niega in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for niega in the Spanish»English Dictionary

niega, niegas

niega → negar

See also negar

I.negar VB trans

1. negar acusación/rumor/alegación:

negar

to deny

negó la existencia del documento

she denied the existence of the document

negó la existencia del documento

she denied that the document existed

no puedo negar que me gusta

I can't deny o I have to admit (that) I like it

(negar que + subj) no niego que haya mejorado

I don't deny that she's improved

(negar que + subj) no niego que haya mejorado

I'm not saying she hasn't improved

negó que la Tierra fuera plana

he disputed the idea that the earth was flat

(negar + infinit.) niega habértelo dicho

she denies having told you

(negar + infinit.) niega habértelo dicho

she denies that she told you

2. negar (denegar, no conceder):

negar (+ me/te/le etc)

to refuse

les negaron el uso de las instalaciones portuarias

they were refused o denied use of the port facilities

sigue negándome el saludo

he still doesn't say o he still refuses to say hello to me

no le puedo negar este favor

I can't refuse him this favor

¿cómo se lo puedes negar?

how can you say no (to him)?

¿cómo se lo puedes negar?

how can you refuse (him) o turn him down?

3. negar persona:

negar

to disown

su propia madre lo ha negado

his own mother has disowned him

lo negó tres veces BIBL

he denied Him three times

II.negar VB intr

negar con la cabeza

to shake one's head

III.negarse VB vpr

1. negarse (rehusar):

negarse

to refuse

negarse a + infinit.

to refuse to +  infinit.

se negó rotundamente a recibirlo

she refused point blank to see him

(negarse a que + subj) se negó a que llamáramos un taxi

he refused to let us call a taxi

2. negarse refl placeres/lujos:

negarse

to deny oneself

se niega todo para dárselo a sus hijos

she goes without all kinds of things so that her children can have them

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(negar + infinit.) e">niega habértelo dicho

she denies having told you

(negar + infinit.) e">niega habértelo dicho

she denies that she told you

se niega todo para dárselo a sus hijos

she goes without all kinds of things so that her children can have them

niega estar involucrado en el robo

he denies being involved in the robbery

niega todos los cargos que se le imputan

he denies all the charges against him

Translations for niega in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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nor does my client deny the fact that …

tampoco niega mi cliente el hecho de que …

she refuses to delegate responsibility to her assistants

se niega a delegar responsabilidad en sus ayudantes

it is virtually unknown for anyone to refuse

prácticamente nunca se niega nadie

she refuses to be bounded by practical constraints

se niega a verse constreñida por consideraciones de orden práctico

my father won't hear of us giving him any money

mi padre se niega rotundamente a que le demos dinero

she refuses to have her private life discussed in public

se niega a que discutan su vida privada en público

niega in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for niega in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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she denies that she saw it

niega haberlo visto