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21 defy
transitive verb1) (resist openly)defy somebody — jemandem trotzen od. Trotz bieten; (refuse to obey)
defy somebody/something — sich jemandem/einer Sache widersetzen
2) (present insuperable obstacles to) widerstehen* * *2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) trotzen* * *<- ie->[dɪˈfaɪ]vt1. (disobey)▪ to \defy sb/sth sich akk jdm/etw widersetzen; ( fig: resist, withstand) sich akk etw dat entziehento \defy description jeder Beschreibung spotten▪ to \defy sb:I \defy you to prove your accusations dann beweisen Sie doch erstmal Ihre Anschuldigungen* * *[dI'faɪ]vt1) (= refuse to submit to, disobey) person sich widersetzen (+dat); (esp child) trotzen (+dat); orders, law, death, danger verachten, trotzen (+dat)2) (fig: make impossible) widerstehen (+dat)to defy definition — nicht definiert werden können
to defy gravity/logic — den Gesetzen der Schwerkraft/Logik widersprechen
to defy the odds to do sth —
she defies her age or the years and wears the latest fashions — sie trägt ihrem Alter zum Trotz die neueste Mode
3)(= challenge)
I defy you to do it/to buy one more cheaply — machen Sie es doch/kaufen Sie doch einen Billigeren, wenn Sie können* * *defy [dıˈfaı] v/t2. sich hinwegsetzen über (akk)3. sich widersetzen (dat), Schwierigkeiten machen (dat):defy description unbeschreiblich sein, jeder Beschreibung spotten;defy scientific explanation sich wissenschaftlich nicht erklären lassen;defy translation (fast) unübersetzbar sein, sich nicht übersetzen lassen4. herausfordern:I defy anyone to do it ich möchte den sehen, der das tut;5. obs (zum Kampf) herausfordern* * *transitive verbdefy somebody — jemandem trotzen od. Trotz bieten; (refuse to obey)
defy somebody/something — sich jemandem/einer Sache widersetzen
2) (present insuperable obstacles to) widerstehen* * *v.Schwierigkeiten machen ausdr.die Stirn bieten ausdr.herausfordern v.sich hinwegsetzen über v.sich widersetzen v.standhalten v.trotzen v.verstoßen gegen v. -
22 law
nзакон, право; законодательство, правовая нормаto abolish / to abrogate a law — отменять закон
to administer law — отправлять / осуществлять правосудие
to adopt a law — принимать / утверждать закон
to alter / to amend a law — вносить поправки в закон
to be above the law — быть неподсудным / выше закона / над законом
to be at law with smb — судиться с кем-л.
to be exempt from the law — быть неподсудным / неподвластным закону
to break a law — нарушать / преступать закон
to contravene a law — нарушать закон; противоречить закону
to defy law — не подчиняться закону, игнорировать закон
to draw up a law — разрабатывать закон / законопроект
to enact legislation into law — принимать законопроект, придавать законопроекту силу закона
to enforce law — обеспечивать выполнение закона, следить за соблюдением закона
to flout law — попирать / не выполнять закон
to go beyond the law — совершать противозаконный поступок; обходить закон
to honor the law — уважать / соблюдать закон
to implement a law — выполнять закон; вводить закон в действие
to infringe law — нарушать / преступать закон
to institute / to introduce law — вводить закон
to keep in with the law — подчиняться закону, не нарушать закон
to keep within the law — держаться в рамках / придерживаться закона
to lay down the law — распоряжаться, командовать
to make a law — издавать закон; составлять закон
to override law — не признавать закон, не считаться с законом
to pass a law — принимать / утверждать закон
to practice law — заниматься адвокатурой / юриспруденцией
to put a law into effect / operation — вводить закон в действие
to take the law in(to) one's own hands — устраивать самосуд
to take the law of smb — привлекать кого-л. к суду
- abuse of the lawto violate a law — нарушать / преступать / попирать закон
- according to the law
- active law
- administration of laws
- administrative law
- air law
- ambassadorial law
- amnesty law
- antilabor law
- antipollution law
- antismoking law
- antiterrorist law
- antitrust laws - basic law
- binding in law
- breach of law
- breakdown of law and order
- business law
- by law
- campaign-financing laws
- canon law
- case law
- changes to the electoral law
- child-labor laws
- civil law
- clemency law
- club law - common law
- company law
- compliance with law
- conflict of interest law
- conflict with the law
