♦ (to) believe

♦ (to) believe
♦ (to) believe /bɪˈli:v/
A v. t.
1 credere: I believe you, ti credo; DIALOGO-Talking about children- I can't believe it!, non ci posso credere!; Don't believe what he says, non credere a quello che lui ti dice; I can't believe he did such a thing, stento a credere (o mi sembra incredibile) che abbia fatto una cosa simile; I could hardly believe my eyes, quasi non credevo ai miei occhi; He still has to pay me, would you believe it?, pensa che deve ancora pagarmi!; ci credi che deve ancora pagarmi?
2 credere; ritenere; reputare: I believe they're married, credo che siano sposati; I believe so, credo di sì; I believed him to be an honest man, lo reputavo un uomo onesto; Two people are believed to have died, si ritiene che vi siano due vittime; He is widely believed to be planning a comeback, sono in molti a credere che stia progettando un ritorno sulle scene NOTA D'USO: -to say (passive)-
B v. i.
to believe in, credere in; aver fede in; aver fiducia in: to believe in God, credere in Dio; to believe in progress, credere nel progresso; to believe in doing st., credere che sia utile (o che sia giusto, che faccia bene) fare qc.; They don't believe in doctors, non hanno fiducia nei medici
believe it or not, che tu lo creda o no; per incredibile che possa sembrare □ believe (you) me, credi a me; credimi □ (fam.) Don't you believe it!, non è affatto vero!; figurati!; non illuderti! □ (USA) I don't believe it!, è incredibile!; è pazzesco!; roba da pazzi! □ to make believe, fare finta; fingere; far mostra.

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