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1. verb1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) desafiar, retar2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) poner en duda, cuestionar
2. noun1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) desafío2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) recusación•- challenging
challenge1 n reto / desafíoto build a bridge in a month was a real challenge construir un puente en un mes suponía un auténtico retochallenge2 vb1. desafiar2. cuestionar / poner en dudamany scientists now challenge this theory ahora, muchos científicos cuestionan esta teoríatr['ʧælɪnʤ]1 (gen) reto, desafío2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL alto, quién vive nombre masculino3 SMALLLAW/SMALL recusación nombre femenino1 (invite to compete) retar, desafiar2 (question, dispute - person, authority) poner a prueba, cuestionar; (- statement) poner en duda, cuestionar, poner en tela de juicio3 (stimulate) suponer un reto para, constituir un reto para4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL dar el alto a, dar el quién vive a5 SMALLLAW/SMALL recusar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto issue a challenge to somebody desafiar a alguien, retar a alguien1) dispute: disputar, cuestionar, poner en duda2) dare: desafiar, retar3) stimulate: estimular, incentivar: reto m, desafío mn.• demanda s.f.• desafío s.m.• reto s.m.v.• desafiar v.• recusar v.• retar v.
I 'tʃæləndʒ, 'tʃælɪndʒ1)a) ( summon) desafiar*, retarto challenge somebody to + INF — desafiar* a alguien a que (+ subj)
b) ( offer competition to)c) ( question) \<\<authority/findings\>\> cuestionar; \<\<assumption/theory\>\> cuestionar, poner* en entredicho or en duda or en tela de juicio2) ( stimulate) \<\<job\>\> suponer* or constituir* un reto or un desafío para
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1) ca) (to duel, race) desafío m, reto mto issue a challenge to somebody — desafiar* or retar a alguien
b) ( competition) rival m2) c u ( stimulation) reto m, desafío m3) c (by policeman, sentry) alto m['tʃælɪndʒ]1. N1) (to game, fight etc) desafío m, reto m ; [of sentry] alto mVigo's challenge for the league leadership — la tentativa que hace el Vigo para hacerse con el liderato de la liga
3) (fig) desafío m, reto m4) (Jur) recusación f2. VT1) (to duel) desafiar, retar; [sentry] dar el alto a2) [+ speaker] hablar en contra deto challenge sb to do sth — desafiar or retar a algn a que haga algo
3) (=dispute) [+ fact, point] poner en duda4) (Jur) recusar* * *
I ['tʃæləndʒ, 'tʃælɪndʒ]1)a) ( summon) desafiar*, retarto challenge somebody to + INF — desafiar* a alguien a que (+ subj)
b) ( offer competition to)c) ( question) \<\<authority/findings\>\> cuestionar; \<\<assumption/theory\>\> cuestionar, poner* en entredicho or en duda or en tela de juicio2) ( stimulate) \<\<job\>\> suponer* or constituir* un reto or un desafío para
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1) ca) (to duel, race) desafío m, reto mto issue a challenge to somebody — desafiar* or retar a alguien
b) ( competition) rival m2) c u ( stimulation) reto m, desafío m3) c (by policeman, sentry) alto m -
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♦ challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/n.1 ( anche sport, ecc.) sfida: a challenge to a duel [to a game of tennis], una sfida a duello [a una partita di tennis]; to issue a challenge, lanciare una sfida a duello; to take up a challenge, accettare una sfida2 compito (o impresa, obiettivo) impegnativo; sfida: We are faced with a big challenge, abbiamo davanti un obiettivo impegnativo; to accept the challenge, accettare la sfida; to rise to the challenge, dimostrarsi all'altezza della sfida; I enjoy the challenge, trovo la sfida stimolante3 ( sport, polit., ecc.) sfida ( al detentore di un titolo, di una carica): Arsenal's title challenge, la sfida dell'Arsenal per la conquista del titolo: John Brown's leadership challenge, la candidatura di John Brown a nuovo leader4 (mil.) chi va là; alto là5 contestazione; il mettere in dubbio (o in discussione): a challenge to the government's economic policy, una contestazione della politica economica del governo; That is a challenge to my veracity, questo significa mettere in dubbio la mia veridicità; to be open to challenge, prestare il fianco a obiezioni, a contestazioni; essere criticabile● ( sport) challenge trophy, (trofeo) challenge.(to) challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/v. t.1 ( anche sport, ecc.) sfidare: He challenged him to a game of chess, l'ha sfidato a una partita di scacchi; I challenged her to prove her innocence, l'ho sfidata a dimostrare la sua innocenza2 costituire una sfida per; mettere alla prova; stimolare: That difficult task challenged his ingenuity, quel difficile compito metteva alla prova la sua ingegnosità4 contestare; mettere in dubbio (o in discussione): to challenge sb. 's authority, contestare l'autorità di q.; to challenge an account, contestare un rendiconto
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