- conscription law
- constitutional law
- consular law
- contrary to law
- contrary to military law
- controversial law
- conventional international law
- cosmic law
- court of law
- criminal law
- crown law
- customary law
- definite law
- development of international law
- discriminatory law
- disdain for the law
- disregard of the law
- doctor of law
- domestic law
- draft law
- ecclesiastical law
- economic law
- economic laws of the development of society
- election law
- electoral law
- emergency law
- enforcement of a law
- existent laws
- existing laws
- export control law
- extension of martial law
- extradition law
- family law
- federal laws - fundamental law
- general international law
- general law
- gun control law
- gun law prevails
- gun law
- humanitarian law
- immigration laws
- in British law
- in conformity with the law
- in law
- in the eyes of the law
- individual labor law
- infringement of the laws
- institutions of international law
- internal law
- internal security laws
- international administrative law
- international humanitarian law
- international law
- international monetary law
- international private law
- international public law
- international trade law
- international treaty law
- interstate commerce laws
- inviolable law
- irreversible law
- Islamic holy laws
- Jim Crow law
- judicial law
- jungle law
- labor laws
- land law
- language law - law goes through
- law is in force
- law is invalid
- law is subject to yearly review
- law is the law
- law merchant
- law must be upheld
- law of actions
- law of civil procedure
- law of conflicts
- law of contracts
- law of criminal procedure
- law of international trade
- law of nations
- law of nature
- law of property
- law of state responsibility
- law of succession
- law of the land
- law of the sea
- law of treaties
- law of value
- law on leasing
- law on religion
- law on smth
- law provides for
- law should follow its normal course
- laws and customs
- laws and regulations
- laws are being ignored
- laws governing social development
- laws governing the economy
- laws in force
- laws of historical development of society
- laws of honor
- laws restraining the press
- local law
- loop-hole in the law
- Lynch law
- maritime law
- maritime safety law
- martial law is in force
- martial law
- military law
- minions of law
- municipal law
- national law
- natural law
- nature laws
- no-knock search law
- object of international law
- objective economic laws
- objective laws
- observance of the laws
- offence of law
- outer space law
- passage of the law
- penal law
- political law
- power to execute laws
- press law
- principles of law
- private international law
- private law
- property law
- provision in the law
- public international law
- public law
- race law
- racist law - retreat of the law
- right-to-know law
- right-to-work laws
- rules of law
- secession law
- security law
- segregation law
- settled law
- shield laws
- slip law
- source of law
- space law
- state law
- statute law
- strict observance of the law
- subject of international law
- substantive law
- sunset law
- sunshine law
- system of law
- the spirit and the letter of the law
- under an amnesty law
- under local law
- under the law
- under the new law
- universal historical laws
- vagrancy law - war-time laws
- within bounds of international law -
23 defy
[di΄fai] v հաշվի չառնել, արհամարհել, չհնազանդվել. defy public opinion/law հաս արա կական կարծիքը/օրենքը արհամար հել/ հաշվի չառնել. defy the weather եղանակը հաշվի չառնել (դժվարություն/բարդություն ներկա յացնել) It defies description Աննկարագրելի է. The problem defies solution Պրոբլեմն անլուծելի է -
24 defy
defy [dɪˈfaɪ]a. ( = disobey) [+ law, convention] ne pas respecter ; [+ person, orders] désobéir à ; ( = stand up to) [+ person] défier• the virus has defied all attempts to find a vaccine jusqu'à maintenant, toutes les tentatives pour trouver un vaccin contre ce virus sont restées vainesb. ( = contradict) [+ logic] défierc. ( = challenge) to defy sb to do sth mettre qn au défi de faire qch* * *[dɪ'faɪ]transitive verb1) ( disobey) défier [authority, law, death, gravity, person]2) ( challenge)3) (elude, resist) défier [description, logic, analysis] -
25 defy
