| Principal Translations |
believe,
believe that vtr | (have faith) | creer⇒ vtr |
| | I believe God exists. |
| | Yo creo que Dios existe. |
believe,
believe that vtr | (with clause: have confidence) | creer⇒ vtr |
| | | tener confianza en loc verb |
| | I believe he will return as promised. |
| | Creo que, tal como prometió, regresará. |
believe,
believe that vtr | (with clause: think, suppose) | creer⇒ vtr |
| | I believe that it won't rain tomorrow, but I'm not sure. |
| | Yo creo que no va a llover mañana, pero no estoy seguro. |
| believe [sb]⇒ vtr | (trust) | creer a vtr + prep |
| | He said he saw it and I believe him. |
| | Él dijo que lo vio y yo le creo. |
| believe [sth]⇒ vtr | (trust) | creer⇒ vtr |
| | I never believe the TV weather forecast. |
| | Nunca creo en el pronóstico del tiempo de la televisión. |
Locuciones verbales
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| believe in [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (think real) | creer⇒ vtr |
| | Even though she's ten, she still believes in fairies. |
| | Aunque tiene diez años todavía cree en las hadas. |
| believe in [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (think capable) | creer en vtr + prep |
| | | tener confianza en loc verb |
| | I believe in the new prime minister. |
| | Yo creo en el nuevo Primer Ministro. |
| believe in [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (support) | creer en vtr + prep |
| | As a vegan, Oliver believes in animal welfare. |
| | Como vegano, Oliver cree en el bienestar animal. |
Compound Forms:
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| believe anything v expr | figurative (be gullible) | creer cualquier cosa loc verb |
| | She's so naïve, she'll believe anything! |
| | ¡Es tan ingenua! Cree cualquier cosa. |
| believe in doing [sth] v expr | (advocate doing) (algo) | creer en vtr + prep |
| | | defender⇒ vtr |
| | I believe in giving to charities that keep their administrative costs to a minimum. |
| | Creo en donar a las organizaciones que mantienen sus costos al mínimo. |
| believe it or not expr | (though it may seem incredible) | lo creas o no expr |
| | Believe it or not, I just won the jackpot in the state lottery! |
| | Lo creas o no, acabo de ganar el bote de la primitiva. |
| | | créase o no expr |
| | Créase o no, acabo de ganar el bote de la primitiva. |
| believe me interj | (trust what I say) | créeme interj |
| | (AR, UY) | creeme interj |
| | Believe me, it's really hot outside! |
| | Créeme, ¡hace mucho calor afuera! |
| hard to believe adj | (not credible) | difícil de creer, nada creíble loc adj |
| | It's hard to believe that this was once all open fields. |
| | Es difícil de creer que esto fuera una vez campo abierto. |
| | | costar creer loc verb |
| | Cuesta creer que esto fuera una vez campo abierto. |
| I believe expr | (I think this is true) | creo que loc interj |
| | He is very intelligent, I believe. |
| | Creo que es muy inteligente. |
I believe,
I believe that expr | (with clause: I think that) | creo que loc interj |
| | I believe the class begins on Monday. |
| | Creo que la clase empieza el lunes. |
| inclined to believe [sth/sb] expr | (tending to trust: [sb]) | inclinado a creerle a loc adj |
| | | tender a creerle a loc verb + prep |
| | Janice was inclined to believe Bill's version of the events. |
| | Janice estaba inclinada a creerle a Bill y a su versión de los hechos. |
| inclined to believe that expr | (tending towards: opinion) | inclinado a creer que loc adj |
| | Stan was inclined to believe that Sue had not intended to offend anyone. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Juan es un hombre inclinado a creer que todos los males del país se deben al Gobierno. |
| lead [sb] to believe v expr | often passive (mislead into thinking) | hacer creer a loc verb |
| | | llevar a alguien a pensar que loc verb |
| | The financial advisor led me to believe that my investments were safe. |
| | El asesor financiero me hizo creer que mis inversiones eran seguras. |
| | El asesor financiero me llevó a pensar que mis inversiones eran seguras. |
make believe,
make believe that v expr | (with clause: pretend) | simular⇒ vtr |
| | | pretender⇒ vi |
| | | fingir⇒ vtr |
| | As a teen, I used to make believe that I was married to my favorite singer. |
| | Cuando era adolescente, simulaba que estaba casado con mi cantante favorito. |
| | | hacer como si loc verb |
| | | hacer creer loc verb |
| make-believe n | (pretending, esp. by children) | fantasía nf |
| | Most children love games of make-believe. |
| | A la mayoría de los niños les gustan los juegos de fantasía. |
| make-believe adj | (not real) | de fantasía loc adj |
| | | falso/a adj |
| | Narnia and Wonderland are make-believe places. |
| | Narnia y Wonderland son lugares de fantasía. |
there is reason to believe,
there is reason to believe that expr | (there are grounds for believing) | haber motivos para creer loc verb |
| | | haber razones para creer loc verb |
| | There is reason to believe that the man is lying. |
| | Hay razón para creer que el hombre está mintiendo. |
have reason to believe,
have reason to believe that v expr | (have grounds for believing) | tener motivos para creer loc verb |
| refuse to believe [sth] v expr | (with object: be unwilling to accept) | negarse a creer loc verb |
| | She refused to believe his version of events. |
| | Se niega a creer su versión de los hechos. |
| | | resistirse a creer loc verb |
| | Se resiste a creer su versión de los hechos. |
| | | rehusar creer loc verb |
| | Rehusó creer en su versión de los hechos. |
| refuse to believe that v expr | (with clause: be unwilling to accept) | negarse a creer que loc verb |
| | I refuse to believe that he's only interested in her money. |