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disprove

[dɪs'pruːv] брит. / амер.

гл.

опровергать; доказывать ложность, ошибочность, несостоятельность чего-л.

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disprove

  1. опровергать доказательствами

  2. доказывать отсутствие факта, являющегося предметом доказывания

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The statistical problems arise because the capital asset pricing model is hard to prove or disprove conclusively.
Статистические проблемы возникают из-за того, что истинность МОДА трудно доказать, но так же трудно опровергнуть.
Brealey, Richard,Myers, Stewart / Principles of Corporate FinanceБрейли, Ричард,Майерс, Стюарт / Принципы корпоративных финансов
Принципы корпоративных финансов
Брейли, Ричард,Майерс, Стюарт
© 2003, 2000, 1996, 1991, 1988, 1984, 1981 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
© ЗАО «Олимп-Бизнес», перевод на рус. яз., оформление, 2004
Principles of Corporate Finance
Brealey, Richard,Myers, Stewart
© The McGraw−Hill Companies, 2003
Eckhardt1 s advice is that system designers should believe their results only after they have done everything possible to disprove them.
Экхардт советует, чтобы все разработчики систем верили своим результатам только после того, как сделают все возможное, чтобы опровергнуть их.
Schwager, Jack D. / The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top TradersШвагер, Джек Д. / Новые маги рынка: беседы с лучшими трейдерами Америки
Новые маги рынка: беседы с лучшими трейдерами Америки
Швагер, Джек Д.
© Альпина Бизнес Букс, перевод, оформление, 2004
© Jack D. Schwager, 1992
The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders
Schwager, Jack D.
© 1992 by Jack D. Schwager
Don't you want to prove or disprove which of these names are still kicking or which dropped dead?
Тебе не хочется разведать, кто из этих помеченных до сих пор живет и здравствует, а кто дал дубаря?
Bradbury, Ray / Let's All Kill ConstanceБрэдбери, Рэй / Давайте все убьем Констанцию
Давайте все убьем Констанцию
Брэдбери, Рэй
© 2003 by Ray Bradbury
© Л. Брилова, перевод с английского, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
Let's All Kill Constance
Bradbury, Ray
© 2003 by Ray Bradbury
'As I said, that theory is easy enough to prove or disprove.
- Я же сказал, эту теорию достаточно легко и подтвердить, и опровергнуть.
King, Stephen / Salem's LotКинг, Стивен / Салимов удел
Салимов удел
Кинг, Стивен
© Е.Ю. Александрова, 1992. Перевод
Salem's Lot
King, Stephen
© 1975 by Stephen King
Every morning he made for the post, and tore open letters and papers in agitation, and nowhere did he find anything which could confirm or disprove the fateful rumour.
Каждое утро отправлялся он на почту, с волненьем распечатывал письма, журналы - и нигде не находил ничего, что бы могло подтвердить или опровергнуть роковой слух.
Turgenev, I.S. / A House of GentlefolkТургенев, И.С. / Дворянское гнездо
Дворянское гнездо
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1983
A House of Gentlefolk
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
It rests with us to disprove the obvious.
Наша задача опровергнуть очевидность.
London, Jack / A daughter of the snowsЛондон, Джек / Дочь снегов
Дочь снегов
Лондон, Джек
© Издательство "Правда", 1961
A daughter of the snows
London, Jack
© 1902, Grosset & Dunlap
“He doesn’t have any evidence to disprove self-defense.”
– У него нет никаких доказательств, что это была не самозащита.
Brown, Sandra / RicochetБраун, Сандра / Рикошет
Рикошет
Браун, Сандра
© 2006 by Sandra Brown Management Ltd.
© Перевод. С. Панина, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
Ricochet
Brown, Sandra
© 2006 by Sandra Brown Management Ltd.
But it was not easy to disprove such claims, either.
А опровергнуть подобные утверждения не всегда легко.
Gaarder, Jostein / Sophie's WorldГордер, Юстейн / Мир Софии
Мир Софии
Гордер, Юстейн
Sophie's World
