discredit

discredit
dis'kredit
1. noun
((something that causes) loss of good reputation.) descrédito, deshonor, desprestigio

2. verb
1) (to show (a story etc) to be false.) desacreditar
2) (to disgrace.) deshonrar
•
- discreditably
discredit
tr[dɪs'kredɪt]
noun
1 (dishonour, disgrace) descrédito
■ the English hooligans brought discredit on their team los hinchas ingleses trajeron el descrédito a su equipo
2 (person, thing) vergüenza (to, para)
3 (disbelief, doubt) duda
transitive verb
1 (theory, claim) desacreditar; (person, government) desacreditar, desprestigiar
2 (refuse to believe) poner en duda, poner en tela de juicio
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be to somebody's discredit ir en descrédito de alguien
discredit [dɪs'krɛdət] vt
1) disbelieve: no creer, dudar
2) : desacreditar, desprestigiar, poner en duda
they discredited his research: desacreditaron sus investigaciones
discredit n
1) disrepute: descrédito m, desprestigio m
2) doubt: duda f
discredit
adj.
• desautorizado, -a adj.
n.
• descrédito s.m.
• mengua s.f.
• menoscabo s.m.
v.
• desacreditar v.
• deslucir v.
• deslustrar v.
• dudar v.
• infamar v.
• menoscabar v.

I dɪs'kredət, dɪs'kredɪt
transitive verb desacreditar

II
mass noun descrédito m

to bring discredit on o upon somebody/something — traer* el descrédito a alguien/algo

[dɪs'kredɪt]
1.
N (=dishonour) descrédito m , deshonor m

it was to the general's discredit that ... — fue un descrédito para el general que ...

to bring discredit (up)on sth/sb — desacreditar algo/a algn, suponer un descrédito para algo/algn

2. VT
1) (=prove untrue) [+ theory] rebatir, refutar

that theory is now discredited — esa teoría ya ha sido rebatida or refutada

2) (=cast doubt upon) poner en duda

all his evidence is thus discredited — por lo tanto se pone en duda todo su testimonio

3) (=sully reputation of) [+ family] deshonrar, desacreditar; [+ organization, profession] desacreditar
* * *

I [dɪs'kredət, dɪs'kredɪt]
transitive verb desacreditar

II
mass noun descrédito m

to bring discredit on o upon somebody/something — traer* el descrédito a alguien/algo


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