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1 herausfordern
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t challenge (zu to); (provozieren) provoke (into + Ger.); das Unglück herausfordern court disaster; sein Glück oder das Schicksal herausfordern tempt fateII v/i: zur Kritik herausfordern invite criticism; das fordert geradezu heraus zu etw. / etw. zu tun that’s an open invitation to s.th. / to do s.th.* * *to evoke; to spur on; to defy; to challenge; to dare; to instigate* * *he|raus|for|dern [hɛ'rausfɔrdɐn] sep1. vt (ESP SPORT)to challenge ( zu to); (= provozieren) to provoke (zu etw to do sth); Kritik, Protest to invite; (= heraufbeschwören) Gefahr to court; Unglück to court, to invitedas Schicksal heráúsfordern — to tempt fate or providence
2. vi* * *1) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) ask for2) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) challenge3) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) dare4) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) defy* * *he·raus|for·dernI. vt▪ jdn \herausfordern to challenge sb2. (auffordern)▪ etw \herausfordern to invite sthGefahr \herausfordern to court dangerKritik \herausfordern to invite [or provoke] criticismdas Schicksal \herausfordern to tempt fateII. vi* * *1.transitives Verb1) (auch Sport) challenge2) (heraufbeschwören) provoke < person, resistance, etc.>; invite < criticism>; court < danger>2.sein Schicksal herausfordern — tempt fate or providence
intransitives Verb (provozieren)* * *herausfordern (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t challenge (das Unglück herausfordern court disaster;das Schicksal herausfordern tempt fateB. v/i:zur Kritik herausfordern invite criticism;das fordert geradezu heraus zu etwas/etwas zu tun that’s an open invitation to sth/to do sth* * *1.transitives Verb1) (auch Sport) challenge2) (heraufbeschwören) provoke <person, resistance, etc.>; invite < criticism>; court < danger>2.sein Schicksal herausfordern — tempt fate or providence
intransitives Verb (provozieren)* * *v.to challenge v.to defy v.to provoke v. -
2 spotten
v/i mock, laugh, höhnisch: scoff ( über + Akk at); über jemanden spotten (sich lustig machen) make fun of s.o.; spotte nur! it’s all very well for you to laugh ( oder scoff); jeder Beschreibung spotten defy ( oder beggar) description; es spottet jeder Beschreibung auch I can’t find words to describe it* * *das Spottenmockery* * *spọt|ten ['ʃpɔtn]vi1) (= sich lustig machen) to mock, to poke fun; (= höhnen) to mock, to ridicule, to be derisiveüber jdn/etw spotten — to mock sb/sth, to poke fun at sb/sth, to ridicule sb/sth; (höhnisch auch) to deride sb/sth, to ridicule sb/sth
du hast leicht spotten!, spotte (du) nur! — it's easy for you to mock or laugh!, it's all very well for you to mock
..., spottete er —..., he mocked
2) +gen old, liter = Hohn sprechen) to mock; (geh = missachten) der Gefahr to be contemptuous of, to scorn* * *1) ((with at) to make fun of (someone) rudely: He's always jeering at her stupidity.) jeer2) ((sometimes with at) to express scorn: She scoffed at my poem.) scoff* * *spot·ten[ˈʃpɔtn̩]vi1. (höhnen) to ridicule [or mock]▪ [über jdn/etw] \spotten to make fun [of sb/sth] [or tease sbeiner Gefahr/Warnung \spotten to scorn [or dismiss] a danger/warning; s.a. Beschreibung* * *intransitives Verb1) mock; poke or make fun; (höhnischer) ridicule; be derisiveüber jemanden/etwas spotten — mock somebody/something; make fun of somebody/something; (höhnischer) ridicule somebody/something; be derisive about somebody/something
2) (fig.) be contemptuous of; scorner spottete der Gefahr — (Gen.) (geh.) he was contemptuous of or scorned the danger
* * *über +akk at);über jemanden spotten (sich lustig machen) make fun of sb;spotte nur! it’s all very well for you to laugh ( oder scoff);jeder Beschreibung spotten defy ( oder beggar) description;es spottet jeder Beschreibung auch I can’t find words to describe it* * *intransitives Verb1) mock; poke or make fun; (höhnischer) ridicule; be derisiveüber jemanden/etwas spotten — mock somebody/something; make fun of somebody/something; (höhnischer) ridicule somebody/something; be derisive about somebody/something
2) (fig.) be contemptuous of; scorner spottete der Gefahr — (Gen.) (geh.) he was contemptuous of or scorned the danger
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3 sich widersetzen
1) (to resist or fight against (someone or something) by force or argument: We oppose the government on this matter.) oppose2) (to show resistance to: He stood up to the bigger boys who tried to bully him; These chairs have stood up to very hard use.) stand up to* * *v.to defy v.
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