challenged

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃælɪndʒd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃælɪndʒd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chalinjd)

From the verb challenge: (⇒ conjugate)
challenged is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
challenged | challenge | -challenged
InglésEspañol
folically challenged,
folically-challenged
adj
humorous, euphemism (person: bald) (humorístico)calvo/a, pelado/a adj
  (humorístico, calvo)bola de billar, donante de pelo loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
mentally challenged,
mentally-challenged
adj
(person: with learning difficulties) (eufemismo, mentales)con necesidades especiales loc adj
  discapacitado psíquico, discapacitado mental grupo nom
  con capacidades diferentes loc adj
Note: Term used to avoid giving offence
physically challenged,
physically-challenged
adj
(person: with physical disability) (persona)con una discapacidad física loc adj
Note: Term used to avoid giving offence. A hyphen is used if the adjective precedes the noun
vertically challenged,
vertically-challenged
adj
humorous, euphemism (person: short)enano/a adj
  (AR)petiso/a adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
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