∎ the union defied the court order le syndicat n'a pas tenu compte de la décision judiciaire(b) (challenge, dare) défier;∎ she defied him to justify his claims elle l'a défié ou mis au défi de justifier ses revendications;∎ a death-defying feat un exploit téméraire∎ his behaviour defies explanation son comportement défie toute explication -
26 (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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(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. -
28 игнорировать закон
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29 проигнорировать закон
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30 действовать без оглядки на закон
Makarov: defy the lawУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > действовать без оглядки на закон
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31 не повиноваться закону
Makarov: defy the lawУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > не повиноваться закону
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32 отказвам
refuse, decline (да to)(отговарям отрицателно) deny, answer in the negative, return a negative; rejectотказвам на refuse(плащана на чек) dishonourотказвам да се подчиня на defyотказвам да се подчиня на закона defy the lawотказвам да изпълня задължение repudiate an obligationотказвам да платя дълг repudiate/dishonour a debtотказвам да дам подкрепата си withhold o.'s support (на from)отказвам да дам позволение withhold permissionотказвам на кандидат за женитба refuse a suitorотказвам да действувам (за механизъм) failотказвам се give up (от, да-, с ger.)desist (от, да from с ger.)отказвам се от give up, renounce, drop, ( дете) disavow, (мнение и пр,) recant, ( чрез договор) cede. юр. disclaim, waiveотказвам се от покапа decline an invitationотказвам се от правата си renounce/relinquish/abdicate/yield o.'s rightsотказвам се от наследство give up an inheritanceотказвам се от престола abdicate, renounce o.'s/the throneотказвам се от миналото си renounce o.'s pastотказвам се от длъжността си give up/relinquish/resign o.'s positionотказвам се от задълженията си renounce o.'s obligationsотказвам се от членство drop o.'s membershipотказвам се от убежденията си renounce o.'s convictions, give up o.'s beliefs, recantотказвам се от идея give up/drop an idea. set an idea asideтой се отказа от тази мисъл he thought better of itотказвам се от всяка мисъл, за give up all thought ofотказвам да се занимавам с refuse to have anything to do with, write offотказвам се да съдя renounce/withhold judgment, suspend/defer (o.'s) judgmentотказвам се от намерението си abandon o.'s intentionотказвам се от опит relinquish/give up an attemptотказвам се от обещание go back on a promiseотказвам се от думите си deny/renounce/withdraw/retract o.'s wordsотказвам се от подписа си refuse to acknowledge o.'s signature, deny o.'s signatureотказвам се от поданството си expatriate o.s.отказвам се от по-нататъшно водене на дело (за адвокат) throw down o.'s brief, отказвам се от състезание drop out of/retire from a competitionотказвам се от кафето/от пиене go off coffee/liquorотказвам се or пушене/пиене give up smoking/drinkingне бих се отказал от една бира I wouldn't say no to a glass of beerотказвам се! (много е трудно) I give up разг. it beats/licks me* * *отка̀звам,гл. refuse (на -), decline (да to); ( отговарям отрицателно) deny, answer in the negative, return a negative; reject; (да дам) withhold; \отказвам да действам (за механизъм) fail; \отказвам да изпълня задължение repudiate an obligation; \отказвам да приема ( храна и пр.) reject; ( плащане на чек и пр.) dishonour; \отказвам да разбера shut o.’s mind to; \отказвам да се подчиня на defy; \отказвам на кандидат за женитба refuse a suitor;\отказвам се give up (от, да -, с ger.); ( доброволно) forfeit; for(e)go; desist (от, да from с ger.); (от нещо скъпо) forsake; разг. kiss (s.th.) goodbye; непрех. throw in o.’s hand, call it quits; не бих се отказал от една бира I wouldn’t say no to a glass of beer; I could do with a glass of beer; не се \отказвам от правата си stand firm on o.’s rights; никога не ми е отказвано I have never been refused; \отказвам се! ( много е трудно) I give up! разг. it beats/licks me; \отказвам се да съдя renounce/withhold judgement, suspend/defer (o.’s) judgement; \отказвам се от give up, renounce, drop, ( дете) disavow, ( мнение и пр.) recant, ( категорично, под клетва) foreswear; ( чрез договор) cede, юр. disclaim, waive; \отказвам