belie

[US]/bɪˈlaɪ/
[UK]/bɪˈlaɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. disfrazar; ser inconsistente con; decepcionar; demostrar ser falso o incorrecto
Word Forms
Tercera persona singularbelies
Gerundiobelying
Pasadobelied
Participio pasadobelied

Phrases & Collocations

believe in

creer en

disbelieve

no creer

believable

creíble

unbelievable

increíble

Example Sentences

the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism.

la calidad de la música parece contradecir la crítica.

history belies statesmen's claims to be in charge of events.

la historia contradice las afirmaciones de los estadistas de estar a cargo de los acontecimientos.

His appearance belies him.

Su apariencia lo contradice.

Their laughter belied their outward grief.

Su risa contradecía su dolor exterior.

His trembling belied his words.

Su temblor contradecía sus palabras.

He stole again, and so belied our hopes.

Volvió a robar, y así contradecía nuestras esperanzas.

Her smile belied her true feelings.

Su sonrisa ocultaba sus verdaderos sentimientos.

The gentle lower slopes belie the true nature of the mountain.

Las suaves laderas engañan sobre la verdadera naturaleza de la montaña.

his lively, alert manner belied his years.

Su vivaz y alerta actitud contradecía su edad.

His bluff exterior belied a connoisseur of antiques.

Su apariencia tosca ocultaba a un conocedor de antigüedades.

At first glance, life at the boarding school seemed to belie all the bad things I had heard about it.

A primera vista, la vida en la escuela interna parecía contradecir todas las cosas malas que había escuchado sobre ella.

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