Spanish-English translations for desafiar

• defy
  Again the minister has got it wrong: his proposal is an attempt to defy economic gravity. El Ministro ha vuelto a equivocarse: su propuesta constituye un intento de desafiar la gravedad económica.
  Given this situation, the Lisbon Strategy needs to be reconsidered: we should defy the power of the markets. Dada la situación, es necesario replantearse la Estrategia de Lisboa: deberíamos desafiar el poder de los mercados.
  – Mr President, who will take the risk of defying, let alone attempting to dismantle, the Palestinian terrorist organisations Hamas and Islamic Jihad? – Señor Presidente, ¿quién se arriesgará a desafiar, por no decir intentar el desmantelamiento de las organizaciones terroristas palestinas Hamás y la Yihad Islámica?
• challenge
  This Parliament must challenge the Member States. Este Parlamento debe desafiar a los Estados miembros.
  Mr Gollnisch, you do not need to challenge me. Señor Gollnisch, no tiene que desafiarme.
  In any part of the world, realpolitik must not endlessly challenge our ideals. En cualquier parte del mundo, la Realpolitik no debe desafiar incesantemente nuestros ideales.
• dare
  It has dared to challenge those who thought of themselves as untouchable. Se ha atrevido a desafiar a quienes se creían intocables.
  I wouldnt dare argue with my boss
  I dare you (to) kiss that girl
• take on
  The ship took on cargo in Norfolk yesterday.
  In the dark, the teddy bear took on the appearance of a fearsome monster.
  Ill take on the project if no one else will.
• upend
  When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both
  upend the box and empty the contents
  The scientific evidence upended the popular myth

Synonyms

• retar

Related words

• desafío