English-Spanish translations for contradict

• contradecir
  En mi opinión todo esto parece contradecir lo que dicen en este debate. To my mind that seems to contradict what they are saying in this debate.
  Siento tener que contradecir al señor Juncker. I am sorry for once to have to contradict Mr Juncker.
  Señor Presidente, tengo que contradecir con toda claridad al Sr. Markov. Mr President, I must contradict Mr Markov quite categorically.
• contrariar

Definition of contradict

• To deny the truth of (a statement or statements
• To deny the truth of the statement made by (a person
• To be contrary to (something
• To give an order contrary to , oppose (something
• To give an order contrary to one given by , oppose or resist (someone
• To speak against; to forbid

Examples

• His testimony contradicts hers.
• Everything he says contradicts me.

Related words

• contradictory
• contradiction
• self-contradictory
• contradictoriness
• contradictorily
• autocontradictory
• contradiction in terms
• contradictory (to the original) newer statement
• proof by contradiction