се от борбата throw in the towel/sponge; \отказвам се от длъжността си give up/relinquish/resign o.’s position; \отказвам се от думите си deny/renounce/withdraw/retract o.’s words; \отказвам се от задълженията си renounce o.’s obligations; \отказвам се от идея give up/drop an idea, set an idea aside; \отказвам се от кафето/от пиене go off coffee/liquor; \отказвам се от намерението си abandon o.’s intention; \отказвам се от обещание go back on a word/promise; \отказвам се от печалбата в името на безопасността forfeit profit in the name of safety; \отказвам се от поданството си expatriate o.s.; \отказвам се от подписа си refuse to acknowledge o.’s signature, deny o.’s signature; \отказвам се от покана decline an invitation; \отказвам се от по-нататъшно водене на дело (за адвокат) throw down o.’s brief; \отказвам се от правата си renounce/relinquish/abdicate/forfeit/yield o.’s rights; \отказвам се от престола abdicate, renounce o.’s/the throne; \отказвам се от състезание drop out of/retire from a competition; \отказвам се от убежденията си renounce o.’s convictions, give up o.’s beliefs, recant; \отказвам се от честта да decline the honour of (с ger.); \отказвам се от членство drop o.’s membership; той се отказа от тази мисъл he thought better of it.* * *cancel: He called to отказвам the appointment. - Той се обади да откаже срещата.; refuse: She отказвамd to join us. - Тя отказа да дойде с нас.; deny; disallow; rebuff{ri`bXf}; reject; waive (юр.){weiv}* * *1. (|| ОТКАЗВАМ се give up (oт, да -, с ger.) 2. (отговарям отрицателно) deny, answer in the negative, return a negative;reject 3. (плащана на чек) dishonour 4. desist (от, да from с ger,) 5. refuse, decline (да to) 6. ОТКАЗВАМ ce or пушене/пиене give up smoking/drinking 7. ОТКАЗВАМ ce oт обещание go back on a promise 8. ОТКАЗВАМ ce oт опит relinquish/give up an attempt 9. ОТКАЗВАМ ce от намерението си abandon o.'s intention 10. ОТКАЗВАМ да дам подкрепата си withhold o.'s support (на from) 11. ОТКАЗВАМ да дам позволение withhold permission 12. ОТКАЗВАМ да дам съгласието си withhold o.'s consent, ОТКАЗВАМ да приема (храма и пр.) reject 13. ОТКАЗВАМ да действувам (за механизъм) fail 14. ОТКАЗВАМ да изпълня задължение repudiate an obligation 15. ОТКАЗВАМ да платя дълг repudiate/dishonour a debt 16. ОТКАЗВАМ да се занимавам с refuse to have anything to do with, write off 17. ОТКАЗВАМ да се подчиня на defy 18. ОТКАЗВАМ да се подчиня на закона defy the law 19. ОТКАЗВАМ на refuse 20. ОТКАЗВАМ на кандидат за женитба refuse a suitor 21. ОТКАЗВАМ се да съдя renounce/withhold judgment, suspend/defer (o.'s) judgment 22. ОТКАЗВАМ се от give up, renounce, drop, (дете) disavow, (мнение и пр,) recant, (чрез договор) cede. юр. disclaim, waive 23. ОТКАЗВАМ се от всяка мисъл, за give up all thought of 24. ОТКАЗВАМ се от длъжността си give up/relinquish/resign o.'s position 25. ОТКАЗВАМ се от думите си deny/renounce/withdraw/ retract o.'s words 26. ОТКАЗВАМ се от задълженията си renounce o.'s obligations 27. ОТКАЗВАМ се от идея give up/drop an idea. set an idea aside 28. ОТКАЗВАМ се от кaфето/от пиене go off coffee/liquor 29. ОТКАЗВАМ се от миналото си renounce o.'s past 30. ОТКАЗВАМ се от наследство give up an inheritance 31. ОТКАЗВАМ се от по-нататъшно водене на дело (за адвокат) throw down o.'s brief, ОТКАЗВАМ се от състезание drop out of/retire from a competition 32. ОТКАЗВАМ се от поданството си expatriate o. s. 33. ОТКАЗВАМ се от подписа си refuse to acknowledge o.'s signature, deny o.'s signature 34. ОТКАЗВАМ се от покапа decline an invitation 35. ОТКАЗВАМ се от правата си renounce/relinquish/abdicate/yield o.'s rights 36. ОТКАЗВАМ се от престола abdicate, renounce o.'s/the throne 37. ОТКАЗВАМ се от убежденията си renounce o.'s convictions, give up o.'s beliefs, recant 38. ОТКАЗВАМ се от честта да decline the honour of (c ger:) 39. ОТКАЗВАМ се от членство drop o.'s membership 40. ОТКАЗВАМ се! (много е трудно) I give up разг. it beats/licks me 41. не бих се отказал от една бира I wouldn't say no to a glass of beer 42. не се ОТКАЗВАМ от правата си stand firm on o.'s rights 43. той се отказа от тази мисъл he thought better of it -
33 закон
юр.law; (акт) act, statuteвводить законы — to make / to introduce laws
вводить закон в действие — to enact / to implement the law, to put the law into effect / operation
