WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
retar⇒ vtr | (desafiar, provocar) | challenge⇒ vtr |
| Los del otro pueblo se atrevieron a retarnos. |
| The other people dared to challenge us. |
retar a alguien a vtr + prep | (incitarlo a algo) | challenge [sb] to, defy [sb] to v expr |
| | call [sb] out v expr |
| Voy a retar a una pelea al que me insultó. |
| Mi primo me retó a que saltara al lago desde esa roca. |
| I'm going to challenge the person who insulted me to a fight. // My cousin challenged me to jump in the lake from this rock. |
Additional Translations |
retar vtr | AR, BO, UY (regañar, reprender) (colloquial) | tell off vtr phrasal sep |
| (formal) | berate⇒, scold⇒ vtr |
| La maestra retó a los niños que llegaron tarde a clase. |
| The teacher told off the children who were late for class. |