No. 4,615 in French
nient
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In a sentence
Ils nient toujours les accusations portées contre eux.
They always deny the accusations made against them.
In this sentence, 'nient' is used as a verb, the third person plural form of 'nier', meaning 'to deny', indicating an action performed by 'ils' (they).
Les responsables nient tout lien avec l'incident.
The officials deny any link with the incident.
Here, 'nient' serves as the verb form for a statement regarding 'les responsables' (the officials), expressing denial of connection.
Les autorités nient avoir été prévenues à l'avance.
The authorities deny having been warned in advance.
'Nient' is used to describe the action of the authorities (les autorités) negating prior awareness or information about an event.
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