defy

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defy
[dɪˈfaɪ]
verbo transitivo
1desafiar
  • to defy description -> ser indescriptible
  • to defy somebody to do something -> desafiar a alguien a hacer or a que haga algo

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defy [di-fai]
1Desafiar, ignorar (danger, death); provocar a singular combate, retar; arrostrar.
2Despreciar, tratar con desprecio.
3Desdeñar, negar, renunciar. (Desusado)
4Desacatar, desobedecer (order, authority).
  • To defy understanding/description -> ser incomprensible/indescriptible (resist)
  • To defy all logic/reason -> no tener ninguna lógica, ir en contra de toda lógica
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defy [dɪˈfaɪ]
verb:transitive
1 (challenge) [+person] desafiar; retar
I defy you to do it te desafío a hacerlo
2 (refuse to obey) [+person] desobedecer; enfrentarse a; [+order] contravenir
3 (fly in the face of)
it defies definition se escapa a toda definición; it defies description resulta imposible describirlo; es indescriptible; to defy gravity desafiar la ley de la gravedad; people defied the bad weather to get away for Easter a pesar del mal tiempo, la gente salió de vacaciones durante la Semana Santa; to defy death (face without fear) desafiar a la muerte; (narrowly escape) escapar de una muerte segura

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Verb Conjugation for "defy"

Imperative
  • defy
  • you defy
  • he/she defies
  • we defy
  • you defy
  • they defy
Preterite
  • I defied
  • you defied
  • he/she defied
  • we defied
  • you defied
  • they defied
Present Continuous
  • I am defying
  • you are defying
  • he/she is defying
  • we are defying
  • you are defying
  • they are defying
Present Perfect
  • I have defied
  • you have defied
  • he/she has defied
  • we have defied
  • you have defied
  • they have defied
Past Continuous
  • I was defying
  • you were defying
  • he/she was defying
  • we were defying
  • you were defying
  • they were defying
Past Perfect
  • I had defied
  • you had defied
  • he/she had defied
  • we had defied
  • you had defied
  • they had defied
Future
  • I will defy
  • you will defy
  • he/she will defy
  • we will defy
  • you will defy
  • they will defy
Future Perfect
  • I will have defied
  • you will have defied
  • he/she will have defied
  • we will have defied
  • you will have defied
  • they will have defied
Future Continuous
  • I will be defying
  • you will be defying
  • he/she will be defying
  • we will be defying
  • you will be defying
  • they will be defying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been defying
  • you have been defying
  • he/she has been defying
  • we have been defying
  • you have been defying
  • they have been defying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been defying
  • you will have been defying
  • he/she will have been defying
  • we will have been defying
  • you will have been defying
  • they will have been defying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been defying
  • you had been defying
  • he/she had been defying
  • we had been defying
  • you had been defying
  • they had been defying
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