demostrar

demonstrate, show


Verb demostrar (first-person singular present demuestro, first-person singular preterite demostré, past participle demostrado)

  1. to show, to demonstrate
  2. to prove

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Examples
  • Es difícil demostrar que los fantasmas existen.

    It is difficult to prove that ghosts exist.

  • Lo que se quería demostrar.

    Which was to be proven.

  • Puedo demostrar quién es el asesino.

    I can prove who the murderer is.

  • Aún queda mucho por demostrar.

    There's still a lot to demonstrate.

  • No lo puedo demostrar, pero estoy seguro de que fue asesinado.

    I can't prove it, but I'm sure he was murdered.

  • Sigo pensando que es poco probable que encontremos alguna evidencia para demostrar la culpabilidad de Tom.

    I still think it's unlikely that we'll find any evidence to prove Tom's guilt.

  • Los matemáticos son poetas, sólo que tienen que demostrar lo que su imaginación crea.

    Mathematicians are poets, except that they have to prove what their fantasy creates.

  • Es tan imposible para el hombre demostrar la existencia de Dios, como lo sería incluso para Sherlock Holmes demostrar la existencia de Arthur Conan Doyle.

    It is as impossible for man to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes to demonstrate the existence of Arthur Conan Doyle.

  • Él asintió para demostrar que estaba de acuerdo conmigo.

    He nodded to show that he agreed with me.

  • El trabajo del abogado es demostrar la inocencia de su cliente.

    The lawyer's job is to prove that her client is innocent.

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