English–Spanish

“deny” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/neˈɣaɾ/

Example

Ella niega las acusaciones.

She denies the accusations.

Illustration for negar (deny)

How to say “deny” in Spanish

“Deny” in Spanish is negar.

Person shaking head and pushing away an offer.

Full entry for negar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with negar

La empresa negará la solicitud por falta de datos.

The company will deny the application for lack of data.

Tips for using negar

  • Spanish often expresses 'refuse to do something' with negarse a + infinitive, while denying a fact typically uses negar + direct object or negar que + subjunctive when a clause follows.

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