Pronúncia: dɪ'naɪ
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transitive verb
- [possibility, truth of statement, etc.] negar
- [request] denegar, refusar.
- [charge] refutar.
- [report] desmentir.
- I cannot deny it no ho puc negar.
- I do not deny that we have common interests no nego que tenim interessos comuns.
- I do not deny the fact that... és ben cert que...
- there's no denying that... no es pot pas negar que...
- he denies (that he said it \ having said it) nega haver-ho dit.
- to deny something to someone, to deny someone something negar alguna cosa a algú.
- the favour was denied to me, I was denied the favour m'ha estat negat el favor.
- he is not to be denied no acceptarà una negativa. reflexive verb
- to deny oneself privar-se.
- to deny oneself something privar-se d'alguna cosa.