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DENY

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deny verb A. tranzitiv

1. a nega, a tăgădui, a respinge;

to deny the charge a respinge / a recuza acuzarea / incriminarea / inculparea;

there is ^-no denying it indiscutabil, este de necontestat, faptul nu poate fi negat.

2. a refuza, a respinge; a interzice;

to deny assistance to smb. a refuza ajutor cuiva;

I was denied this; this was denied (to) me mi s-a refuzat acest lucru;

he was denied admission i s-a interzis accesul;

I will not be denied nu admit să fiu refuzat;

he is not to be denied nu înţelege să fie refuzat.

3. a dezavua, a renega, a contesta, a nu recunoaşte;

to deny one’s signature a nu-şi recunoaşte / a-şi contesta iscălitura.

◊ (mil.) to deny possession a nu ceda, a nu lăsa în stăpânire.

deny verb B. reflexiv

1. (cu ac.) a se lipsi de, a renunţa la, a nu-şi permite;

to deny oneself every luxury a renunţa la orice fel de lux, a nu-şi permite nici un lux.

2. (for) a se lipsi (pe sine), a face sacrificii, a se sacrifica (pentru).

3. a nu primi, a respinge;

to deny oneself to visitors a nu primi musafiri.

deny verb C. intranzitiv

(înv.) a tăgădui, a nega, a spune nu.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

You deny it with the best intentions; but don't do it, Copperfield.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

I shall be absent a fortnight—take that space of time to consider my offer: and do not forget that if you reject it, it is not me you deny, but God.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

Denied their usual food-supply, weakened by hunger, they fell upon and devoured one another.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

"I deny—" Kreis started to interrupt.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

I don't deny it was a good lay.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

You can’t deny that Neligan was present that night, Mr. Holmes.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I have never denied him a wish.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He’s coming to see how we take it. Don’t let him know that we know. We can deny him that satisfaction.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

She could not deny it, but said it was not very bad.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

He would not deny that he did, she was sure.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

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