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Detailed Translations for refute from English to French

refute:

to refute verb (refutes, refuted, refuting)

  1. to refute (object; protest; remonstrate; rebut; deny)
    contredire; répliquer
    • contredire verb (contredis, contredit, contredisons, contreditez, )
    • répliquer verb (réplique, répliques, répliquons, répliquez, )
  2. to refute
    conrtedire; nier; réfuter
    • conrtedire verb
    • nier verb (nie, nies, nions, niez, )
    • réfuter verb (réfute, réfutes, réfutons, réfutez, )

Conjugations for refute:

present
  1. refute
  2. refute
  3. refutes
  4. refute
  5. refute
  6. refute
simple past
  1. refuted
  2. refuted
  3. refuted
  4. refuted
  5. refuted
  6. refuted
present perfect
  1. have refuted
  2. have refuted
  3. has refuted
  4. have refuted
  5. have refuted
  6. have refuted
past continuous
  1. was refuting
  2. were refuting
  3. was refuting
  4. were refuting
  5. were refuting
  6. were refuting
future
  1. shall refute
  2. will refute
  3. will refute
  4. shall refute
  5. will refute
  6. will refute
continuous present
  1. am refuting
  2. are refuting
  3. is refuting
  4. are refuting
  5. are refuting
  6. are refuting
subjunctive
  1. be refuted
  2. be refuted
  3. be refuted
  4. be refuted
  5. be refuted
  6. be refuted
diverse
  1. refute!
  2. let's refute!
  3. refuted
  4. refuting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for refute:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
conrtedire refute
contredire deny; object; protest; rebut; refute; remonstrate argue; contradict; dispute; object; protest; rebut
nier refute contradict; deny; disown; object; protest; rebut; renounce; under-appreciate; undervalue
réfuter refute
répliquer deny; object; protest; rebut; refute; remonstrate answer; argue; contradict; dispute; object; protest; react; rebut; reply; respond
- controvert; rebut

Related Words for "refute":

  • refuting, refutable

Synonyms for "refute":


Related Definitions for "refute":

  1. prove to be false or incorrect1
  2. overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof1
    • The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments1

Wiktionary Translations for refute:

refute
verb
  1. to prove (something) to be false or incorrect
  2. to deny the truth or correctness of (something)
  3. -
refute
verb
  1. contredire quelqu’un nier la véracité de ce qu’il affirmer.
  2. Traductions à trier suivant le sens
  3. combattre, détruire par des raisons convaincantes ce qu’un autre a avancé, prouver que ce qu’un adversaire a dit est mal fonder ou n’est pas vrai.
  4. retourner contre son adversaire les raisons, les arguments, les preuves dont il s’servir.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
refute réfuter refutieren — etwas widerlegen
refute réfuter weerleggen — een eerdere bewering ontkrachten