defy nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di defy nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

defy <defies, defying, defied> [ingl am dəˈfaɪ, ingl brit dɪˈfʌɪ] VB vb 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

Traduzioni di defy nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

Altre traduzioni ed espressioni tipiche contenenti il termine di ricerca

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 nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di defy nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

defy [dɪˈfaɪ] VB vb trans

1. defy (challenge):

defy

desafiar

2. defy (resist):

defy

resistirse a

it defies description

es indescriptible

3. defy (disobey):

defy

desobedecer

Altre traduzioni ed espressioni tipiche contenenti il termine di ricerca

to defy the odds

desafiar los pronósticos

Traduzioni di defy nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

Altre traduzioni ed espressioni tipiche contenenti il termine di ricerca

desafiar

to defy

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org