dare

dare
[ˈdeə(r)]
sustantivo
1. reto (m) desafío (m)
  • he would do anything for a dare -> es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa si le desafían a ello
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to dare to do something -> atreverse a hacer algo
también:
  • to dare somebody to do something -> retar a alguien a que haga algo
  • I dare you to tell her! -> ¿a que no se lo dices?, ¿a que no eres capaz de decírselo?
modal auxiliar verbo
también:
  • to dare do something -> atreverse a hacer algo
  • I dare not or daren't ask him -> no me atrevo a preguntarle
  • don't you dare tell her! -> ¡ni se te ocurra decírselo!
  • how dare you! -> ¡cómo te atreves!
  • I dare say -> probablemente

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dare [dear]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1. DURST o DARED; (n)
participio pasivo
2. DARED).
  • Just you dare! -> ¡atrévete y verás
  • How dare you! -> ¡cómo te atreves
  • I dare say you’ve had enough -> estarás harto (me imagino)
3. Arrostrar, hacer frente.
4. Desafiar, provocar contender o competir con otro.
  • To dare larks -> (Des.) coger calandrias con espejo
Osar, atreverse, arriesgarse, emprender alguna cosa con atrevimiento.va.
sustantivo
1. Desafío, reto.
  • She did it on/for a lo hizo porque la retaron o la desafiaron -> V
CHALLENGE.

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"dare" in the Answers forum
Q: To dare somebody to do something
A: It might be a short form of "me juego lo que sea a que..."
Q: The Proper Use of the word "Dare"
A: First of all, dare as you are using it (to dare someone to do something) is a verb, not a noun. It is a noun in "I did it on a dare." As for the Spanish,…
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