defy

Significado (Inglés)

Verb

1. To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
2. To refuse to obey.
3. To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
4. (obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.

Noun

A challenge.

Conceptos

desafiar

retar

resistir

provocar

arrostrar

negarse a cumplir

despreciar

plantar cara

presentar cara

desmandarse

oponerse

renunciar

aguantar

soportar

sostenerse

rechazar

desobedecer

bravear

bravuconear

echar bravatas

afrontar

desafiante

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/dɪˈfaɪ/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Old French desfier, from Vulgar Latin *disfidare (“renounce one's faith”), from Latin dis- (“away”) + fidus (“faithful”). Meaning shifted in the 14th century from "be disloyal" to "challenge". Contrast confide, fidelity, faith.