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defiance n ¢ défi m (of à) ; their defiance of danger leur mépris du danger ; their defiance of orders leur refus d'obéir aux ordres ; in defiance of sth/sb au mépris de qch/qn ; a gesture/act of defiance un geste/acte de défi ; in defiance [look, say] avec défi. -
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defiance [dɪ'faɪəns]1 noundéfi m;∎ I will not tolerate any further defiance je ne tolérerai plus qu'on me défie ainsi;∎ your defiance of my orders meant that people's lives were put at risk en défiant mes ordres vous avez mis la vie d'autrui en danger;∎ gesture/act of defiance geste m/acte m de défi∎ in defiance of sb/sth au mépris de qn/qch -
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