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1 defiantly
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2 defiantly de·fi·ant·ly adv
[dɪ'faɪəntlɪ]con aria (or tono) di sfida -
3 defiance
[dɪ'faɪəns]nome U sprezzo m., disprezzo m.in defiance of sth., sb. — a dispetto di qcs., qcn
* * *(open disobedience; challenging or opposition: He went in defiance of my orders.) sfida- defiant- defiantly* * *defiance /dɪˈfaɪəns/n. [u]2 disobbedienza: an act of defiance, un atto di disobbedienza; defiance of authority, resistenza all'autorità● (antiq.) to bid defiance to sb., lanciare una sfida a q.; provocare q. □ to do st. in defiance, fare qc. in segno di sfida: «I'm not coming» she said in defiance, «Io non vengo» disse in tono di sfida □ in defiance of, a dispetto di, sfidando: The soldier acted in defiance of orders, il soldato ha agito sfidando gli ordini □ to set at defiance, sfidare ( le convenzioni, la legge, ecc.).* * *[dɪ'faɪəns]nome U sprezzo m., disprezzo m.in defiance of sth., sb. — a dispetto di qcs., qcn
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4 defiant
[dɪ'faɪənt]* * *adjective (hostile; showing or feeling defiance: a defiant attitude.) di sfida* * *defiant /dɪˈfaɪənt/a.1 provocatorio; di sfida: a defiant gesture, un gesto di sfida; to remain defiant, continuare a fare resistenza2 ribelledefiantly avv.* * *[dɪ'faɪənt] -
5 confront *** con·front vt
[kən'frʌnt](enemy, danger) affrontare, (defiantly) fronteggiareFALSE FRIEND: confront is not translated by the Italian word confrontare
См. также в других словарях:
defiantly — adv. Defiantly is used with these verbs: ↑stare … Collocations dictionary
defiantly — defiant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing defiance. DERIVATIVES defiantly adverb … English terms dictionary
Defiantly — Defiant De*fi ant, a. [Cf. F. d[ e]fiant, p. pr. of d[ e]fier. See {Defy}.] Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act. [1913 Webster] In attitude stern and defiant. Longfellow. {De*fi ant*ly}, adv. {De*fi ant*ness}, n. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
defiantly — adverb see defiant … New Collegiate Dictionary
defiantly — See defiant. * * * … Universalium
defiantly — adverb In a defiant manner … Wiktionary
defiantly — adv. challengingly, provocatively … English contemporary dictionary
defiantly — de·fi·ant·ly … English syllables
defiantly — See: defiant … English dictionary
defiantly — adverb in a rebellious manner he rejected her words rebelliously • Syn: ↑rebelliously, ↑contumaciously • Derived from adjective: ↑defiant, ↑contumacious (for: ↑contumaciousl … Useful english dictionary
defiant — defiantly, adv. defiantness, n. /di fuy euhnt/, adj. characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging: a defiant attitude. [1830 40; < F défiant, OF, prp. of defier to DEFY; see ANT] Syn. insubordinate, contumacious, refractory,… … Universalium