attest

atestiguar, confirmar

Afirmar que algo es verdadero o auténtico, a menudo porque se conoce personalmente.

En inglés sencillo: To say that something is true or genuine, often because you have personal knowledge of it.

• I can attest that she was there.
• Several former clients attested to his honesty.
• Can anyone attest to the truth of this statement?

Cómo se usa: attest to something (I can attest to the accuracy of her account.); attest that… (Two witnesses attest that he was at home that evening.)

Sinónimos: confirm, affirm, verify

Antónimos: deny

Expresiones frecuentes: attest to something, attest that something, attest the truth

demostrar, atestiguar

Mostrar que algo es verdad mediante pruebas.

En inglés sencillo: To show that something is true by providing evidence of it.

• Her results attest to her skill.
• The old letters attested to their long friendship.
• These buildings attest the importance of trade in the region.

Cómo se usa: attest to something (These ruins attest to the city's former wealth.); attest something (The surviving records attest the existence of an earlier settlement.)

Sinónimos: demonstrate, show, prove, evidence

Antónimos: disprove

Expresiones frecuentes: attest to something, attest someone's ability, attest the existence

certificar, dar fe de

Confirmar algo oficialmente mediante la firma de un documento o una promesa formal de decir la verdad.

En inglés sencillo: To officially confirm something by signing a document or making a formal promise to tell the truth.

• The witness will attest the signature.
• Two neighbors attested the will.
• The official attests each copy before it is sent abroad.

Cómo se usa: attest something (A qualified witness must attest the signature.)

Sinónimos: certify, witness

Expresiones frecuentes: attest a document, attest a signature, attest a will