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1 (to) defy
(to) defy /dɪˈfaɪ/v. t.1 sfidare, opporsi a: If I were you, I didn't dare to defy my father, se fossi in te, non oserei sfidare mio padre; to defy authority [the law], sfidare l'autorità [la legge]; to defy conventions, sfidare le convenzioni; He defied a direct order to retreat, ha sfidato un ordine diretto di ritirarsi2 (fig.) andare al di là di: to defy expectations [predictions], andare al di là delle aspettative [dei pronostici]; It defies belief that this should happen in the 21st century, è difficile a credersi che una cosa simile possa succedere nel XXI secolo; The squalor of the place defied description, lo squallore del posto andava al di là di qualsiasi descrizione; to defy the laws of gravity [of physics], sfidare le leggi della gravità [della fisica]● to defy sb. to do st., sfidare q. a fare qc.: I defy you to find a better solution, ti sfido a trovare una soluzione migliore. -
2 (to) defy
(to) defy /dɪˈfaɪ/v. t.1 sfidare, opporsi a: If I were you, I didn't dare to defy my father, se fossi in te, non oserei sfidare mio padre; to defy authority [the law], sfidare l'autorità [la legge]; to defy conventions, sfidare le convenzioni; He defied a direct order to retreat, ha sfidato un ordine diretto di ritirarsi2 (fig.) andare al di là di: to defy expectations [predictions], andare al di là delle aspettative [dei pronostici]; It defies belief that this should happen in the 21st century, è difficile a credersi che una cosa simile possa succedere nel XXI secolo; The squalor of the place defied description, lo squallore del posto andava al di là di qualsiasi descrizione; to defy the laws of gravity [of physics], sfidare le leggi della gravità [della fisica]● to defy sb. to do st., sfidare q. a fare qc.: I defy you to find a better solution, ti sfido a trovare una soluzione migliore. -
3 ♦ convention
♦ convention /kənˈvɛnʃn/n.1 convenzione; consuetudine: an established convention, una convenzione accettata; poetic conventions, convenzioni poetiche; free from all conventions, libero da ogni convenzione3 convenzione (internazionale); accordo4 convegno; congresso; assemblea; convenzione; ( di fan) raduno: a party convention, un congresso di partito; (polit., USA) the Republican Convention, la Convenzione repubblicana; the annual Star Trek convention, il raduno annuale dei fan di Star Trek; convention centre, centro congressi5 (il) convenire; (il) convocare
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