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1 belie
[bɪ'laɪ]verbo transitivo deludere [ hopes]; smentire [promises, predictions]; mascherare, celare [appearances, feelings, facts]* * *present participle - belying; verb(to give a false idea or impression of (something): His innocent face belies his cunning.) smentire* * *[bɪ'laɪ]verbo transitivo deludere [ hopes]; smentire [promises, predictions]; mascherare, celare [appearances, feelings, facts] -
2 (to) defy
(to) defy /dɪˈfaɪ/v. t.1 sfidare, opporsi a: If I were you, I didn't dare to defy my father, se fossi in te, non oserei sfidare mio padre; to defy authority [the law], sfidare l'autorità [la legge]; to defy conventions, sfidare le convenzioni; He defied a direct order to retreat, ha sfidato un ordine diretto di ritirarsi2 (fig.) andare al di là di: to defy expectations [predictions], andare al di là delle aspettative [dei pronostici]; It defies belief that this should happen in the 21st century, è difficile a credersi che una cosa simile possa succedere nel XXI secolo; The squalor of the place defied description, lo squallore del posto andava al di là di qualsiasi descrizione; to defy the laws of gravity [of physics], sfidare le leggi della gravità [della fisica]● to defy sb. to do st., sfidare q. a fare qc.: I defy you to find a better solution, ti sfido a trovare una soluzione migliore. -
3 prediction
[prɪ'dɪkʃn]nome predizione f., previsione f.; (prophecy) profezia f.* * *[-ʃən]noun I'm making no predictions about the result of the race.) predizione, pronostico* * *prediction /prɪˈdɪkʃn/n. [cu]2 (meteor.) previsione.* * *[prɪ'dɪkʃn]nome predizione f., previsione f.; (prophecy) profezia f. -
4 (to) defy
(to) defy /dɪˈfaɪ/v. t.1 sfidare, opporsi a: If I were you, I didn't dare to defy my father, se fossi in te, non oserei sfidare mio padre; to defy authority [the law], sfidare l'autorità [la legge]; to defy conventions, sfidare le convenzioni; He defied a direct order to retreat, ha sfidato un ordine diretto di ritirarsi2 (fig.) andare al di là di: to defy expectations [predictions], andare al di là delle aspettative [dei pronostici]; It defies belief that this should happen in the 21st century, è difficile a credersi che una cosa simile possa succedere nel XXI secolo; The squalor of the place defied description, lo squallore del posto andava al di là di qualsiasi descrizione; to defy the laws of gravity [of physics], sfidare le leggi della gravità [della fisica]● to defy sb. to do st., sfidare q. a fare qc.: I defy you to find a better solution, ti sfido a trovare una soluzione migliore.
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