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1 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.
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