Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term
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desmentia
desmentir: Demonstrar o contrário de (alguma coisa) (Aulete)
I thought of "belied". Will it fit in? If not, what would you recommend?
bely: to give a false impression of; to contradict
| 4 +4 | belied |
philgoddard
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| 4 | Disguised |
Simone Taylor
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| 4 -1 | denied saying/refuted |
Douglas Bissell
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Mar 29, 2022 12:59: Oliver Simões changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2407412">Oliver Simões's</a> old entry - "desmentir"" to ""belie""
Mar 29, 2022 12:59: Oliver Simões changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2407412">Oliver Simões's</a> old entry - "desmentia"" to ""belied""
Proposed translations
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belied
If one thing belies another, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something. His youthful face belies his 80 years. If one thing belies another, it proves that the other thing is not true or genuine.
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/belie
Portugal
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denied saying/refuted
| Thank you. "Denied saying" doesn't fit in my context. "Refuted" is not an option, either. |
| disagree |
philgoddard
: Have you read the context? Neither of these makes sense.
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Disguised
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disguise
| Thank you, Simone. |
| agree |
Clauwolf
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Thank you
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| disagree |
Mark Robertson
: Disguised = the situation was serious even though it did not appear so. Belied = the situation was not serious even though it appeared so. See Phil's answer.
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Sorry, I fail to see your point. It was a serious situation disguised by a smile.
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| neutral |
philgoddard
: I disagree with Mark - the situation was serious.
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That is right, it was serious. A gravidade da situação, uma situação muito grave, séria, mas o sorriso disfarçava, disguised it, hid it.
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