Gaarder, Jostein
© 1994 by Paulette Møller
© 1991 by H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), Oslo
Once again we cannot disprove it, and the only strictly rational stance is agnosticism.
Опять же, мы не можем стопроцентно доказать отсутствие такой жизни, и единственно разумной позицией в этом вопросе остается агностицизм.
Dawkins, Richard / The God DelusionДокинз, Ричард / Бог как иллюзия
Бог как иллюзия
Докинз, Ричард
© 2006 by Richard Dawkins
© H. Смелкова, перевод на русский язык, 2008
© ООО "Издательская Группа Аттикус", 2008
The God Delusion
Dawkins, Richard
© Richard Dawkins 2006
"I am sure the letter is true," Ethel said, rising up very haughtily. "It is not by calling me bad names that your ladyship will disprove it.
- Теперь я вижу, что это-правда, - проговорила Этель, вставая с гордым видом, - и ваше сиятельство не разуверит меня в этом своей бранью.
Thackeray, William Makepeace / The NewcomesТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Ньюкомы
Ньюкомы
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
The Newcomes
Thackeray, William Makepeace
© 1898, by Harper & Brothers
And furthermore, it's a charge of intent. About all I'd have to do is show up to disprove it.
Более того — меня обвиняют не в самой узурпации, а в намерении ее произвести.
Bujold, Lois McMaster / The Warrior's ApprenticeБуджолд, Лоис Макмастер / Ученик воина
Ученик воина
Буджолд, Лоис Макмастер
© Copyright Lois McMaster Bujold, 1986
© перевод С. Роя, С. Курдюкова, 1995
The Warrior's Apprentice
Bujold, Lois McMaster
© Copyright Lois McMaster Bujold, 1986
We know from logic that it is sufficient to disprove a proposition (e.g., that a system is secure) by demonstrating only one example in which the proposition is false (e.g., a successful penetration).
Согласно логике опровержения утверждения (о безопасности системы), достаточно найти только один случай, при котором утверждение неверно (т.е. существует возможность успешного взлома системы).
Hoglund, Greg,McGraw, Gary / Exploiting Software: How to Break CodeХогланд, Грег,Мак-Гроу, Гари / Взлом программного обеспечения: анализ и использование кода
Взлом программного обеспечения: анализ и использование кода
Хогланд, Грег,Мак-Гроу, Гари
© Pearson Education, Inc., 2004
© Издательский дом "Вильямс", 2005
Exploiting Software: How to Break Code
Hoglund, Greg,McGraw, Gary
© 2004 by Pearson Education, Inc.
The redhead disproved my contention by shooting Hoss Shackett in the head.
Рыжеголовый опроверг мои слова, выстрелив Хоссу Шэкетту в затылок.
Koontz, Dean Ray / Odd HoursКунц, Дин / Ночь Томаса
Ночь Томаса
Кунц, Дин
© В. Вебер, перевод на русский язык, 2008
© 2008 by Dean Koontz
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство Эксмо", 2009
Odd Hours
Koontz, Dean Ray
© 2008 by Dean Koontz
All I can say in defense of my own sanity is that my statements can be either proved or disproved without too much difficulty, and hope that you will take me seriously enough to make the test before it's too late.'
Все, что я могу сказать в защиту собственного здравого рассудка, это что мои заявления не слишком трудно доказать или опровергнуть, и что вы, надеюсь, сочтете их достаточно серьезными для того, чтобы проверить, пока не стало слишком поздно.
King, Stephen / Salem's LotКинг, Стивен / Салимов удел
Салимов удел
Кинг, Стивен
© Е.Ю. Александрова, 1992. Перевод
Salem's Lot
King, Stephen
© 1975 by Stephen King
And there is certainly no reason to suppose that, just because God can be neither proved nor disproved, his probability of existence is 50 per cent.
Несомненно, факт невозможности доказательства присутствия или отсутствия бога не делает эти варианты равновероятными.
Dawkins, Richard / The God DelusionДокинз, Ричард / Бог как иллюзия
Бог как иллюзия
Докинз, Ричард
© 2006 by Richard Dawkins
© H. Смелкова, перевод на русский язык, 2008
© ООО "Издательская Группа Аттикус", 2008
The God Delusion
Dawkins, Richard
© Richard Dawkins 2006

