believe

[bɪ'liːv] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (accept as true) credere a [evidence, statement, person]

believe (you) me! — credimi!

believe it or not — che tu ci creda o no

would you believe it? — ci credereste?

I can't believe (that) he did that — non posso credere che lo abbia fatto

I can believe that of her! — di lei lo posso (ben) credere!

don't you believe it! — non credeteci!

I can well believe it — lo credo bene, non mi sorprende

I don't believe a word of it! — non credo a una sola parola!

if he's to be believed — stando a quanto dice

she could hardly believe her eyes — quasi non credeva ai suoi occhi

2) (think) credere, pensare

I believe (that) she is right o I believe her to be right credo o penso che abbia ragione; she is believed to be a spy è ritenuta una spia; to let sb. believe (that) lasciare credere a qcn. che; I believe so, not — credo di sì, di no

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (trust)

to believe in — credere in [discipline, exercise, person]; credere a [promises]

to believe in doing — credere che sia utile o che faccia bene fare

2) relig. credere

to believe in God — credere in Dio

to believe in ghosts — credere ai fantasmi

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seeing is believing — vedere per credere

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[bi'li:v]

verb

1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) credere

2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) credere

3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) credere

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- believable

- belief
- believer
- believe in

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[bɪ'liːv] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (accept as true) credere a [evidence, statement, person]

believe (you) me! — credimi!

believe it or not — che tu ci creda o no

would you believe it? — ci credereste?

I can't believe (that) he did that — non posso credere che lo abbia fatto

I can believe that of her! — di lei lo posso (ben) credere!

don't you believe it! — non credeteci!

I can well believe it — lo credo bene, non mi sorprende

I don't believe a word of it! — non credo a una sola parola!

if he's to be believed — stando a quanto dice

she could hardly believe her eyes — quasi non credeva ai suoi occhi

2) (think) credere, pensare

I believe (that) she is right o I believe her to be right credo o penso che abbia ragione; she is believed to be a spy è ritenuta una spia; to let sb. believe (that) lasciare credere a qcn. che; I believe so, not — credo di sì, di no

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (trust)

to believe in — credere in [discipline, exercise, person]; credere a [promises]

to believe in doing — credere che sia utile o che faccia bene fare

2) relig. credere

to believe in God — credere in Dio

to believe in ghosts — credere ai fantasmi

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seeing is believing — vedere per credere