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✊defy (dɪˈfaɪ)

verb
/dɪˈfaɪ/
desafiar (desafiar)
defuse degeneracy
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Meaning

To openly resist or refuse to obey.
to openly resist or refuse to obey someone or something; to challenge or dare someone to do something
Traducción del significado
Resistir abiertamente o negarse a obedecer.
Resistir abiertamente o negarse a obedecer

Oraciones de ejemplo

The protesters chose to defy the government's orders.

Los manifestantes eligieron desafiar las órdenes del gobierno.
Los manifestantes eligieron desafiar las órdenes del gobierno.

The protesters continued to defy the government's ban on public gatherings.

Los manifestantes continuaron desafiando la prohibición del gobierno sobre reuniones públicas.
Los manifestantes continuaron desafiando la prohibición del gobierno sobre reuniones públicas.

Expresiones de ejemplo

defy the odds
desafiar las probabilidades
desafiar las probabilidades

Synonyms

resist, oppose, confront, challenge, disobey
Entrada 1
resist, oppose, confront, challenge
Entrada 2
resist, oppose, challenge, disobey

Antonyms

obey, submit, yield, comply, surrender
Entrada 1
obey, submit, yield
Entrada 2
obey, comply, submit, surrender

Colocaciones

defy authority, defy expectations, defy gravity, defy orders, defy logic
Entrada 1
defy authority, defy expectations, defy gravity
Entrada 2
defy authority, defy orders, defy expectations, defy gravity, defy logic

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