English-Spanish translations for belie

• calumniar
• desmentir
• malrepresentar
• representar mal

Definition of belie

• To lie around; encompass
• To tell lies about.
• To give a false representation of.
• To contradict, to show to be false.
• To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something
• To show, evince, demonstrate: to show to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic
• To mimic; to counterfeit
• To fill with lies

Examples

• Her obvious nervousness belied what she said
• His calm demeanor belied his inner sense of guilt

Related words

• believe
• belief
• unbelievable
• unbeliever
• believer
• unbelief
• beliefs
• believing
• believed