prove

Pronúncia: pruːv
    transitive verb
  1. provar.
  2. [establish] establir.
  3. [verify] verificar, comprovar.
  4. [show] demostrar.
  5. [confirm] confirmar.
  6. this proves that... això prova que...
  7. the exception proves the rule l'excepció confirma la regla.
  8. can you prove it? ho pots provar?, en tens prova?
  9. proved remedy remei comprovat.
  10. it remains to be proved encara no és demostrat.
  11. all the evidence goes to prove that... totes les proves (confirmen \ venen a demostrar) que ...
  12. he was proved right in the end a la fi es va demostrar la seva raó.
  13. to prove someone innocent demostrar la innocència d'algú.
  14. not proven falta de proves (culpabilitat) no demostrada.
    15. intransitive verb
  15. resultar, mostrar-se, revelar-se.
  16. the news proved false la notícia va resultar falsa.
  17. to prove useful revelar-se útil.
  18. to prove unequal to one's task mostrar-se inferior a la seva tasca.
  19. if it proves otherwise si resulta el contrari.
  20. their rashness proved fatal to them la seva audàcia els va ser fatal.
    21. reflexive verb
  21. to prove oneself posar-se a prova.
  22. to prove oneself not guilty demostrar que no s'és culpable.
  23. he proved himself worthy of her va demostrar que era digne d'ella.


    24. FALSOS AMICS!

    Despite his coldness, he proved to be a very loving father. Malgrat la seva fredor, vademostrar ser un pare molt afectuós.
    Dough has to be left to prove for at least twenty minutes before being used to make bread. Cal deixar pujar la pasta pel cap baix uns vint minuts, abans de donar-hi forma de pa.