desafiar

Signification

1. (transitive) to challenge (in a competition)
2. (transitive) to defy, to challenge (e.g. parents, a leader, the status quo)
3. (transitive) to brave
4. (transitive) to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)

Coupé comme

de‧sa‧fiar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/desaˈfjaɾ/

Étymologie

From des- + afiar, which is from fiar. Compare English defy.