defy no Dicionário de Espanhol-Inglês da Oxford

Traduções para defy no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

defy <defies, defying, defied> [americ dəˈfaɪ, Brit dɪˈfʌɪ] VERBO trans

1.1. defy (disobey):

defy order/law/authority

desacatar

defy order/law/authority

desobedecer

1.2. defy (resist):

to defy categorization/understanding/description

ser inclasificable/incomprensible/indescriptible

the door defied all efforts to open it

no hubo manera de abrir la puerta

to defy all logic or reason

no tener ninguna lógica

to defy all logic or reason

ir en contra de toda lógica

1.3. defy (ignore):

defy danger/death

desafiar

hundreds of fans defied the pouring rain to welcome them home

a pesar de la lluvia torrencial, cientos de aficionados fueron a recibirlos

2. defy (challenge):

to defy sb to + infin

desafiar a alguien a que  +  subj

Traduções para defy no dicionário Espanhol»inglês

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desacatar autoridad

to defy

desacatar leyes

to defy

romper la disciplina de voto

to defy the whip

desafiar

to defy

desafiar la muerte

to defy death

nadie se atreve a desafiar su autoridad

nobody dares to defy his authority

encacharse

to defy

cumplir/violar una consigna

to carry out/defy an order o an instruction

defy no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para defy no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

defy [dɪˈfaɪ] VERBO trans

1. defy (challenge):

defy

desafiar

2. defy (resist):

defy

resistirse a

it defies description

es indescriptible

3. defy (disobey):

defy

desobedecer

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to defy the odds

desafiar los pronósticos

Traduções para defy no dicionário Espanhol»inglês

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desafiar

to defy

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He follows her (his sister, defying the warnings) to the south, where they spend the winter.

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The owners defied the order, but were forced to close again.

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If it is, then it defies all the laws of art.

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An economy based on knowledge also defies classical economics due to the non-rival property of knowledge.

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The magnificence of his strident vocals defies all formulas and precepts, mathematical and otherwise.

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However, city government defied that custom and cleared markers out of spaces.

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This is why babies can defy gravity for elongated amounts of time.

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She does as she is instructed and continues to defy breaking.

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Around a third of eligible voters did not participate, defying the regime.

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The structure defied many strong typhoons, hurricanes, and vigorous quakes -- a token of the superior groundwork.

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