believe

believe
bi'li:v
verb
1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) creer
2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) creer
3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) creer (que), pensar (que)
•
- belief
- believer
- believe in
believe vb creer
I don't believe you no te creo
El gerundio de believe se escribe believing
believe
tr[bɪ'liːv]
transitive verb
1 (accept as true, think) creer
■ I don't believe you no te creo
■ I believe it's going to rain creo que va a llover
2 (suppose) creer, suponer
■ they believe he has left the country creen que ha abandonado el país
intransitive verb
1 creer (in, en)
■ we believe in God creemos en Dios
■ she still believes in him todavía cree en él
2 (trust) confiar (in, en)
■ they don't believe in the president any more ya no confían en el presidente
3 (support, be in favour of) ser partidario,-a (in, de)
■ they believe in free trade son partidarios del libre comercio
4 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL tener fe
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
it is believed that se cree que
■ it is believed that they were caught in the avalanche se cree que se quedaron atrapados por el alud
believe it or not por extraño que pueda parecer
not to believe one's eyes no dar crédito a sus ojos
you'd better believe it! ¡esto va en serio!
don't you believe it! ¡no te lo creas!
believe me! ¡créeme!
to make believe fingir
believe [bə'li:v] v, -lieved ; -lieving : creer
believe
v.
• creer v.
• entender v.
bə'liːv, bɪ'liːv
1.
transitive verb
a) \<\<statement/story\>\> creer*; \<\<person\>\> creerle* a

I don't believe a word she says — no le creo ni una palabra

I don't believe she's capable of that — no la creo capaz de eso

believe it or not — aunque no lo creas, aunque parezca mentira

I could hardly believe my ears/eyes — no daba crédito a mis oídos/mis ojos

don't you believe it! — (colloq) créetelo! (fam & iró)

would you believe it! — (colloq) habráse visto!, será posible!

I don't believe it! — no puedo creerlo!

believe you me! — (colloq) te lo juro!

you'd better believe it! — (esp AmE) como lo oyes!

you won't believe who I've just seen — no te imaginas a quién acabo de ver!

to make believe (that) — hacer* de cuenta que

b) (think) creer*

I believe so/not — creo que sí/no, tengo entendido que sí/no

to believe somebody/something to + inf — (often pass)

the police believe him to be dangerous — la policía cree que es peligroso

it was believed to be harmless — se creía que era inofensivo


2.
vi creer*

to believe in something/somebody — creer* en algo/alguien

to believe in God — creer* en Dios

I believe in discipline — soy partidario de la disciplina

[bɪ'liːv]
1. VT
1) (=think) creer

I believe so — creo que sí

I believe not — creo que no

he is believed to be abroad — se cree que está en el extranjero

2) [+ story, evidence, person] creer

don't you believe it! — ¡no te lo creas!

believe it or not, she bought it — aunque parezca mentira, lo compró

it was hot, believe (you) me — hacía calor, ¡y cómo!

I couldn't believe my eyes — no podía dar crédito a mis ojos

do you really believe the threat? — ¿crees de veras en la amenaza?

I would never have believed it of him — jamás le hubiera creído capaz de eso

2.
VI creer

to believe in God — creer en Dios

I don't believe in corporal punishment — no soy partidario del castigo corporal

we don't believe in drugs — no aprobamos el uso de las drogas

* * *
[bə'liːv, bɪ'liːv]
1.
transitive verb
a) \<\<statement/story\>\> creer*; \<\<person\>\> creerle* a

I don't believe a word she says — no le creo ni una palabra

I don't believe she's capable of that — no la creo capaz de eso

believe it or not — aunque no lo creas, aunque parezca mentira

I could hardly believe my ears/eyes — no daba crédito a mis oídos/mis ojos

don't you believe it! — (colloq) créetelo! (fam & iró)

would you believe it! — (colloq) habráse visto!, será posible!

I don't believe it! — no puedo creerlo!

believe you me! — (colloq) te lo juro!

you'd better believe it! — (esp AmE) como lo oyes!

you won't believe who I've just seen — no te imaginas a quién acabo de ver!

to make believe (that) — hacer* de cuenta que

b) (think) creer*

I believe so/not — creo que sí/no, tengo entendido que sí/no

to believe somebody/something to + inf — (often pass)

the police believe him to be dangerous — la policía cree que es peligroso

it was believed to be harmless — se creía que era inofensivo


2.
vi creer*

to believe in something/somebody — creer* en algo/alguien

to believe in God — creer* en Dios

I believe in discipline — soy partidario de la disciplina


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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