retar

to challenge

retar(rreh-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to dare)

a. to challenge

Me retó a una partida de ajedrez.

She challenged me to a game of chess.

2. (to scold) (Southern Cone)

a. to tell off

(colloquial)

Su hermana lo retó cuando la criticó por el vestido que llevaba.

His sister told him off when he criticized her for the dress she was wearing.

retar

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to challenge

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retar

transitive verb

1 (desafiar) to challenge

2 (Arg) (regañar) to tell off; tick off (familiar)

3 (S. Cone) (insultar) to insult; abuse

retar a algn algo to throw sth in sb's face