- renegar
- v.1 to grumble (informal) (gruñir).Ella reniega del dinero She grumbles about the money.2 to renegate, to abjure.Ricardo reniega Richard renegates.3 to renegate to.Me reniega Ricardo Ricardo renegates to me.* * *renegar► verbo transitivo1 (negar) to deny vigorously► verbo intransitivo1 (gen) to renounce (de, -); (familia) to disown (de, -)■ renegar de su fe to renounce one's faith■ el padre renegó de él his father disowned him2 familiar figurado (protestar) to grumble, complain3 familiar figurado (blasfemar) to swear, curse* * *1. VI1)
renegar de: renegó de su fe — he renounced his faith
ha renegado de su familia — she has disowned her own family
2) (=maldecir) to curse, swear; (=blasfemar) to blaspheme3) (=refunfuñar) to complain (de about)se pasa el día renegando de todo — she spends her time complaining about everything
4) And, Méx (=enojarse) to get angry, get upset5) And, Méx (=gritar) to shout, rage2.VTnegar y renegar algo — to deny sth vigorously
niega y reniega haber provocado el incendio — he vigorously denies having started the fire
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (Relig) to apostatizeb) (abjurar)renegar DE algo — de creencias/principios to renounce something
renegar de Dios — to renounce God
renegó de su familia — she disowned her family
2) (maldecir) to swear, curse; (blasfemar) to blaspheme3) (quejarse, refunfuñar) to grumblerenegar DE algo — to grumble about something
4) (AmL) (enojarse) to get annoyed2.renegar vt to deny ... vigorously* * *= disavow, renounce.Ex. Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.Ex. 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.----* renegar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* renegar de = deny.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) (Relig) to apostatizeb) (abjurar)renegar DE algo — de creencias/principios to renounce something
renegar de Dios — to renounce God
renegó de su familia — she disowned her family
2) (maldecir) to swear, curse; (blasfemar) to blaspheme3) (quejarse, refunfuñar) to grumblerenegar DE algo — to grumble about something
4) (AmL) (enojarse) to get annoyed2.renegar vt to deny ... vigorously* * *= disavow, renounce.Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.
Ex: 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.* renegar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* renegar de = deny.* * *renegar [A7 ]viA1 (Relig) to apostatize2 (abjurar) renegar DE algo:nunca renegaré de mis principios/creencias I shall never renounce my principles/beliefsrenegar de Dios to renounce Godha renegado de su familia she has disowned her family, she doesn't want to have anything to do with her familyrenegar de una promesa to renege on o go back on a promiseB1 (maldecir) to swear, curse2 (blasfemar) to blasphemeC (quejarse, refunfuñar) to grumble renegar DE algo to grumble ABOUT sthrenegaba del tiempo he was grumbling about the weatherD (AmL) (enojarse) to get annoyed■ renegarvtto deny … vigorouslynegó y renegó su participación en el asunto she vigorously denied any involvement in the affair* * *
renegar (conjugate renegar) verbo intransitivoa) (Relig) to apostatize;
renegar DE algo ‹de creencias/principios› to renounce sthb) (maldecir) to swear, curse;
(blasfemar) to blasphemec) (refunfuñar) to grumble;
renegar DE algo to grumble about sthd) (AmL) (enojarse) to get annoyed
renegar
I vtr (negar con fuerza) to deny vigorously
II verbo intransitivo
1 (de creencias, ideología, etc) to renounce: renegaron de su pasado fascista, they repudiated their fascist past
2 (repudiar) to disown: reniega de su familia, he disowns his family
3 fam (refunfuñar) renegar de algo, to grumble about sthg
'renegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maldecir
English:
forswear
- disown
* * *renegar♦ vt[negar] to deny categorically;negó y renegó que hubiera estado allí he repeatedly and categorically denied that he had been there♦ vi1.renegar de [fe] to renounce2.[principios] to abandon, to renouncerenegar de [familia] to disown;3. Fam [gruñir] to grumble* * *renegarv/i:renegar de alguien disown s.o.;renegar de algo renounce sth* * *renegar {49} vi1)renegar de : to renounce, to disown, to give up2)renegar de : to complain aboutrenegar vt1) : to deny vigorously2) : to abhor, to hate
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.