7 дней назад · to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion: Her calm face belied the terror she was feeling.

Examples from Collins dictionaries: His youthful face belies his 80 years. The facts of the situation belie his testimony.

The award-winning actress, singer and media power player has lived a life that belies her years — and one that has brought her to her knees many times over.

To belie means to contradict. If you are 93 but look like you are 53, then your young looks belie your age.

7 дней назад · to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice. · to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts. · to act unworthily ...

1. to show to be false; contradict. His trembling hands belied his calm voice · 2. to misrepresent. The newspaper belied the facts · 3. to act unworthily ...

/bɪˈlaɪɪŋ/ jump to other results. ​belie something to give a false impression of somebody/something. My calm exterior belies my deep inner fear.

What does the verb belie mean? ... To maintain to be false, impugn. to false (a doom) (Scots Law): 'to deny the equity of a sentence, and appeal to a superior ...

7 дней назад · to give a wrong idea about something: His shy manner belied his very sharp mind. (Definition of belie from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary)