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1 defy
1) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) desafiar2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) desafiardefy vb desafiar / desobedecertr[dɪ'faɪ]1 (ignore, refuse to give in to) desafiar; (disobey - law, order, authority) desobedecer, desacatar2 (make impossible) ser imposible3 (challenge) retar, desafiar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto defy all logic ir en contra de la lógica1) challenge: desafiar, retar2) disobey: desobedecer3) resist: resistir, hacer imposible, hacer inútilv.• afrontar v.• desafiar v.• oponerse a v.dɪ'faɪtransitive verb defies, defying, defied1)a) ( disobey) \<\<order/authority\>\> desacatar, desobedecer*b) ( resist)to defy understanding/description — ser* incomprensible/indescriptible
to defy all logic o reason — no tener* ninguna lógica, ir* en contra de toda lógica
c) ( ignore) \<\<danger/death\>\> desafiar*2) ( challenge)to defy somebody to + INF — desafiar* a alguien a que (+ subj)
[dɪ'faɪ]VT1) (=challenge) [+ person] desafiar, retar2) (=refuse to obey) [+ person] desobedecer, enfrentarse a; [+ order] contravenir3) (=fly in the face of)it defies description — resulta imposible describirlo, es indescriptible
people defied the bad weather to get away for Easter — a pesar del mal tiempo, la gente salió de vacaciones durante la Semana Santa
to defy death — (=face without fear) desafiar a la muerte; (=narrowly escape) escapar de una muerte segura
* * *[dɪ'faɪ]transitive verb defies, defying, defied1)a) ( disobey) \<\<order/authority\>\> desacatar, desobedecer*b) ( resist)to defy understanding/description — ser* incomprensible/indescriptible
to defy all logic o reason — no tener* ninguna lógica, ir* en contra de toda lógica
c) ( ignore) \<\<danger/death\>\> desafiar*2) ( challenge)to defy somebody to + INF — desafiar* a alguien a que (+ subj)
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2 brave
breiv
1. adjective(without fear of danger, pain etc: a brave soldier; a brave deed; You're very brave; It was brave of him to fight such an enemy.) valiente, valeroso
2. verb(to meet or face boldly: They braved the cold weather.) desafiar, arrostrar
3. noun(a Red Indian warrior.) guerrero indio- bravely- bravery
brave adj valientetr[breɪv]1 valiente1 guerrero indio1 (defy) desafiar2 (confront) afrontar, hacer frente a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto brave death desafiar a la muerteto brave it out (person under suspicion) aguantar la tormentato brave the elements aguantar el mal tiempoto put a brave face on poner a mal tiempo buena cara♦ bravely advbrave n: guerrero m indion.• guerrero indio s.m.adj.• alentado, -a adj.• animoso, -a adj.• arrogante adj.• bizarro, -a adj.• bravo, -a adj.• gallardo, -a adj.• generoso, -a adj.• templado, -a adj.• valeroso, -a adj.• valiente adj.v.• desafiar v.• hacer frente a v.
I breɪvadjective -ver, -vest valiente, valeroso
II
transitive verb \<\<peril\>\> afrontar, hacer* frente a
III
1) ( North American Indian) guerrero m piel roja2) (liter) (+ pl vb)[breɪv]1. ADJ(compar braver) (superl bravest)1) (=courageous) [person, deed] valiente, valerosofacebe brave! — ¡sé valiente!
2) liter (=splendid) magnífico liter2. N1)2) (=Indian) guerrero m3.VT [+ weather] afrontar, hacer frente a; [+ death] desafiarto brave the storm — (fig) capear el temporal
to brave sb's anger — afrontar or hacer frente a la ira de algn
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I [breɪv]adjective -ver, -vest valiente, valeroso
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transitive verb \<\<peril\>\> afrontar, hacer* frente a
III
1) ( North American Indian) guerrero m piel roja2) (liter) (+ pl vb) -
3 repetir
repetir ( conjugate repetir) verbo transitivo◊ ¿me lo puedes repetir? could you repeat it, please?;¡que no te lo tenga que volver a repetir! don't let me have to tell you again! ‹ programa› to repeat, rerun; ‹experimento/curso/asignatura› to repeat verbo intransitivo 1 ( volver a comer) to have a second helping, to have seconds (colloq) 2 [pimientos/pepinos] to repeat; 3 (Educ) to repeat a year/course repetirse verbo pronominal [ persona] to repeat oneself
repetir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un gesto, acción, juicio, palabras) to repeat
2 (un trabajo) to do again: tendrás que repetir la redacción, you'll have to redo your composition
3 (volver a servirse algún alimento) to have a second helping: repetí arroz dos veces, I had three helpings of rice
4 Educ to repeat
II verbo intransitivo
1 Educ to repeat a year
2 (volver a servirse el plato) to have a second helping
3 (un alimento) el ajo me repite, garlic repeats on me ' repetir' also found in these entries: Spanish: citar - más - poder - coro - fastidiar - limitar - literalmente - pie - practicar - repita - retransmitir English: defy - do over - duplicate - echo - helping - repeat - replicate - reprise - restate - roll back - second - regurgitate - reiterate - replay -
4 mock
mok
1. verb(to laugh at or cause to seem ridiculous: They mocked her efforts at cooking.) burlarse
2. adjective(pretended or not real: a mock battle; He looked at me in mock horror.) ficticio, falso- mockery- mocking
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mock1 adj simuladomock2 vb burlarse / mofarsetr[mɒk]1 (object) de imitación2 (event) de prueba1 (exam) examen nombre masculino de prueba1 (laugh at, make fun of) burlarse de, mofarse de2 (imitate) imitar, remedar1 burlarse (at, de)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a mock of somebody/something poner a alguien/algo en ridículomock ['mɑk, 'mɔk] vt1) ridicule: burlarse de, mofarse de2) mimic: imitar, remedar (de manera burlona)mock adj1) simulated: simulado2) phony: falsoadj.• burlesco, -a adj.• fingido, -a adj.• simulado, -a adj.n.• burla s.f.• mofa s.f.v.• befar v.• burlar v.• burlarse v.• burlarse de v.• decepcionar v.• fisgar v.• mofar v.• remedar v.
