deny

Signification (Anglais)

1. To disallow or reject.
2. To assert that something is not true.
3. To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
4. To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
5. To prevent from scoring.
6. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
7. (obsolete) To refuse (to do or accept something).

Concepts

nier

refuser

abjurer

démentir

dénier

renier

désavouer

rejeter

répudier

actionner

entraîner

influencer

mobiliser

modifier

secouer

contredire

éliminer

repousser

objecter

opposer

priver

réfuter

défendre

protéger

se priver

bannir

prohiber

faire la sourde oreille

Coupé comme

de‧ny

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dɪˈnaɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English denyen, from Old French denoier (“to deny, to repudiate”) (French dénier), from Latin denegare (“to deny, to refuse”), from de- (“away”) and negare (“to refuse”), the latter ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ne (“no, not”). Doublet of denegate.

Phrases

“ Can you deny that you have done it ?” she repeated .

«Pouvez-vous nier que vous l'avez fait?» elle a répété.