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- From the verb challenge: (⇒ conjugate)
- challenged is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v past
- v past p
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Principal Translations |
challenged, -challenged adj | polite (disabled, handicapped) | discapacitado adj |
Note: Usually used in combination: e.g., mentally challenged. | challenged, -challenged adj | often humorous (person: lacking a trait or ability) | sin prep |
| | carente de adj + prep |
Note: Usually used in combination | | The history-challenged student thought Napoleon led his troops in World War I. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Principal Translations |
challenge n | (difficult task) (figurado) | reto, desafío nm |
| Fixing the car was a challenge. |
| Arreglar el coche fue un reto. |
challenge n | (dare) | desafío nm |
| | reto nm |
| Liam's challenge to his friend was to beat him at pool. |
| El desafío de Liam con su amigo era ver si le ganaba al billar. |
challenge n | (incentive, stimulus) | estímulo nm |
| Randy likes the challenge that this school offers. |
| A Randy le gusta el estímulo que le proporciona este colegio. |
challenge [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtr | (demand) | retar⇒ vtr |
| I challenge you to tell the truth! |
| Te reto a que digas la verdad. |
challenge [sb], challenge [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (to a game, etc.) | retar⇒ vtr |
| | desafiar⇒ vtr |
| Alex challenged me to a game of pool. |
| Alex me retó a una partida de billar. |
| Me desafió a una partida de billar. |
challenge [sb]⇒ vtr | (be difficult for) | suponer un reto, suponer un desafío loc verb |
| Fixing the car really challenged me. |
| Arreglar el coche me supuso un reto. |
Additional Translations |
challenge n | often formal (threatening summons) | reto nm |
| When a man received a challenge to duel, it was considered cowardly to refuse. |
| Cuando un hombre recibía un reto a duelo, era considerado un cobarde si se rehusaba. |
challenge n | (sports: call to compete) | reto nm |
| Louis accepted the other swimmer's challenge to race. |
| Louis aceptó el reto de los otros nadadores para hacer una carrera. |
challenge n | (legal challenge: objection) | objeción nf |
| The judge sustained the lawyer's challenge. |
| El juez aceptó la objeción del abogado. |
challenge n | (military) | alto nm |
| The visitor had to give the password of the day in response to the guard's challenge. |
| El visitante tuvo que decir la clave del día en respuesta al alto del guardia. |
challenge [sth]⇒ vtr | (question) | cuestionar⇒ vtr |
| Other scientists challenge the validity of the experiment. |
| Otros científicos cuestionan la validez del experimento. |
challenge [sb]⇒ vtr | formal (military: halt) | dar el alto a loc verb |
| The sentry challenges all who approach. |
| El centinela da el alto a todos los que se acercan. |
challenge [sth]⇒ vtr | (law: take exception) (legal) | impugnar⇒ vtr |
| The lawyers challenged the admission of the evidence. |
| Los abogados impugnaron la aceptación de la evidencia. |
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