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1 challenge
[' ælin‹] 1. verb1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) izzvati2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) podvomiti (o čem)2. noun1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) izziv2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) kritika; spodbijanje•- challenging* * *I [čaelindž]transitive verbpozivati, izzivati, kljubovati, oporekati, izpodbijati; (po)dvomiti; kritizirati; juridically odkloniti (porotnika); zahtevati geslo (straža); zalajati (lovski pes, ko izvoha plen)II [čaelindž]nounpoziv; izzivanje, kljubovanje, izpodbijanje, kritika; grožnja; tehničen problem -
2 defy
1) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) izzivati2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) upirati se* * *[difái]transitive verbizzivati; upirati se, kljubovati -
3 dare
[deə] 1. negative short form - daren't; verb1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) upati si2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) izzvati2. noun(a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) izziv- daring3. noun(boldness: We admired his daring.) drznost4. adjectivea dare-devil motorcyclist.) drzen* * *I [dwə]1.intransitive verbupati si, drzniti, osmeliti se; smeti;2.transitive verbpozvati, izzivati, kljubovati; lotiti seI dare say — kakor kaže, verjetno mislim, da, rekel biII [dwə]nounpoziv, izzivanje, spodbujanjeto take the dare — sprejeti poziv, dati se spodbuditiIII [dwə]1.nounzrcalo za lov ptičev;2.transitive verbloviti ptiče z zrcalom -
4 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) prevzeti2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) vzeti3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) izzvati na igro4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) dobiti5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) sprejeti6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) razburjati se* * *transitive verb vzeti (nase), prevzeti; vzeti (v službo, na ladjo itd.); najeti; peljati, odvesti dalje, naprej; nadeti si, privzeti; sport vzeti za soigralca; sprejeti (stavo, delo, službo); intransitive verb stopiti v službo; colloquially razburjati se, gristi se (at zaradi), besneti, postavljati se, prevzetovati, delati se važnega, vihati nosto take on s.o. at golf — igrati golf s kom
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