desafiar

Meaning

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

provoke a fight

fly in the face of

calling someone’s bluff

fly in the teeth of

bravear

formular un reto

rifiutare di obbedire

uittarten

Frequency

Hyphenated as

de‧sa‧fiar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/desaˈfjaɾ/

Cognate with English

defy

In summary

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

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