widerlegen

v/t (untr., hat) refute, disprove; (Theorie) auch explode; diese Erkenntnis widerlegte die ganze Theorie exploded the whole theory

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to rebut; to refute; to disprove; to confute

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wi|der|le|gen [viːdɐ'leːgn] ptp widerlegt

vt insep

Behauptung etc to refute, to disprove; jdn to prove wrong

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1) (to prove to be false or wrong: His theories have been disproved by modern scientific research.) disprove

2) (to prove that (a person, statement etc) is wrong: You can easily refute his argument.) refute

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[vi:dɐˈle:gn̩]

vt

▪ etw \widerlegen to refute [or disprove] sth

sich akk ohne weiteres [o leicht] \widerlegen lassen to be easily refuted [or disproved]

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transitives Verb

etwas/jemanden widerlegen — refute or disprove something/prove somebody wrong

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widerlegen v/t (untrennb, hat) refute, disprove; (Theorie) auch explode;

diese Erkenntnis

widerlegte die ganze Theorie exploded the whole theory

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transitives Verb

etwas/jemanden widerlegen — refute or disprove something/prove somebody wrong

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v.

to confute v.

to disprove v.

to refute v.