believe Significado & definición

Significado de believe en español

• 0 to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true -- creer

  • She says she’s only 30, but I don’t believe it.

  • Do you believe him?

• 1 to think something, although you are not completely sure -- creer

  • The murderer is believed to be in his thirties.

• 2 used to say that something surprising is true -- lo creas o no

  • He even remembered my birthday, believe it or not.

• 3 to be very surprised when you see someone or something, or when you hear what someone says -- no dar crédito a lo que ves/oyes

  • I couldn’t believe my ears when Dan said they were getting married.

• 4 to be sure sth is true -- creer

  • The police didn’t believe the story. La policía no se creyó la historia.

  • Do you believe her? ¿Le crees a ella?

  • Jamie believed that his dad would come back. Jamie creía que su padre volvería.

  • It’s hard to believe we’re going to China. Parece increíble que nos vayamos a China.

• 5 to think sth is true, but not be completely sure -- creer

  • I believe that it was last week. Creo que fue la semana pasada.

  • a giant squid believed to be 80 feet long se cree que un calamar gigante mide 80 pies de largo

• 6 to have religious faith -- tener fe

  • Do you believe? ¿Tu crees?

• 7 implies shock or surprise -- no podía creer / no creo / no creería

  • We couldn’t believe how different he was. No podíamos creer lo diferente que era.

  • I don’t believe it – how did you get here? No me lo creo, ¿cómo llegaste aquí?

• 8 indicates what you will say is surprising -- Lo creas o no

  • Believe it or not, they haven’t won one game. Lo creas o no, no han ganado ni un partido.