No. 2,160 in Portuguese
negar
To deny or refuse.
In a sentence
Ela decidiu negar todas as acusações contra ela.
She decided to deny all accusations against her.
In this sentence, 'negar' is used to indicate the act of stating that something is not true or refusing to acknowledge an assertion.
Ele não podia negar sua emoção ao ver o pôr do sol.
He could not deny his emotion when seeing the sunset.
Here, 'negar' means to reject openly or refuse the existence or truth of a personal feeling or reaction.
O governo decidiu negar os rumores de crise financeira.
The government decided to deny the rumors of a financial crisis.
In this context, 'negar' refers to the action of disavowing or officially rejecting claims or statements.
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