deny

negar

deny(dih-nay)

transitive verb

1. (to declare untrue)

a. negar

He couldn't deny the fact that it was he who had broken the computer.

No pudo negar que fue él el que rompió la computadora.

b. desmentir (rumor, report)

He would neither confirm nor deny the rumor.

No quería ni confirmar ni desmentir el rumor.

2. (to refuse)

a. denegar

He was denied a visa to enter the country.

Le denegaron la visa para entrar al país.

3. (to disavow)

a. renegar de

Though they torture me, I shall not deny my faith.

Aunque me torturen, no renegaré de mi fe.

deny

transitive verb

1. (right, request)

a. denegar

to deny somebody his rightsdenegar or negar a alguien sus derechos

to deny oneself somethingprivarse de algo

2. (accusation, fact)

a. negar

3. (rumor)

a. desmentir

to deny doing something, deny having done somethingnegar haber hecho algo

there's no denying that…es innegable que…

to deny all knowledge of somethingnegar tener conocimiento de algo

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deny [dɪˈnaɪ]

transitive verb

1 [+charge] negar; rechazar; [+report] desmentir; [+possibility, truth of statement] negar

to deny having done sth negar haber hecho algo; to deny that ... negar que ...

he denies that he said it he denies having said it niega haberlo dicho

I don't deny it no lo niego; she denied everything lo negó todo; there's no denying it no se puede negar; es innegable

2 (refuse) [+request] denegar

to deny sb sth negar algo a algn; privar a algn de algo; to deny o.s. sth privarse de algo; he was not going to be denied his revenge nada iba a impedir su venganza

3 (renounce) [+faith] renegar de