I mɑːk, mɒktransitive verb burlarse or mofarse dehe mocked her accent — imitó or remedó su acento burlonamente
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adjective (before n) <examination/interview> de práctica, de prueba; <anger/outrage> fingido, simulado[mɒk]1.VT (=ridicule) mofarse de, burlarse de; (=mimic) imitar, remedaryou shouldn't mock other people's beliefs — no hay que mofarse or burlarse de las creencias de la gente
2.VI mofarse, burlarseto mock at sth/sb — mofarse de algo/algn, burlarse de algo/algn
3.ADJ (=feigned) [solemnity, terror] fingido, simulado; (=imitation) [leather, fur] de imitación4. N1)2) mocks (Brit) (Scol) * exámenes mpl de prueba5.CPDmock battle N — simulacro m (de batalla)
mock orange N — (Bot) jeringuilla f, celinda f
mock trial N — juicio m de prueba
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I [mɑːk, mɒk]transitive verb burlarse or mofarse dehe mocked her accent — imitó or remedó su acento burlonamente
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adjective (before n) <examination/interview> de práctica, de prueba; <anger/outrage> fingido, simulado -
5 eso
Multiple Entries: ESO eso
eso pron dem eso que te contaron what they told youb) ( en locs)◊ a eso de (at) around o about;en eso: en eso llegó su madre (just) at that moment her mother arrived; ¡eso es! that's it!; y eso que … even though …; por eso that's whyc)◊ ¡eso! ( interj) exactly!
eso pron dem neut that: eso de los fantasmas es una tontería, this whole thing about ghosts is nonsense
¡eso es!, that's it!
no me dio ni eso, she didn't give me even that
por eso nos vamos, that's why we are leaving Locuciones: a eso de, around: a eso de la medianoche, around midnight ' ESO' also found in these entries: Spanish: advertir - alcance - amargarse - aparte - así - bajeza - bastarse - broma - caer - calumnia - característica - característico - chistar - chupada - chupado - colmo - cómo - con - conducir - cosa - cuento - dar - deberse - derecha - derecho - diferenciar - discutible - doler - educación - empezar - entrar - ser - escribirse - eso - excusa - falsa - falso - faltar - ir - hacer - harina - importar - interesar - jorobar - llevar - luego - malpensada - malpensado - marcha - menos English: about - absolutely - affair - all - anything - ball - ball game - care - careful - common - debate - defy - deliberately - design - dig - do - done - dwell on - enough - failing - feel - fit - fortunate - go for - grab - harp on - head - here - however - it - joke - just - kick up - labour - like - mean - most - move - mud - nasty - need - no - none - nowhere - objection - occasion - ocean - of - offence - ominously -
6 imposible
imposible adjetivo 1 [ser] ‹sueño/amor› impossible; es imposible que lo sepan they can't possibly know; hicieron lo imposible they did everything they could 2 ( inaguantable) ‹ persona› impossible;
imposible
I adjetivo
1 impossible: resulta imposible de creer, it's impossible to believe
es imposible que ya hayan vuelto, they can't possibly have got back already
2 fam (inaguantable, intratable) unbearable: tiene un carácter imposible, he is quite unbearable
II sustantivo masculino the impossible, impossible thing: no me pidas imposibles, don't ask me for the impossible Locuciones: hacer lo imposible, to do one's utmost: hicieron lo imposible por ayudar a los heridos, they did their utmost to help the injured ' imposible' also found in these entries: Spanish: dejar - me - tener - venga - cuenta - estar - imposibilitar - ser - vida English: defy - democracy - detection - impossible - question - that - unreadable - virtually - awkward - clearly - hell - hopeless - job - notice - physically - possibly - rule - the - unobtainable - way
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