Significado de evidence en inglés
evidenceevidence1 /ˈevɪdəns/ AWL noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is truehechos o indicios que muestran claramente que algo existe o es verdadevidence of
At present we have no evidence of life on other planets.Por el momento no tenemos ninguna evidencia de vida en otros planetas.evidence for There is no evidence for these claims.No hay ninguna evidencia que respalde estas afirmaciones.evidence that Do you have evidence that this treatment works?¿Tienes evidencia de que este tratamiento funciona?► see thesaurus at sign2[uncountable] information that is given in a court of law in order to prove that someone is guilty or not guiltyinformación presentada ante un tribunal para probar la culpabilidad o inocencia de alguien: Murrow’s evidence was enough to convict Hayes of murder.La declaración de Murrow fue suficiente para condenar a Hayes por asesinato. He refused to give evidence at the trial.Se negó a prestar declaración en el juicio.evidence against There was very little evidence against the two men.Había muy pocas pruebas contra los dos hombres.in evidence The documents may be used in evidence at the trial.Los documentos podrían utilizarse como prueba en el juicio.3be in evidence formalformal to be present and easily seen or noticedestar presente y ser fácilmente visible o notado: The police are always in evidence at football matches.La policía siempre está presente en los partidos de fútbol. → king's evidence, Queen's evidence, State's evidenceGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?GRAMÁTICA: ¿Contable o incontable?• Evidence is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: · The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗Don’t say: The judge listened to all the evidences.• evidence es un sustantivo incontable y no se usa en plural. Se dice: · The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗No se dice: The judge listened to all the evidences.• Evidence is always followed by a singular verb: · The evidence is very clear.• evidence siempre va seguido de un verbo en singular: · The evidence is very clear.• When talking about one fact or sign, you say a piece of evidence: · The police found a vital piece of evidence.• Para referirse a un hecho o indicio concreto, se dice a piece of evidence: · The police found a vital piece of evidence.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 1 & 2– Acepciones 1 y 2verbsverboshave evidence· Do the police have any evidence against him?¿Tiene la policía alguna prueba contra él?find evidence (also obtain evidence formalformal)· The authorities failed to obtain enough evidence to convict him.Las autoridades no lograron obtener pruebas suficientes para condenarlo.gather/collect evidence· Police experts are still collecting evidence at the scene of the crime.Los expertos de la policía siguen recopilando pruebas en la escena del crimen.look for/search for evidence· The investigation will look for evidence of financial mismanagement.La investigación buscará pruebas de mala gestión financiera.hide evidence· The killer may have tried to burn the bodies in an attempt to hide the evidence.El asesino pudo haber intentado quemar los cuerpos para ocultar las pruebas.plant evidence (=deliberately put evidence somewhere to make someone look guilty)· He claims the evidence was planted there by the police.Afirma que la policía plantó las pruebas allí.produce evidence (=find evidence and prepare it for a court case)· The case was adjourned to allow the police time to produce further evidence.El caso fue aplazado para dar tiempo a la policía a presentar más pruebas.give evidence (=tell a court about what you have seen or know to be true)· Ms White has agreed to give evidence at their trial.La señora White ha acordado prestar declaración en su juicio.consider/examine/study the evidence· Having considered all the evidence, the court found him not guilty.Tras examinar todas las pruebas, el tribunal lo declaró no culpable.adjectivesadjetivosgood/clear/strong evidence· There is clear evidence that smoking causes heart disease.Hay pruebas claras de que fumar provoca enfermedades cardíacas.hard evidence (=very clear evidence which proves that something is true)· They have no hard evidence to support their claim.No tienen pruebas sólidas que respalden su afirmación.fresh evidence (=new evidence)· The police say they may have found fresh evidence which proves Tilly was at the scene of the crime.La policía dice que podría haber encontrado nuevas pruebas que demuestran que Tilly estaba en la escena del crimen.medical/scientific evidence· There isn’t any medical evidence to support the claim.No hay ninguna evidencia médica que respalde la afirmación.reliable/credible (=which people can trust or believe)· Do you think their evidence is reliable?¿Crees que sus pruebas son fiables?flimsy (=not good enough to make you believe something)· Their conclusions are drawn from some very flimsy evidence.Sus conclusiones se basan en pruebas muy endebles.convincing/compelling (=making you feel sure that something is true)· The data provides compelling evidence that the climate is changing.Los datos aportan pruebas contundentes de que el clima está cambiando.overwhelming (=when there is so much evidence that you are sure that something is true)· The evidence against him was overwhelming.Las pruebas en su contra eran abrumadoras.conclusive/incontrovertible/irrefutable evidence (=very strong evidence which cannot be disproved)· We need irrefutable evidence before making an arrest.Necesitamos pruebas irrefutables antes de efectuar una detención.