belie

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

Translation

vt. dölja; vara inkonsekvent med; besvikelse; visa sig vara falsk eller fel.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularbelies
Present Participlebelying
Past Tensebelied
Past Participlebelied

Phrases & Collocations

believe in

tro på

disbelieve

vantro

believable

övertroelig

unbelievable

osannolikt

Example Sentences

the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism.

Musikens kvalitet verkar motsäga kritiken.

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

Historien motsäger statsministers påståenden om att vara i kontroll över händelserna.

His appearance belies him.

Hans utseende motsäger honom.

Their laughter belied their outward grief.

Deras skratt motsade deras yttre sorg.

His trembling belied his words.

Hans darrande motsade hans ord.

He stole again, and so belied our hopes.

Han stal igen, och motsade därför våra förhoppningar.

Her smile belied her true feelings.

Hennes leende motsade hennes sanna känslor.

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

De milda sluttningarna motsäger bergets sanna natur.

his lively, alert manner belied his years.

Hans livliga och uppmärksamma sätt motsade hans ålder.

His bluff exterior belied a connoisseur of antiques.

Hans ytliga yttre motsade en samlare av antikviteter.

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

Vid första anblicken verkade livet på internatskolan motsäga alla de dåliga saker jag hade hört om den.

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