defy

defy
verb
1) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) desafiar
2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) desafiar
defy vb desafiar / desobedecer
El pasado y participio pasado de defy se escribe defied; el gerundio se escribe defying
defy
tr[dɪ'faɪ]
transitive verb (pt & pp defied, ger defying)
1 (ignore, refuse to give in to) desafiar; (disobey - law, order, authority) desobedecer, desacatar
■ the members defied their union leader los miembros desobedecieron a su líder sindical
■ it seems to defy the law of gravity parece desafiar la ley de la gravedad
2 (make impossible) ser imposible
■ the mess in your room defies description el desorden en tu habitación es indescriptible
■ the problem defied solution no hubo manera de resolver el problema
■ it defies reason se escapa a la razón
3 (challenge) retar, desafiar
■ I defy you to disprove my theory te desafío a que refutes mi teoría
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to defy all logic ir en contra de la lógica
defy [di'faɪ] vt, -fied ; -fying
1) challenge: desafiar, retar
2) disobey: desobedecer
3) resist: resistir, hacer imposible, hacer inútil
defy
v.
• afrontar v.
• desafiar v.
• oponerse a v.
dɪ'faɪ
transitive verb defies, defying, defied
1)
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]
VT
1) (=challenge) [+ person] desafiar, retar

I defy you to do it — te desafío a hacerlo

2) (=refuse to obey) [+ person] desobedecer, enfrentarse a; [+ order] contravenir
3) (=fly in the face of)

it defies definition — se escapa a toda definición

it defies description — resulta imposible describirlo, es indescriptible

to defy gravity — desafiar la ley de la gravedad

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, defied
1)
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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