believe en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de believe en el diccionario inglés»español

I.believe [ingl. am. bəˈliv, ingl. brit. bɪˈliːv] V. trans.

1. believe:

believe statement/fact/story

creer

believe person

creerle a

do you believe her?

¿tú le crees?

I don't believe a word she says

no le creo ni una palabra

I don't believe a word she says

no (me) creo ni una palabra de lo que dice

I don't believe she's capable of that

no la creo capaz de eso

I'd never have believed it of her

jamás lo hubiera creído de ella

believe it or not

aunque no lo creas

believe it or not

aunque parezca mentira

you're crazy to believe what she tells you

estás loco si te crees lo que te cuenta

I could hardly believe my ears/eyes

apenas podía creer lo que oía/veía

I could hardly believe my ears/eyes

no daba crédito a mis oídos/mis ojos

don't you believe it! coloq.

¡créetelo! coloq., irón.

would you believe it! coloq.

¡habráse visto!

would you believe it! coloq.

¡será posible!

I don't believe it!

¡no puedo creerlo!

believe you me! coloq.

¡te lo juro!

I believe you, though thousands wouldn't ingl. brit.

(yo) te creo, porque eres tú

you'd better believe it! esp ingl. am.

¡como lo oyes!

you won't believe what happened/who I've just seen

¡no te imaginas lo que pasó/a quién acabo de ver!

to make believe (that)

hacer de cuenta que

2. believe (think):

believe

creer

I believe so/not

creo que sí/no

I believe so/not

tengo entendido que sí/no

I believe he's changed his mind

creo que ha cambiado de idea

to believe sb/sth to + infin often pass the police believe him to be dangerous/to have crossed the border

la policía cree que es peligroso/que ha cruzado la frontera

it was believed to be harmless

se creía que era inofensivo

it was believed to be harmless

se lo tenía por inofensivo

II.believe [ingl. am. bəˈliv, ingl. brit. bɪˈliːv] V. intr.

1. believe REL.:

believe

creer

to believe in sth/sb

creer en algo/alguien

to believe in God/reincarnation

creer en Dios/en la reencarnación

2. believe (have confidence):

to believe in sth

creer en algo

to believe in sth

tener fe en algo

I don't believe in medicine

no tengo fe or no creo en la medicina

3. believe (consider good):

to believe in sth in moderation/discipline

ser partidario de algo

to believe in sth in moderation/discipline

creer en algo

I believe in being firm with children

yo soy partidario de ser firme con los niños

I.make-believe [ingl. am. ˈmeɪkbəˌliv, ingl. brit. ˈmeɪkbɪliːv] SUST. U

1. make-believe (fantasy):

make-believe

fantasía f

in the world of make-believe

en el mundo de la fantasía or la imaginación

he lives in a world of make-believe

vive en un mundo de fantasía or de ensueño

2. make-believe (pretence):

don't be frightened, it's only make-believe

no te asustes, es de mentira

II.make-believe [ingl. am. ˈmeɪkbəˌliv, ingl. brit. ˈmeɪkbɪliːv] ADJ.

make-believe world/character

imaginario

make-believe gun

juguete

make-believe gun

de mentira

it's only a make-believe ghost

es un fantasma de mentira

he lived in his own make-believe world

vivía en su propio mundo de fantasía or de ensueño

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

fondly believe/imagine/assume

ingenuamente

well, natch I didn't believe a word

bueno, por supuesto no le creí ni una palabra

they continue obdurately to believe that …

siguen obstinándose or empecinándose en creer que …

Traducciones de believe en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

creer en supermán Méx. coloq.

to believe in fairies coloq.

lo creo a machamartillo

I firmly believe it

gente que cree en brujerías

people who believe in witchcraft

no le creas, es muy blufeador

don't believe him, he's all talk

no le creas, es muy blufeador

don't believe him, he's full of hot air coloq.

no le creas, es muy blufeador

don't believe him, he's full of bullshit argot

no le creas, es muy cuentero

don't believe him, he's always telling stories o fibs coloq.

believe en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de believe en el diccionario inglés»español

I.believe [bɪˈli:v] V. trans.

believe

creer

believe you me!

¡créeme!

would you believe it?

¡no lo puedo creer!

she couldn't believe her eyes

no podía dar crédito a sus ojos

I can't believe how ...

me cuesta creer cómo...

I'll believe it when I see it!

¡lo creeré cuando lo vea!

believe it or not, ...

aunque parezca mentira...

II.believe [bɪˈli:v] V. intr.

believe

creer

to believe in sth

creer en algo

to believe in sth (support)

ser partidario de algo

I.make-believe [ˈmeɪkbɪˌli:v] SUST. sin pl. (pretence)

make-believe

fingimiento m

a world of make-believe

un mundo de fantasía [o de ensueño]

II.make-believe [ˈmeɪkbɪˌli:v] ADJ.

make-believe

imaginario, -a

make-believe weapon

de mentira

a make-believe world

un mundo de fantasía

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

wrongly believe, state

erróneamente

Traducciones de believe en el diccionario español»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

fingido (-a)

make-believe

de guardarropía

make-believe

inverosímil

hard to believe

creer en Dios/alguien

to believe in God/sb

creer

to believe

no te creo

I don't believe you

hacer creer algo a alguien

to make sb believe sth

creerse

to believe

creerse

to believe oneself to be

ver elefantes volando

to believe anything

¡parece mentira!

I can hardly believe it!

no espero sino que me creas

I only hope that you believe me

believe Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

I'll believe it when I see it!

¡lo creeré cuando lo vea!

surely you don't expect me to believe that?

¿no esperarás que me lo crea?

don't just believe it on my say-so

no te lo creas porque yo te lo diga

to not believe one's eyes

no dar crédito a sus ojos

I don't believe that this information is reliable

no creo en la autenticidad de esta información

I only hope that you believe me

no espero sino que me creas

that's very hard for me to believe

disto mucho de creerlo

it's very difficult for me to believe that

se me hace muy difícil creer eso

I believe he's not telling the truth

yo estoy en que él no dice la verdad

this fact gives us reason to believe that ...

este hecho nos autoriza a pensar que...

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

I believe, in spite of all breezes over my innate slovenliness, it would have broken our hearts to leave off working together.

en.wikipedia.org

If people believe that there are parts of the world that are irredeemable hellholes then you're just wasting time and money trying to improve them.

www.smh.com.au

I believe in work, the self-respecting toiler, the holiness of beauty, freeborn producers, the communion of comrades, the resurrection of workers, and the industrial commonwealth, the cooperative kingdom eternal.

en.wikipedia.org

I believe that we are maybe a year or 18 months away from a definite recovery in the consumer sector.

www.independent.ie

People do nt want others to take what they believe too seriously.

en.wikipedia.org

Actors who do not believe the superstition will sometimes abstain out of politeness to those that do.

en.wikipedia.org

In the old world, people could have a naive belief, but today belief or unbelief is reflective, and includes a knowledge that other people do or do not believe.

en.wikipedia.org

We believe our work for each of you, our results over time and our enviable regulatory record speak louder than any of this titillating nonsense.

www.businessinsider.com.au

You may think magic is make-believe, but this little bean has scientists saying they've found the magic weight loss cure for every body type.

globalnews.ca

Opponents emphasise the negative impact the tax could have on the finance sector and believe it may force trading offshore.

www.stuff.co.nz