defy

defy
transitive verb
1) (resist openly)

defy somebody — jemandem trotzen od. Trotz bieten; (refuse to obey)

defy somebody/something — sich jemandem/einer Sache widersetzen

2) (present insuperable obstacles to) widerstehen

it defies explanation — das spottet jeder Erklärung

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verb
1) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) herausfordern
2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) trotzen
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defy
<-ie->
[dɪˈfaɪ]
vt
1. (disobey)
to \defy sb/sth sich akk jdm/etw widersetzen; (fig: resist, withstand) sich akk etw dat entziehen
to \defy description jeder Beschreibung spotten
2. (challenge, dare)
to \defy sb:
I \defy you to prove your accusations dann beweisen Sie doch erstmal Ihre Anschuldigungen
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[dI'faɪ]
vt
1) (= refuse to submit to, disobey) person sich widersetzen (+dat); (esp child) trotzen (+dat); orders, law, death, danger verachten, trotzen (+dat)
2) (fig: make impossible) widerstehen (+dat)

to defy definition — nicht definiert werden können

to defy description — jeder Beschreibung spotten

that defies belief! — das ist ja unglaublich!

to defy gravity/logic — den Gesetzen der Schwerkraft/Logik widersprechen

to defy the odds to do sth —

she defies her age or the years and wears the latest fashions — sie trägt ihrem Alter zum Trotz die neueste Mode

3)

(= challenge) I defy you to do it/to buy one more cheaply — machen Sie es doch/kaufen Sie doch einen Billigeren, wenn Sie können

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defy [dıˈfaı] v/t
1. trotzen (dat), Trotz oder die Stirn bieten (dat)
2. sich hinwegsetzen über (akk)
3. sich widersetzen (dat), Schwierigkeiten machen (dat):
defy description unbeschreiblich sein, jeder Beschreibung spotten;
defy scientific explanation sich wissenschaftlich nicht erklären lassen;
defy translation (fast) unübersetzbar sein, sich nicht übersetzen lassen
4. herausfordern:
I defy anyone to do it ich möchte den sehen, der das tut;
I defy him to do it ich weiß genau, dass er es nicht (tun) kann
5. obs (zum Kampf) herausfordern
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transitive verb
1) (resist openly)

defy somebody — jemandem trotzen od. Trotz bieten; (refuse to obey)

defy somebody/something — sich jemandem/einer Sache widersetzen

2) (present insuperable obstacles to) widerstehen

it defies explanation — das spottet jeder Erklärung

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v.
Schwierigkeiten machen ausdr.
die Stirn bieten ausdr.
herausfordern v.
sich hinwegsetzen über v.
sich widersetzen v.
standhalten v.
trotzen v.
verstoßen gegen v.

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