believe
/bɪˈliːv/ [believed, believing]Translation
v [t]
→ to believe in sth/sbVéase tb: to be inclined to {agree/believe/think...}›
⇨ creer
I believe you Te creo
I don't believe my ears: did you say you're moving to Greenland? No me lo puedo creer: ¿acabas de decir que te mudas a Groenlandia?
Believe it or not, I have eleven brothers and sisters Aunque no lo creas, tengo once hermanos
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⇨ pensar
⇨ creer
I believe that it will happen again Yo creo que volverá a suceder
■ constr. to believe + (that) believe it or not
⇨ aunque no lo creas
(Definition of believe v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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