♦ (to) deny

♦ (to) deny
♦ (to) deny /dɪˈnaɪ/
v. t.
1 negare, smentire: to deny a charge (o an accusation) negare un'accusa; to deny a rumour [a claim], smentire una voce [un'affermazione]; to deny the existence of st., negare l'esistenza di qc; I don't deny that I did it, non nego di averlo fatto; You can't deny she's very pretty, non puoi negare che è molto carina; He denied setting fire to the house, ha negato di aver appiccato il fuoco alla casa
2 negare, rifiutare: to deny st. to sb. (o to deny sb. st.) negare qc. a q.; Justice must not be denied to anyone, non si deve rifiutare giustizia a nessuno; She can deny her children nothing, non sa negare niente ai suoi figli; They were denied access to the site, è stato negato loro l'accesso al sito; Millions of children are denied access to education, a milioni di bambini è negato l'accesso all'istruzione NOTA D'USO: -to refuse, to decline o to deny?-
3 (form.) rinnegare: to deny one's friends [family], rinnegare i propri amici [la propria famiglia]; Peter denied Christ three times, Pietro ha rinnegato Cristo tre volte
4 negare, non accettare (un sentimento, un problema, ecc.): Denying your grief will only make it stronger, negare il tuo dolore non farà che aumentarlo
5 (sport: calcio, ecc.: del portiere) bloccare (o parare) il tiro di (q.): Rooney was denied twice by the Arsenal goalie, il portiere dell'Arsenal ha parato due tiri di Rooney
to deny oneself, sacrificarsi; negarsi, privarsi di (qc.): Some people seem to enjoy denying themselves, sembra che alcune persone godano a sacrificarsi; The family were forced to deny themselves any luxuries, la famiglia era costretta a negarsi qualsiasi lusso □ There's no denying that…, è innegabile che… □ There's no denying his talent, il suo talento è innegabile.
NOTA D'USO: -to deny to do o to deny doing?-

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