contradict

contredire

Dire qu’une affirmation est fausse ou montrer qu’elle ne peut pas être vraie.

En anglais simple : To say that a statement is wrong, or show that it cannot be true.

• Please do not contradict me.
• Her story contradicted the police report.
• These results contradict the claim that the treatment always works.

Comment l'utiliser : contradict someone/something (The new evidence contradicts his account of the accident.)

Synonymes : dispute, deny, challenge

Contraires : confirm, support

Expressions courantes : contradict someone, contradict a statement, contradict the evidence

se contredire

Dire des choses incompatibles avec ce que l’on a soi-même déjà dit.

En anglais simple : To say things that disagree with other things you have said.

• You are contradicting yourself.
• She contradicted herself about when she arrived.
• His statements contradict each other on several important details.

Comment l'utiliser : contradict oneself (He contradicted himself twice during the interview.)

Synonymes : be inconsistent

Expressions courantes : contradict yourself, contradict each other