denegado
/deneɡado/from spelling rules
To say denied in Spanish, use denegado.
denegado is used for official refusals, such as a request, a visa, a loan or access that has been turned down.
How does it change in a sentence?
denegado is a past participle used like an adjective. It agrees with the noun, so it ends in an a with a feminine noun and adds an s in the plural.
How do you pronounce it?
In IPA it is /deneɡado/.
Did you know?
- While denegado is used for official refusals, if you want to say someone 'denied' an accusation or a fact, you would use the verb negar instead.
- Unlike English, where 'denied' can be used colloquially to mean 'rejected' in a romantic sense, using denegado for a romantic rejection would sound like a cold, bureaucratic government decree.
- In a legal context, if a judge 'denies' a motion, the term used is often desestimar rather than denegar, which sounds more like a bureaucratic refusal.
Examples in context
- Acceso denegado.Access denied.Acceso denegado is the standard message on screens and doors when you are not allowed in.Tatoeba #6627673 by Schuager, translation #6627672 by Schuager
- El permiso fue denegado por la oficina.The permit was denied by the office.
- Su reclamo fue denegado ayer.His claim was denied yesterday.
Example conversation
Alejandro is telling Elena about a failed application.
- Elena¿Sabes algo de mi solicitud, Alejandro?Do you know anything about my application, Alejandro?
- AlejandroLo siento, Elena, pero el crédito fue denegado.I'm sorry, Elena, but the credit was denied.
- Elena¿Por qué fue denegado el préstamo?Why was the loan denied?
- AlejandroNo me dieron un motivo específico.They didn't give me a specific reason.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
