they couldn't prove the charges against her
it just proves how stupid he is simplemente demuestra or prueba lo tonto que es
to prove sb's innocenceprove sb innocent demostrar or probar la inocencia de algn Vicky is determined to prove her father's innocence he is determined to prove his innocence
to prove one's point demostrar que uno está en lo cierto or tiene razón it didn't seem worth making a 3,000 mile detour simply to prove a point no merecía la pena desviarse tres mil millas solamente para demostrar que estábamos en lo cierto what people want most is tax cuts - and the election results prove my point exactly! that proves my point! "a family and writing is OK, even a job and writing is OK" - as if to prove the point, she has published more than 20 books I've never held grudges or felt I needed to prove a point to anyone
she took him to court just to prove a point lo llevó a los tribunales simplemente para demostrar or probar que estaba en lo cierto or que ella tenía razón
she proves the point that you do not have to change your hair to an old-fashioned style just because you are older to prove his point Edelman's team constructed a computer simulation
to prove sb right demostrar que algn tiene razón he was proved right in the end al fin se demostró que tenía razón
events have proved him right in one respect that made me hopping mad and determined to prove him wrong history will prove him to have been right all along
it's been scientifically proven or proved se ha probado or demostrado científicamente; ha sido probado or demostrado científicamente
to prove that demostrar que; probar que that proves that she did it eso demuestra or prueba que ella lo hizo
we'll probably never be able to prove that it was murder I think he showed me the letters to prove that a love affair did take place he wants to prove that he can look after himself
she wants to prove to herself that she can still hold down a job quiere demostrarse a sí misma que todavía puede mantener un trabajo the autopsy proved that she had drowned the results prove that regulation of the industry is inadequate she proved that she could succeed where others had failed the city is struggling to prove that all three ethnic groups can live together
what are you trying to prove? ¿qué intentas demostrar or probar?
it's difficult to prove what's going on es difícil demostrar or probar lo que está pasando it only proves what I have been saying all along to prove [whether] the coming weeks will prove whether his belief is justified an investigation was extremely important, she said, to prove whether or not the bank was being unfairly targetted
whether he was right remains to be proved aún falta por demostrar or probar si tenía razón they were trying to prove how different groups of animals have a referendum would prove how distaseful hunting is to most people
to prove sb wrong demostrar que algn está equivocado everyone said that we would fail but we proved them wrong todo el mundo decía que fracasaríamos, pero demostramos que estaban equivocados; she attempted to prove their theory wrong intentó encontrar pruebas que demostraran que su teoría estaba equivocada
I don't think England will win - but I'd love to be proved wrong
the exception proves the rule la excepción confirma la regla
2 (verify) comprobar you can prove how effective this method is by trying it out yourself puede comprobar la eficacia de este método probándolo usted mismo
3 to prove o.s. demostrar lo que uno vale you don't need to prove yourself no tienes que demostrar lo que vales; he has proved himself worthy of our trust ha demostrado ser digno de nuestra confianza; he has proved himself to be a successful manager ha demostrado ser un gerente eficaz
he felt he'd failed before he'd had a chance to prove himself a man needs time to prove himself you have to accept low pay to start with but once you've proved yourself the rewards are there she is a brilliant hard court player but has yet to prove herself on grass he'll have to prove himself on the pitch Barnes will be under similar pressure to prove himself he accepts his team need to prove themselves in Europe to be regarded as a truly great side I still have to prove myself in management as a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms He has proved himself untrustworthy she has worked hard at school and proved herself to be reliable Margaret proved herself to be a good mother We are determined to prove ourselves to be good sportsmen as well as good players
4 (test out) poner a prueba; someter a prueba they decided to prove the new weapon system at a secret location
5 (Jur) to prove a will homologar un testamento
