gainsay
US /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
UK /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
1.
ontkennen, tegenspreken
deny or contradict (a fact or statement)
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The evidence was too strong to gainsay.
Het bewijs was te sterk om te ontkennen.
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No one could gainsay her claim to the inheritance.
Niemand kon haar aanspraak op de erfenis tegenspreken.
2.
tegenspreken, bestrijden
speak against or oppose (someone)
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It was useless to gainsay him, as he was determined to go.
Het was nutteloos om hem te tegenspreken, want hij was vastbesloten om te gaan.
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She was too polite to gainsay her elders.
Ze was te beleefd om haar ouderen te tegenspreken.