smentire

prove to be wrong

non si smentisce mai! he doesn't change!

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smentire v.tr.

1 to deny; to disprove; to belie; (antiq.) to give* the lie to (s.o.): il nuovo film non smentisce la fama del regista, his new film does not belie the director's reputation; smentì le voci delle sue dimissioni, he denied the rumours of his resignation; i fatti lo smentirono, facts proved him wrong (o gave him the lie); le sue azioni smentiscono le sue parole, his actions belie his words; smentire una notizia, to deny a piece of news // smentire se stesso, to be untrue to oneself

2 (ritrattare) to withdraw*: smentì tutto quello che aveva detto, he withdrew everything he had said.

◘ smentirsi v.rifl.

1 to contradict oneself: si smentì senza volerlo, he contradicted himself without wishing to

2 (venir meno) to be untrue to oneself: non si è mai smentito, he has always been true to himself (o he has always behaved according to his principles).

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[zmen'tire]

1. vt

(notizie) to deny, (testimonianza) to refute

il ministro ha smentito le voci — the minister denied the rumours

smentisco quello che afferma il testimone — I refute what the witness is saying

i fatti smentiscono le sue parole — the facts belie his words

ha smentito la sua fama di dongiovanni — it gave the lie to his reputation of being a Don Juan

2. vr (smentirsi)

to be inconsistent

non ti smentisci mai — you're always the same

ancora una volta non si è smentita — once again she was true to herself

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[zmen'tire] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (dimostrare falso) to prove [sth.] wrong, to controvert [teorie, scoperta]; to contradict [previsioni]

non smentire la propria fama — fig. to live up to one's reputation

2) (negare) to deny [accuse]

2.

verbo pronominale smentirsi to contradict oneself

non si smentisce mai — he's always true to type, he's always the same

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smentire

/zmen'tire/ [102]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (dimostrare falso) to prove [sth.] wrong, to controvert [teorie, scoperta]; to contradict [previsioni]; non smentire la propria fama fig. to live up to one's reputation

 2 (negare) to deny [accuse]

II smentirsi verbo pronominale

 to contradict oneself; non si smentisce mai he's always true to type, he's always the same.