DEFY - Englisch-Spanisch Übersetzung

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Englisch

Spanisch

defy <defies, defying, defied> [Am dəˈfaɪ, Brit dɪˈfʌɪ] VERB 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

Spanisch

Englisch

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

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Englisch

Spanisch

defy [dɪˈfaɪ] VERB trans

1. defy (challenge):

defy

desafiar

2. defy (resist):

defy

resistirse a

it defies description

es indescriptible

3. defy (disobey):

defy

desobedecer

to defy the odds

desafiar los pronósticos

Spanisch

Englisch

desafiar

to defy

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Englisch

Spanisch

defy [dɪ·ˈfaɪ] VERB trans

1. defy (challenge):

defy authority, gravity

desafiar

defy authority, gravity

desafiar

2. defy (resist):

defy

resistirse a

it defies description

es indescriptible

3. defy (disobey):

defy

desobedecer

Spanisch

Englisch

desafiar

to defy

Present

I	defy
you	defy
he/she/it	defies
we	defy
you	defy
they	defy

Past

I	defied
you	defied
he/she/it	defied
we	defied
you	defied
they	defied

Present Perfect

I	have	defied
you	have	defied
he/she/it	has	defied
we	have	defied
you	have	defied
they	have	defied

Past Perfect

I	had	defied
you	had	defied
he/she/it	had	defied
we	had	defied
you	had	defied
they	had	defied

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

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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