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1 defy
defy [dɪˈfaɪ]a. ( = disobey) [+ law, convention] ne pas respecter ; [+ person, orders] désobéir à ; ( = stand up to) [+ person] défier• the virus has defied all attempts to find a vaccine jusqu'à maintenant, toutes les tentatives pour trouver un vaccin contre ce virus sont restées vainesb. ( = contradict) [+ logic] défierc. ( = challenge) to defy sb to do sth mettre qn au défi de faire qch* * *[dɪ'faɪ]transitive verb1) ( disobey) défier [authority, law, death, gravity, person]2) ( challenge)3) (elude, resist) défier [description, logic, analysis] -
2 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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3 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. -
4 defy
1 ( disobey) défier [authority, law, person] ; ne pas tenir compte de [advice] ; faire mentir [expectations, predictions] ; défier [death, gravity, reality] ;2 ( challenge) [person] jeter un défi à [person] ; braver [danger] ; to defy sb to do mettre qn au défi de faire ;3 (elude, resist) défier [description, logic, analysis] échapper à [categorization] ; to defy sb's efforts/attempts to do résister à tous les efforts/toutes les tentatives de qn à faire. -
5 defy
[dɪ'faɪ]2) (challenge) sfidare [death, gravity, reality]to defy sb. to do — sfidare qcn. a fare
3) (elude, resist) sfuggire a qualsiasi tentativo di [description, analysis]; sfidare [ logic]* * *1) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) sfidare2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) sfidare* * *[dɪ'faɪ]2) (challenge) sfidare [death, gravity, reality]to defy sb. to do — sfidare qcn. a fare
3) (elude, resist) sfuggire a qualsiasi tentativo di [description, analysis]; sfidare [ logic] -
6 (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. -
7 (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.
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