· The government claims it has conclusive evidence of the country’s nuclear weapons programme.El gobierno afirma tener pruebas concluyentes del programa de armas nucleares del país.conflicting evidence (=pieces of evidence that support different conclusions)· With so much conflicting evidence, it’s almost impossible to make a decision.Con tantas pruebas contradictorias, es casi imposible tomar una decisión.incriminating evidence (=making someone seem guilty of a crime)· The robbers were careful not to leave any incriminating evidence behind.Los ladrones tuvieron cuidado de no dejar ninguna prueba incriminatoria.damning evidence (=proving that someone has done something wrong)· Her testimony proved to be the most damning evidence against him.Su declaración resultó ser la prueba más incriminatoria contra él.circumstantial evidence (=evidence which makes something seem likely, but does not prove it)· His barrister claims the case against him is based on circumstantial evidence.Su abogado alega que el caso en su contra se basa en pruebas circunstanciales.anecdotal evidence (=based on what people believe, rather than on facts)· Anecdotal evidence suggests that gang-related violence is on the increase.Las pruebas anecdóticas sugieren que la violencia relacionada con pandillas está en aumento.empirical evidence (=based on scientific testing or practical experience)· Where is the empirical evidence to back up these claims?¿Dónde están las pruebas empíricas que respalden estas afirmaciones?admissible evidence (=acceptable in a court of law)· Her lawyer advised that the tape would not be admissible evidence in court.Su abogado le advirtió que la grabación no sería admisible como prueba en el tribunal.phrasesfrasesa piece of evidence· The study produced one interesting piece of evidence.El estudio arrojó un dato probatorio interesante.not a scrap/shred of evidence (=no evidence at all)· There is not one scrap of evidence against our client.No hay ni un ápice de evidencia contra nuestro cliente.COMMON ERRORSERRORES FRECUENTES ► Don’t say ‘true evidence’. Say reliable evidence.
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is truehechos o indicios que muestran claramente que algo existe o es verdadevidence of At present we have no evidence of life on other planets.Por el momento no tenemos ninguna evidencia de vida en otros planetas.evidence for There is no evidence for these claims.No hay ninguna evidencia que respalde estas afirmaciones.evidence that Do you have evidence that this treatment works?¿Tienes evidencia de que este tratamiento funciona?► see thesaurus at sign2[uncountable] information that is given in a court of law in order to prove that someone is guilty or not guiltyinformación presentada ante un tribunal para probar la culpabilidad o inocencia de alguien: Murrow’s evidence was enough to convict Hayes of murder.La declaración de Murrow fue suficiente para condenar a Hayes por asesinato. He refused to give evidence at the trial.Se negó a prestar declaración en el juicio.evidence against There was very little evidence against the two men.Había muy pocas pruebas contra los dos hombres.in evidence The documents may be used in evidence at the trial.Los documentos podrían utilizarse como prueba en el juicio.3be in evidence formalformal to be present and easily seen or noticedestar presente y ser fácilmente visible o notado: The police are always in evidence at football matches.La policía siempre está presente en los partidos de fútbol. → king's evidence, Queen's evidence, State's evidenceGRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?GRAMÁTICA: ¿Contable o incontable?• Evidence is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: · The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗Don’t say: The judge listened to all the evidences.• evidence es un sustantivo incontable y no se usa en plural. Se dice: · The judge listened to all the evidence. ✗No se dice: The judge listened to all the evidences.• Evidence is always followed by a singular verb: · The evidence is very clear.• evidence siempre va seguido de un verbo en singular: · The evidence is very clear.• When talking about one fact or sign, you say a piece of evidence: · The police found a vital piece of evidence.• Para referirse a un hecho o indicio concreto, se dice a piece of evidence: · The police found a vital piece of evidence.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 1 & 2– Acepciones 1 y 2verbsverboshave evidence· Do the police have any evidence against him?