defy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈfaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈfaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(v. di fī′; n. di fī′, dē′fī)

Inflections of 'defy' (n): npl: defies
Inflections of 'defy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
defies
v 3rd person singular
defying
v pres p
defied
v past
defied
v past
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
defy [sth/sb]⇒ vtr (go against)desafiar⇒ vtr
  retar⇒ vtr
  desafiar a vtr + prep
  retar a vtr + prep
 The student defied the teacher's instruction to go to the principal's office and stayed in his seat.
 El alumno desafió la orden del profesor de ir al despacho del director y se quedó en su silla.
defy [sth/sb] vtr (resist)desafiar⇒ vtr
  resistir⇒ vtr
  desafiar a vtr + prep
  resistir a vtr + prep
 Your argument defies all logic.
 Tu argumento desafía toda lógica.
defy [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtr (challenge)desafiar a alguien hacer algo loc verb
  retar a alguien a hacer algo loc verb
 I defy you to tell the difference between these two products.
 Te desafío a que me digas la diferencia entre estos dos productos.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
defy n mainly US, UK dated (challenge)desafío nm
  reto nm
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'defy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
brave - cross over - cut across - give the finger - stick two fingers up
Spanish:
desafiar - desacatar - encarar - opugnar - retar

Collocations: defy the [rules, law], defy my [wishes, authority, commands, power], [tried, attempted, dared] to defy his [wishes], more...

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