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1 defy
1) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) desafiar2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) desafiardefy vb desafiar / desobedecertr[dɪ'faɪ]1 (ignore, refuse to give in to) desafiar; (disobey - law, order, authority) desobedecer, desacatar2 (make impossible) ser imposible3 (challenge) retar, desafiar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto defy all logic ir en contra de la lógica1) challenge: desafiar, retar2) disobey: desobedecer3) resist: resistir, hacer imposible, hacer inútilv.• afrontar v.• desafiar v.• oponerse a v.dɪ'faɪtransitive verb defies, defying, defied1)a) ( disobey) \<\<order/authority\>\> desacatar, desobedecer*b) ( resist)to defy understanding/description — ser* incomprensible/indescriptible
to defy all logic o reason — no tener* ninguna lógica, ir* en contra de toda lógica
c) ( ignore) \<\<danger/death\>\> desafiar*2) ( challenge)to defy somebody to + INF — desafiar* a alguien a que (+ subj)
[dɪ'faɪ]VT1) (=challenge) [+ person] desafiar, retar2) (=refuse to obey) [+ person] desobedecer, enfrentarse a; [+ order] contravenir3) (=fly in the face of)it defies description — resulta imposible describirlo, es indescriptible
people defied the bad weather to get away for Easter — a pesar del mal tiempo, la gente salió de vacaciones durante la Semana Santa
to defy death — (=face without fear) desafiar a la muerte; (=narrowly escape) escapar de una muerte segura
* * *[dɪ'faɪ]transitive verb defies, defying, defied1)a) ( disobey) \<\<order/authority\>\> desacatar, desobedecer*b) ( resist)to defy understanding/description — ser* incomprensible/indescriptible
to defy all logic o reason — no tener* ninguna lógica, ir* en contra de toda lógica
c) ( ignore) \<\<danger/death\>\> desafiar*2) ( challenge)to defy somebody to + INF — desafiar* a alguien a que (+ subj)
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