¿Tiene la policía alguna prueba contra él?find evidence (also obtain evidence formalformal)· The authorities failed to obtain enough evidence to convict him.Las autoridades no lograron obtener pruebas suficientes para condenarlo.gather/collect evidence· Police experts are still collecting evidence at the scene of the crime.Los expertos de la policía siguen recopilando pruebas en la escena del crimen.look for/search for evidence· The investigation will look for evidence of financial mismanagement.La investigación buscará pruebas de mala gestión financiera.hide evidence· The killer may have tried to burn the bodies in an attempt to hide the evidence.El asesino pudo haber intentado quemar los cuerpos para ocultar las pruebas.plant evidence (=deliberately put evidence somewhere to make someone look guilty)· He claims the evidence was planted there by the police.Afirma que la policía plantó las pruebas allí.produce evidence (=find evidence and prepare it for a court case)· The case was adjourned to allow the police time to produce further evidence.El caso fue aplazado para dar tiempo a la policía a presentar más pruebas.give evidence (=tell a court about what you have seen or know to be true)· Ms White has agreed to give evidence at their trial.La señora White ha acordado prestar declaración en su juicio.consider/examine/study the evidence· Having considered all the evidence, the court found him not guilty.Tras examinar todas las pruebas, el tribunal lo declaró no culpable.adjectivesadjetivosgood/clear/strong evidence· There is clear evidence that smoking causes heart disease.Hay pruebas claras de que fumar provoca enfermedades cardíacas.hard evidence (=very clear evidence which proves that something is true)· They have no hard evidence to support their claim.No tienen pruebas sólidas que respalden su afirmación.fresh evidence (=new evidence)· The police say they may have found fresh evidence which proves Tilly was at the scene of the crime.La policía dice que podría haber encontrado nuevas pruebas que demuestran que Tilly estaba en la escena del crimen.medical/scientific evidence· There isn’t any medical evidence to support the claim.No hay ninguna evidencia médica que respalde la afirmación.reliable/credible (=which people can trust or believe)· Do you think their evidence is reliable?¿Crees que sus pruebas son fiables?flimsy (=not good enough to make you believe something)· Their conclusions are drawn from some very flimsy evidence.Sus conclusiones se basan en pruebas muy endebles.convincing/compelling (=making you feel sure that something is true)· The data provides compelling evidence that the climate is changing.Los datos aportan pruebas contundentes de que el clima está cambiando.overwhelming (=when there is so much evidence that you are sure that something is true)· The evidence against him was overwhelming.Las pruebas en su contra eran abrumadoras.conclusive/incontrovertible/irrefutable evidence (=very strong evidence which cannot be disproved)· We need irrefutable evidence before making an arrest.Necesitamos pruebas irrefutables antes de efectuar una detención.· The government claims it has conclusive evidence of the country’s nuclear weapons programme.El gobierno afirma tener pruebas concluyentes del programa de armas nucleares del país.conflicting evidence (=pieces of evidence that support different conclusions)· With so much conflicting evidence, it’s almost impossible to make a decision.Con tantas pruebas contradictorias, es casi imposible tomar una decisión.incriminating evidence (=making someone seem guilty of a crime)· The robbers were careful not to leave any incriminating evidence behind.Los ladrones tuvieron cuidado de no dejar ninguna prueba incriminatoria.damning evidence (=proving that someone has done something wrong)· Her testimony proved to be the most damning evidence against him.Su declaración resultó ser la prueba más incriminatoria contra él.circumstantial evidence (=evidence which makes something seem likely, but does not prove it)· His barrister claims the case against him is based on circumstantial evidence.Su abogado alega que el caso en su contra se basa en pruebas circunstanciales.anecdotal evidence (=based on what people believe, rather than on facts)· Anecdotal evidence suggests that gang-related violence is on the increase.Las pruebas anecdóticas sugieren que la violencia relacionada con pandillas está en aumento.empirical evidence (=based on scientific testing or practical experience)· Where is the empirical evidence to back up these claims?¿Dónde están las pruebas empíricas que respalden estas afirmaciones?admissible evidence (=acceptable in a court of law)· Her lawyer advised that the tape would not be admissible evidence in court.Su abogado le advirtió que la grabación no sería admisible como prueba en el tribunal.phrasesfrasesa piece of evidence· The study produced one interesting piece of evidence.El estudio arrojó un dato probatorio interesante.not a scrap/shred of evidence (=no evidence at all)· There is not one scrap of evidence against our client.No hay ni un ápice de evidencia contra nuestro cliente.COMMON ERRORSERRORES FRECUENTES ► Don’t say ‘true evidence’. Say reliable evidence.evidenceevidence2 verb [transitive] formalformal to show that something exists or is truemostrar que algo existe o es verdadas (is) evidenced by The volcano is still active, as evidenced by the recent eruption.El volcán sigue activo, como lo demuestra la reciente erupción.GRAMMAR Evidence is usually passive.
formalformal to show that something exists or is truemostrar que algo existe o es verdadas (is) evidenced by The volcano is still active, as evidenced by the recent eruption.El volcán sigue activo, como lo demuestra la reciente erupción.GRAMMAR Evidence is usually passive.