Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
puts the lie
Greek translation:
διαψεύδει
Added to glossary by
Dimitris Papageorgiou
Nov 17, 2010 09:50
13 yrs ago
English term
Graduate of American College of Greece
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek
puts the lie
English to Greek
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This is the same reasoning that puts the lie to the sanitized concept of war and destruction which makes the self-satisfied "West" so smug and confident of its moral superiority.
Proposed translations
(Greek)
| 4 +1 | διαψεύδει |
Haritini Kyriakidou
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| 5 +1 | δείχνει πόσο λάθος είναι |
Valentini Mellas
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| 3 +1 | διαψεύδει |
Dave Bindon
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Proposed translations
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Haritini Kyriakidou
Greece
Greece
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Greece
Long experience is a guarantee
Native in: Greek 
Works in: Italian to Greek, English to Greek, Greek to Italian, and 2 more.
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διαψεύδει
Put the lie to = Give the lie to
a.to disprove b. to accuse of lying
Πολύ απλά θα μπορούσες να το πεις
...που διαψεύδει...
a.to disprove b. to accuse of lying
Πολύ απλά θα μπορούσες να το πεις
...που διαψεύδει...
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διαψεύδει
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Haritini Kyriakidou
: Sorry dave, I just saw your answer! It took me a while to write it :)
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at least you agree!
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Valentini Mellas
Greece
Greece
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Works in field
Greece
It's all Greek to me!
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, French to Greek, and 10 more.
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δείχνει πόσο λάθος είναι
Η έκφραση στην Αγγλία είναι "to give the lie to" αλλά σε ΗΠΑ και Αυστραλία πέρασε περισσότερο όπως το έχεις εσύ. Η φράση απλά σημαίνει "καταδεικνύω το αναληθές", "δείχνω ότι κάτι είναι ψεύτικο, εσφαλμένο"
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Note added at 13 mins (2010-11-17 10:03:36 GMT)
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Προσθήκη: Για την έκφραση που ανέφερα δες και:
give the lie to something (slightly formal)
to show that something is not true He did not go into hiding, which gave the lie to the statement that he could not be found for an interview.
Usage notes: also used in the form give the lie to someone (to show that someone has not been telling the truth): The latest soil tests give the lie to officials who say that the area is not contaminated.
Πηγή: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/give the lie to
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Note added at 13 mins (2010-11-17 10:03:36 GMT)
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Προσθήκη: Για την έκφραση που ανέφερα δες και:
give the lie to something (slightly formal)
to show that something is not true He did not go into hiding, which gave the lie to the statement that he could not be found for an interview.
Usage notes: also used in the form give the lie to someone (to show that someone has not been telling the truth): The latest soil tests give the lie to officials who say that the area is not contaminated.
Πηγή: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/give the lie to
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