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disprove1/4
dɪs'pruːvVerbопровергать; доказывать ложность, ошибочность, несостоятельность чего-л.

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to disprove a case
опровергать версию
to disprove the evidence
опровергать доказательства
to disprove the evidence
опровергать свидетельские показания
disproved matter
не доказанный или опровергнутый факт
disproving evidence
контрдоказательство
disproving evidence
опровергающее доказательство
disproved fact
опровергнутый факт

Word forms

disprove

verb
Basic forms
Pastdisproved
Imperativedisprove
Present Participle (Participle I)disproving
Past Participle (Participle II)disproved
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I disprovewe disprove
you disproveyou disprove
he/she/it disprovesthey disprove
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am disprovingwe are disproving
you are disprovingyou are disproving
he/she/it is disprovingthey are disproving
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have disprovedwe have disproved
you have disprovedyou have disproved
he/she/it has disprovedthey have disproved
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been disprovingwe have been disproving
you have been disprovingyou have been disproving
he/she/it has been disprovingthey have been disproving
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I disprovedwe disproved
you disprovedyou disproved
he/she/it disprovedthey disproved
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was disprovingwe were disproving
you were disprovingyou were disproving
he/she/it was disprovingthey were disproving
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had disprovedwe had disproved
you had disprovedyou had disproved
he/she/it had disprovedthey had disproved
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been disprovingwe had been disproving
you had been disprovingyou had been disproving
he/she/it had been disprovingthey had been disproving
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will disprovewe shall/will disprove
you will disproveyou will disprove
he/she/it will disprovethey will disprove
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be disprovingwe shall/will be disproving
you will be disprovingyou will be disproving
he/she/it will be disprovingthey will be disproving
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have disprovedwe shall/will have disproved
you will have disprovedyou will have disproved
he/she/it will have disprovedthey will have disproved
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been disprovingwe shall/will have been disproving
you will have been disprovingyou will have been disproving
he/she/it will have been disprovingthey will have been disproving
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would disprovewe should/would disprove
you would disproveyou would disprove
he/she/it would disprovethey would disprove
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be disprovingwe should/would be disproving
you would be disprovingyou would be disproving
he/she/it would be disprovingthey would be disproving
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have disprovedwe should/would have disproved
you would have disprovedyou would have disproved
he/she/it would have disprovedthey would have disproved
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been disprovingwe should/would have been disproving
you would have been disprovingyou would have been disproving
he/she/it would have been disprovingthey would have been disproving
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am disprovedwe are disproved
you are disprovedyou are disproved
he/she/it is disprovedthey are disproved
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being disprovedwe are being disproved
you are being disprovedyou are being disproved
he/she/it is being disprovedthey are being disproved
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been disprovedwe have been disproved
you have been disprovedyou have been disproved
he/she/it has been disprovedthey have been disproved
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was disprovedwe were disproved
you were disprovedyou were disproved
he/she/it was disprovedthey were disproved
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being disprovedwe were being disproved
you were being disprovedyou were being disproved
he/she/it was being disprovedthey were being disproved
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been disprovedwe had been disproved
you had been disprovedyou had been disproved
he/she/it had been disprovedthey had been disproved
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be disprovedwe shall/will be disproved
you will be disprovedyou will be disproved
he/she/it will be disprovedthey will be disproved
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been disprovedwe shall/will have been disproved
you will have been disprovedyou will have been disproved
he/she/it will have been disprovedthey will have been disproved