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1 challenge
[' ælin‹] 1. verb1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) desafiar2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) contestar2. noun1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) desafio2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) contestação•- challenging* * *chal.lenge[tʃ'ælindʒ] n 1 desafio, provocação. 2 Jur recusação, objeção, exceção. 3 grito de alerta e pedido de senha de uma sentinela. • vt 1 desafiar, provocar, reptar. his works challenge our admiration / suas obras merecem a nossa admiração. 2 contender, disputar, competir. 3 duvidar. 4 recusar, opor-se a, objetar, reclamar. 5 exigir. 6 Mil gritar alerta. -
2 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) aceitar2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) contratar3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) desafiar4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) assumir5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) receber6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) incomodar-se -
3 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) aceitar2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) admitir3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) desafiar4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) assumir5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) pegar6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) ficar transtornado -
4 challenge
[' ælin‹] 1. verb1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) desafiar2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) contestar2. noun1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) desafio2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) contestação•- challenging
См. также в других словарях:
take on — [v1] assume, accept acquire, add, address oneself to, adopt, agree to do, annex, append, attempt, become, begin, come to have, commence, develop, embrace, employ, endeavor, engage, enlist, enroll, espouse, handle, have a go at*, hire, launch, put … New thesaurus
take up the torch — If you take up the torch, you take on a challenge or responsibility, usually when someone else retires, or leaves an organisation, etc … The small dictionary of idiomes
take issue with — ► take issue with challenge. Main Entry: ↑issue … English terms dictionary
challenge — I n. dare 1) to issue, send a challenge 2) to accept, respond to, take up a challenge 3) to meet a challenge 4) a formidable, real challenge 5) a challenge to (it was a challenge to our very existence) 6) a challenge to + inf. (it was a challenge … Combinatory dictionary
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
take up — verb 1. pursue or resume (Freq. 9) take up a matter for consideration • Hypernyms: ↑embark, ↑enter • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. adopt (Freq. 5) … Useful english dictionary
take up the torch — If you take up the torch, you take on a challenge or responsibility, usually when someone else retires, or leaves an organisation, etc. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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take up the gauntlet — Respectively, to give and to accept a challenge ● gauntlet * * * take up (or throw down) the gauntlet accept (or issue) a challenge Origin: from the medieval custom of issuing a challenge by throwing one s gauntlet to the ground; whoever picked… … Useful english dictionary
