English-Spanish translations for prove

• probar
  Nadie puede probar que no es un corrupto. Nobody can prove that they are not corrupt.
  La evolución de los acontecimientos probará con toda seguridad que el artículo K 9 resulta insuficiente. Future developments will very likely prove the inadequacy of Article K.9.
  Corresponderá al fabricante probar que un producto no es peligroso. It will now fall to the manufacturer to prove that a product is not dangerous.
• demostrar
  El acuerdo ha de demostrar su utilidad en la práctica. The agreement must prove its worth in practice.
  ¿Qué es lo que intenta demostrar? So what is he trying to prove?
  ¿Y cómo demostrar que podemos fiarnos? And how would you prove liability?
• justificar
  Muchas gracias, señor Brittan, pero permítame que le haga un ruego y pueda justificar yo mi sueldo y mi condición de vicepresidente. Thank you very much, Sir Leon, but may I put a question to you and earn my keep and prove worthy of my office as vice-president.
• testear
• validar

Definition of prove

• To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for
• To turn out; to manifest
• To turn out to be
• To put to the test, to make trial of
• To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify
• To experience
• To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of
• The process of dough proofing

Examples

• I will prove that my method is more effective than yours
• It proved to be a cold day
• Have an exit strategy should your calculations prove incorrect
• They took the experimental car to the proving-grounds
• The exception proves the rule
• The hypothesis has not been proven to our satisfaction
• to prove a will
• to prove a page

Related words

• improve
• approve
• disapprove
• improvement
• reprove
• provenance
• proverbial
• proverb
• Franco-Provençal