prove in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for prove in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.prove <pt proved, pp proved or proven> [Am pruv, Brit pruːv] VB trans

1. prove (verify, demonstrate):

prove theory/statement

probar

prove theorem/innocence

probar

prove theorem/innocence

demostrar

prove loyalty/courage

demostrar

they couldn't prove that she was lying

no pudieron demostrar or probar que mentía

to prove one's point

demostrar que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto

can you prove where you were that night?

¿tiene pruebas de dónde estaba usted aquella noche?

to prove sb right/wrong

demostrar que alguien tiene razón or está en lo cierto/está equivocado

to prove sth right/wrong

demostrar que algo es/no es cierto

tests proved the drug (to be) effective

los experimentos demostraron que el medicamento era eficaz

2.1. prove (test):

prove weapon/system

probar

2.2. prove LAW:

prove will

comprobar

prove will

verificar

II.prove <pt proved, pp proved or proven> [Am pruv, Brit pruːv] VB refl

to prove oneself, he was given three months to prove himself

le dieron tres meses para que demostrara su valía

the new system has not yet proved itself in battle conditions

la eficacia del nuevo sistema en combate está aún por demostrarse

he has proved himself to be a great actor

ha demostrado ser un gran actor

III.prove <pt proved, pp proved or proven> [Am pruv, Brit pruːv] VB intr

1. prove (turn out):

prove

resultar

his advice proved useless

sus consejos resultaron (ser) inútiles

it proved to be very difficult

resultó ser muy difícil

2. prove FOOD:

prove dough:

levar

prove dough:

leudar

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to prove/establish negligence

probar/demostrar negligencia

statistically prove/show

por medio de estadísticas

he has signally failed to prove it

ha fracasado rotundamente al tratar de demostrarlo

an error like that could prove expensive

un error así podría costar or salir caro

succeeding generations will prove us to be right

las generaciones futuras or venideras demostrarán que teníamos razón

positively prove

de forma concluyente

positively prove

de forma fehaciente

Translations for prove in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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demostrar verdad

to prove

demostrar teorema

to prove

te voy a demostrar que tengo razón

I'm going to prove to you that I'm right

acreditar

to prove

el presente recibo no acredita el pago de los anteriores

this receipt does not provide evidence of payment o does not prove payment of previous bills

los documentos que lo acreditan como residente

the papers which prove that you are a resident

acreditarse

to prove one's worth

verificarse

to prove to be true

prove in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prove in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.prove <[or Am: proven]> [pru:v] VB trans proved (verify)

prove theory

probar

prove innocence, loyalty

demostrar

to prove oneself (to be) sth

demostrarse (ser) algo

to prove sb innocent

probar la inocencia de alguien

II.prove <[or Am: proven]> [pru:v] VB intr (be established)

prove

resultar

to prove to be sth

resultar ser algo

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to prove costly a. fig

resultar muy caro

Translations for prove in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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patentizar (comprobar)

to prove

demostrarse algo a uno mismo

to prove sth to oneself

necesitaba demostrarse a sí misma que podía hacerlo

she needed to prove to herself that she could do it

poner algo en evidencia (probar)

to prove sth

argüir

to prove

comprobar (probar)

to prove

hacer méritos

to prove oneself worthy

no pude probar mi identidad

I was unable to prove my identity

justificar (probar)

to prove

prove Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to prove oneself (to be) sth

demostrarse (ser) algo

to prove sb innocent

probar la inocencia de alguien

to prove to be sth

resultar ser algo

to prove costly a. fig

resultar muy caro

to prove sb guilty

demostrar la culpabilidad de alguien

to prove one's worth

demostrar su valía

to prove sb wrong

demostrar que alguien se equivoca

she needed to prove to herself that she could do it

necesitaba demostrarse a sí misma que podía hacerlo

I was unable to prove my identity

no pude probar mi identidad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He urgently needs to rustle up the support of another 15 to prove his majority in the 60-member assembly.

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She shows just enough reaction to prove that her feet are not wooden.

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He was ordered to do this to prove that execution orders had in fact been carried out.

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However, small allowances for personal possession are permitted as long as the possessor can prove that they have paid import duties.

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Because of this uncertainty, a co-regency is currently impossible to prove or disprove.

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Scholars suspect, but have no way to prove, that the lack of such records indicates official connivance in flouting of the prohibition.

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The presence of the desired subgraph is then often used to prove a coloring result.

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If the mechanisms of voting do not prove enough, particularly for minority shareholders, directors' duties and other member rights may be vindicated in court.

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With six teams fighting it out for four quarter-final positions in each pool, every single match has meaning and one slip-up could prove costly.

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Probative is a term used in law to signify tending to prove.

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