English-German translation for "gainsay"

"gainsay" German translation

„gainsay“: transitive verb

gainsay

transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t <irregular | irregulär, unregelmäßigirr> obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet

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bestreiten, verneinen, leugnen widersprechen

(etwas) bestreiten, verneinen, leugnen
gainsay thing

gainsay thing

(jemandem) widersprechen
gainsay person

gainsay person
gainsay syn vgl. obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet → see „deny“

gainsay syn vgl. obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet → see „deny“

„gainsay“: noun

gainsay

noun | Substantiv s obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet

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Widerspruch, Leugnung

Widerspruchmasculine | Maskulinum m
gainsay

Leugnungfeminine | Femininum f
gainsay

gainsay

Example sentences from external sources for "gainsay"
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Wir können ihm nicht absprechen, dass er ehrlich ist.

We cannot gainsay that he is honest.

Source: Tatoeba

Wir können nicht abstreiten, dass er ehrlich ist.

We cannot gainsay that he is honest.

Source: Tatoeba

Source

Tatoeba
- Source: OPUS
- Original text source: Tatoeba

Synonyms for "gainsay"

challenge, dispute

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