Meaning of väittää | Babel Free
/ˈʋæi̯tːæːˣ/Määritelmät
- to claim, contend, assert, argue, maintain, allege
- to plead, allege, claim, maintain (to offer by way of excuse)
- to predicate (assert or state as an attribute or quality of something)
Esimerkit
“Heidän väitetään tappaneen lemmikkinsä.”
They are alleged to have killed their pets. They allegedly killed their pets.
“Väitätkö minua varkaaksi?”
Are you claiming that I'm a thief?
“Koska en halunnut osallistua bankettiin, väitin olevani sairas.”
Not wishing to attend the banquet, I pleaded illness.
“Et voi puolustautua väittämällä, että noudatit vain ohjeita.”
It is no defence to plead that you were only obeying orders.
CEFR-taso
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.