Translations for „gainsay“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

gaiety [ˈgeɪət̬i, Brit -ti] N no pl

gaiety

jovialidade f

against [əˈgenst] PREP

1. against (in opposition to):

against

contra

he's against war

ele é contra a guerra

2. against (in contact with):

against

contra

we pushed the table against the wall

empurramos a mesa contra a parede

gateway N a. fig

gateway

entrada f

gateway

passagem f

I . gain [geɪn] N

1. gain:

gain (increase)

ganho m

gain (in weight)

aumento m

2. gain (profit):

gain

lucro m

II . gain [geɪn] VB trans

1. gain (obtain):

gain

ganhar

gain

obter

2. gain (acquire):

gain

alcançar

gain

atingir

to gain ground/speed

ganhar terreno/velocidade

to gain success

alcançar sucesso

to gain the upper hand

levar a melhor

to gain weight

engordar

to gain 2 pounds

engordar 1 quilo

III . gain [geɪn] VB intr (increase)

gain

aumentar

gain clock, watch

adiantar

airway [ˈerweɪ, Brit ˈeəw-] N ANAT

airway

via f aérea

railway N

See also railroad

railroad N Am

1. railroad (system):

railroad

ferrovia f

2. railroad (track):

railroad

estrada f de ferro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While some of the choices they have made are questionable, the individual courage of officers in the most trying of circumstances can not be gainsaid.

www.telegraph.co.uk

There is no gainsaying the point that one is entitled to one's opinion and not facts.

www.thehindu.com

He is the wisest of the sir, and the fairest-spoken and most gracious; and that quality attends him, that none may gainsay his judgments.

en.wikipedia.org

Mastery of the diverse fashions and effects can not be gainsaid.

www.vanguardngr.com

When some of us are described as a bunch of greedy persons consumed by our parochial obsessions, there is no gainsaying the remark.

www.ghanaweb.com

And there's no gainsaying that we're resentful of the fact that we live in a nation unfairly defined by its capital city.

www.independent.co.uk

None of this is to gainsay the real and urgent need for a better security response.

www.independent.ie

There is no gainsaying the fact that the worsening economy has adversely affected maternal healthcare services in the country.

thenationonlineng.net

The solution was so obviously just that no one could well gainsay it.

en.wikipedia.org

While the political part of oneself is outlining the imperative, the creative aspect of oneself is untameable, off the leash, gainsaying.

www.theecologist.org