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to contradict
01
contredire
(of pieces of evidence, facts, statements, etc.) to be opposite or very different in a way that it is impossible for all to be true at the same time
Transitive: to contradict evidence or statements
Exemples
His account of the incident contradicts the version provided by other witnesses.
Son récit de l'incident contredit la version fournie par d'autres témoins.
02
contredire, démentir
to reject or deny the truth of a statement
Transitive: to contradict sth
Exemples
He contradicted her statement about the budget by presenting new figures.
Il a contredit sa déclaration sur le budget en présentant de nouveaux chiffres.
03
démentir, être en contradiction avec
to disagree with someone, particularly by asserting the opposite of their statement
Transitive: to contradict a person or their claims
Exemples
He contradicted the teacher ’s explanation, arguing that it was inaccurate.
Il a contredit l'explication du professeur, soutenant qu'elle était inexacte.
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