вступать в силу как закон — to become law, to enter in force
вступить в противоречие с законом — to come into conflict with law, to contradict the law
изымать из-под действия закона — to except from operation of the law, to exempt
нарушать закон — to break / to infringe / to contravene / to violate / to disobey a law
издать закон — to make / to issue a law обнародовать закон to promulgate / to issue the law
обходить закон — to evade the law, to go beyond the law
отменять закон — to abrogate / to annul / to repeal an act / a law, to abate a law
преступать закон — to transgress / to violate / to break the law
принимать закон — to adopt / to pass legislation / a law
соблюдать закон — to follow / to observe / to abide by / to comply with the law
устанавливать законом — to establish by decree / law
эти законы скорее разрешают, чем предписывают — these laws are permissive rather than mandatory
соответствующий закону, установленный законом — statutory
действующие законы — laws in force / vigour, active laws
драконовские законы — Draconic / harsh / rigorous laws
избирательный закон — election / electoral law
неписаный закон — imperscriptible law / right, unwritten code / law
непреложный закон — indefeasible law, unalterable law
основной закон — fundamental / basic law
введение закона в силу, принятие закона — enactment
законы об охоте — hunting / game laws
закон о приостановке конституционных гарантий — Coercion Act / Bill
закон о пэрстве (1963 г., предоставляет право пэрам на отказ от титула, что даёт им возможность баллотироваться в палату общин, Великобритания) — Peerage Act
закон об обороне — defence act, act of defence
закон об образовании новой "территории" или превращении "территории" в штат (США) — organic act
закон об освобождении от уголовной ответственности (Великобритания) — Act / Bill of Indemnity
нарушение закона — offence against the law, breach / contravention / infringement / transgression / violation of the law
в нарушение законов — in contravention / violation of the law
несоблюдение / неисполнение законов — failure to comply with the laws
отмена закона — abrogation / repeal of the law
подписание закона (президентом, королём) — enactment
постановляющая часть / преамбула закона — enacting clause
свод законов — code, code of laws, statute book; corpus juris лат.
вопреки закону — against / contrary / in spite of the law, unlawfully
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34 нарушать закон
1) General subject: offend against the law, outrage, trespass against the law, offend against law2) Religion: transgression3) Law: abuse law, defy the law, flout the law4) Economy: break a law, infringe a law, offend against a law, transgress a law5) Advertising: break law6) Mass media: breach the law, subvert the law7) Business: break the law, disregard, infringe the law, transgress, violate the law, contravene the law8) leg.N.P. break or to transgress or to violate the law9) Makarov: transgress the law -
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vt impf defy, be defiant of, challenge; dare, brave (it out), face (down); be obstinate, bid defiance to | prkositieci defying, in defiance of; -iti zakonu flout/defy the law; -iti nevremenu brave the elements, weather (ili ride out) the storm* * *• defy• spite -
36 игнорировать закон
1. defying the lawразъяснить смысл правовой нормы, закона — to clarify the law
преступление, караемое по закону — offence punishable by law
предстать перед судом; ответить по закону — to answer in law
2. defy the lawзакон или суд Линча, самосуд — Lynch law
Русско-английский военно-политический словарь > игнорировать закон
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37 ігнорувати
to ignore; ( не звертати уваги) to disregard; ( нехтувати) to defyігнорувати загальноприйняті норми міжнародного права — to disregard generally recognized norms of international law
ігнорувати факти — to ignore ( to disregard) the facts
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38 проигнорировать закон
1. defying the law2. defy the lawРусско-английский военно-политический словарь > проигнорировать закон
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39 игнорировать закон
1) Law: flout the law2) Makarov: challenge the law, defy the lawУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > игнорировать закон
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