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развенчивать; разоблачать (Goldenberg); развенчать (reduce the inflated reputation of (someone): comedy takes delight in debunking heroes. NOED. And it debunked and later destroyed the reputation of a great sea captain, a good friend of my father. LDOCE Alexander Demidov); лишать престижа; разоблачать (обман или фразёрство); опровергать (MargeWebley); разоблачить (Anglophile); отбросить (MichaelBurov); отбрасывать (MichaelBurov); отказаться (MichaelBurov); отказываться (MichaelBurov); развеять (мифы и т.п. to show that an idea, a belief, etc. is false; to show that something is not as good as people think it is • His theories have been debunked by recent research. • Let's start by debunking a few myths. • She attempts to debunk unrealistic expectations about marriage. OALD Alexander Demidov); лишить престижа; опровергнуть (The idea that “the rich” don’t pay their “fair share” is absurd and has been debunked many times. The people with highest incomes already pay 50%+ on their personal income. Their business income is already taxed at a level high enough to discourage productive investment. In the end those rich people will just leave and then we'll get no taxes, no nice things and no good paying jobs. (vancouversun.com) • In his studies, he found that consuming more calories, even from fast food, led to improved HDL (good cholesterol) levels, debunking the idea that fat is inherently harmful. Instead, he identified sugar as the primary dietary culprit for metabolic issues (...) (coasttocoastam.com)) ART Vancouver) |
