Significado de deny en inglés
denydeny /dɪˈnaɪ/ AWL verb (past tense and past participle denied, present participle denying, third person singular denies) [transitive] 
Ver todas las traducciones1say something is not true to say that something is not true, or that you do not believe somethingdecir que algo no es verdad, o que no se cree algodeny (that)
I’ve never denied that there is a housing problem.Nunca he negado que existe un problema de vivienda. I can’t deny her remarks hurt me.No puedo negar que sus palabras me hirieron.deny doing something Two men have denied murdering a woman at a remote picnic spot.Dos hombres han negado haber asesinado a una mujer en un apartado lugar de picnic.strongly/vehemently/strenuously etc deny something Jackson vehemently denied the allegations.Jackson negó vehementemente las acusaciones. The government denied the existence of poverty among 16- and 17-year-olds.El gobierno negó la existencia de pobreza entre los jóvenes de 16 y 17 años.deny a charge/allegation/claim The men have denied charges of theft.Los hombres han negado los cargos de robo.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICAYou deny doing something: · She denied taking the money. ✗Don’t say: She denied to take the money.deny va seguido de gerundio: · She denied taking the money. ✗No se dice: She denied to take the money.2not allow to refuse to allow someone to have or do somethingnegarse a permitir que alguien tenga o haga algo: Some landowners deny access to the countryside.Algunos terratenientes niegan el acceso al campo.deny somebody something She could deny her son nothing.No podía negarle nada a su hijo.deny something to somebody This is the only country in Europe to deny cancer screening to its citizens.Este es el único país de Europa que niega el cribado de cáncer a sus ciudadanos.► see thesaurus at refuse3there’s no denying (that/something) spokenoral used to say that it is very clear that something is truese usa para indicar que algo es evidentemente cierto: There’s no denying that this is an important event.No hay forma de negar que este es un acontecimiento importante.4feelings to refuse to admit that you are feeling somethingnegarse a admitir que se siente algo: Emotions can become destructive if they are suppressed and denied.Las emociones pueden volverse destructivas si se reprimen y se niegan.5deny yourself (something) to decide not to have something that you would like, especially for moral or religious reasonsdecidir privarse de algo que se desearía tener, especialmente por razones morales o religiosas: He denied himself all pleasures and luxuries.Se privó de todos los placeres y lujos.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESdeny + NOUNdeny + SUSTANTIVOdeny a charge/allegation· Officials denied allegations that torture was widespread.· Los funcionarios negaron las acusaciones de que la tortura era generalizada.deny any involvement in something· The chairman denied any involvement in the affair.· El presidente negó cualquier implicación en el asunto.deny all knowledge of something· CIA officers denied all knowledge of the operation.· Los agentes de la CIA negaron tener ningún conocimiento de la operación.deny a fact· You can’t deny the fact that we made a mistake.· No puedes negar el hecho de que cometimos un error.deny a rumour· Their chief executive denied rumours of the company’s decline.· Su director ejecutivo negó los rumores sobre el declive de la empresa.deny a claim· Claims that money had been wasted were denied by the chairman of the committee.· El presidente del comité negó las afirmaciones de que se había malgastado dinero.deny the existence of something· The government has denied the existence of any political prisoners in the country.· El gobierno ha negado la existencia de presos políticos en el país.deny any wrongdoing formalformal (=illegal or immoral behaviour)· The White House denied any wrongdoing.· La Casa Blanca negó cualquier irregularidad.adverbsadverbiosstrongly/firmly deny something· Reports of government corruption have been strongly denied.· Los informes sobre corrupción gubernamental han sido rotundamente desmentidos.vehemently/vigorously/strenuously deny something (=very strongly)· He vehemently denied that he had ever been to her house.· Negó vehementemente haber ido alguna vez a su casa.flatly/categorically deny something (=very definitely and directly)· In the interview, he flatly denied that charge.· En la entrevista, negó categóricamente ese cargo.hotly deny something (=in an angry or excited way)· She hotly denied ever having taken drugs.· Negó acaloradamente haber consumido drogas alguna vez.repeatedly deny something· King has repeatedly denied being a gang member.· King ha negado repetidamente ser miembro de una banda.
