deny

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈnaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈnaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di nī)

Inflections of 'deny' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
denies
v 3rd person singular
denying
v pres p
denied
v past
denied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
deny [sth] vtr (say [sth] is not true)negar vtr
  (cargo, afirmación)rechazar vtr
  (noticias)desmentir vtr
 She denied owing rent money to her greedy roommate.
 Negó deberle el dinero del alquiler a su codiciosa compañera.
deny [sth] vtr (refuse to accept)negarse a aceptar loc verb
  rechazar vtr
 Despite the proof, he denied her innocence.
 A pesar de las pruebas él se negó a aceptar su inocencia.
deny [sth] vtr (say no, refuse)rechazar vtr
 His manager denied his request for vacation.
 El gerente rechazó su pedido de vacaciones.
deny [sb] [sth] vtr (withhold [sth])negar vtr
 They denied the teacher the use of their telephone.
 Le negaron al maestro el uso del teléfono.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
deny [sb] access vtr + n (not allow to enter)negar la entrada loc verb
  negar el acceso, denegar el acceso loc verb
  impedir el acceso loc verb
 I was denied access to the President's suite because I looked suspicious.
 Me negaron la entrada a la suite presidencial porque les parecí sospechoso.
deny [sb] access vtr + n (not allow to see, obtain)negarle el acceso a loc verb
  impedirle el acceso a loc verb
 I was denied access to my bank records because I had forgotten my password.
deny the obvious v expr (refute a clear truth)negar lo obvio loc verb
  negar lo evidente loc verb
 There's no point in denying the obvious.
 No tiene sentido negar lo obvio.
deny yourself vtr + refl (refrain from satisfying your desires)sacrificarse v prnl
deny yourself [sth] v expr (do without [sth])privarse v prnl
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'deny' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: deny the [facts, science], deny the [allegations, accusations], (has) denied [allegations, rumors] that, more...

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