Ver todas las traducciones1say something is not true to say that something is not true, or that you do not believe somethingdecir que algo no es verdad, o que no se cree algodeny (that) I’ve never denied that there is a housing problem.Nunca he negado que existe un problema de vivienda. I can’t deny her remarks hurt me.No puedo negar que sus palabras me hirieron.deny doing something Two men have denied murdering a woman at a remote picnic spot.Dos hombres han negado haber asesinado a una mujer en un apartado lugar de picnic.strongly/vehemently/strenuously etc deny something Jackson vehemently denied the allegations.Jackson negó vehementemente las acusaciones. The government denied the existence of poverty among 16- and 17-year-olds.El gobierno negó la existencia de pobreza entre los jóvenes de 16 y 17 años.deny a charge/allegation/claim The men have denied charges of theft.Los hombres han negado los cargos de robo.GRAMMARGRAMÁTICAYou deny doing something: · She denied taking the money. ✗Don’t say: She denied to take the money.deny va seguido de gerundio: · She denied taking the money. ✗No se dice: She denied to take the money.2not allow to refuse to allow someone to have or do somethingnegarse a permitir que alguien tenga o haga algo: Some landowners deny access to the countryside.Algunos terratenientes niegan el acceso al campo.deny somebody something She could deny her son nothing.No podía negarle nada a su hijo.deny something to somebody This is the only country in Europe to deny cancer screening to its citizens.Este es el único país de Europa que niega el cribado de cáncer a sus ciudadanos.► see thesaurus at refuse3there’s no denying (that/something) spokenoral used to say that it is very clear that something is truese usa para indicar que algo es evidentemente cierto: There’s no denying that this is an important event.No hay forma de negar que este es un acontecimiento importante.4feelings to refuse to admit that you are feeling somethingnegarse a admitir que se siente algo: Emotions can become destructive if they are suppressed and denied.Las emociones pueden volverse destructivas si se reprimen y se niegan.5deny yourself (something) to decide not to have something that you would like, especially for moral or religious reasonsdecidir privarse de algo que se desearía tener, especialmente por razones morales o religiosas: He denied himself all pleasures and luxuries.Se privó de todos los placeres y lujos.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESdeny + NOUNdeny + SUSTANTIVOdeny a charge/allegation· Officials denied allegations that torture was widespread.· Los funcionarios negaron las acusaciones de que la tortura era generalizada.deny any involvement in something· The chairman denied any involvement in the affair.· El presidente negó cualquier implicación en el asunto.deny all knowledge of something· CIA officers denied all knowledge of the operation.· Los agentes de la CIA negaron tener ningún conocimiento de la operación.deny a fact· You can’t deny the fact that we made a mistake.· No puedes negar el hecho de que cometimos un error.deny a rumour· Their chief executive denied rumours of the company’s decline.· Su director ejecutivo negó los rumores sobre el declive de la empresa.deny a claim· Claims that money had been wasted were denied by the chairman of the committee.· El presidente del comité negó las afirmaciones de que se había malgastado dinero.deny the existence of something· The government has denied the existence of any political prisoners in the country.· El gobierno ha negado la existencia de presos políticos en el país.deny any wrongdoing formalformal (=illegal or immoral behaviour)· The White House denied any wrongdoing.· La Casa Blanca negó cualquier irregularidad.adverbsadverbiosstrongly/firmly deny something· Reports of government corruption have been strongly denied.· Los informes sobre corrupción gubernamental han sido rotundamente desmentidos.vehemently/vigorously/strenuously deny something (=very strongly)· He vehemently denied that he had ever been to her house.· Negó vehementemente haber ido alguna vez a su casa.flatly/categorically deny something (=very definitely and directly)· In the interview, he flatly denied that charge.· En la entrevista, negó categóricamente ese cargo.hotly deny something (=in an angry or excited way)· She hotly denied ever having taken drugs.· Negó acaloradamente haber consumido drogas alguna vez.repeatedly deny something· King has repeatedly denied being a gang member.· King ha negado repetidamente ser miembro de una banda.