Summary
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- defy:
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Wiktionary:
- defy → herausfordern, widersetzen
- defy → Paroli bieten, Paroli, trotzen
English
Detailed Translations for defy from English to German
defy:
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to defy (face up to; stand to; face)
Conjugations for defy:
present
- defy
- defy
- defies
- defy
- defy
- defy
simple past
- defied
- defied
- defied
- defied
- defied
- defied
present perfect
- have defied
- have defied
- has defied
- have defied
- have defied
- have defied
past continuous
- was defying
- were defying
- was defying
- were defying
- were defying
- were defying
future
- shall defy
- will defy
- will defy
- shall defy
- will defy
- will defy
continuous present
- am defying
- are defying
- is defying
- are defying
- are defying
- are defying
subjunctive
- be defied
- be defied
- be defied
- be defied
- be defied
- be defied
diverse
- defy!
- let's defy!
- defied
- defying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they
Translation Matrix for defy:
| Verb | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| die Stirn bieten | defy; face; face up to; stand to | |
| sichbehaupten | defy; face; face up to; stand to | |
| trotzen | defy; face; face up to; stand to | be dogged; be headstrong; be heady; be obstinate; be stubborn; nurse a grievance; pout; sulk |
| - | dare; hold; hold up; refuse; resist; withstand |
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Wiktionary Translations for defy:
defy
Cross Translation:
verb
defy
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To provoke to combat or strife
- defy → herausfordern
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in der Wendung „Paroli bieten“: sich widersetzen, jemandem Widerstand entgegensetzen
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reflexiv: einer Verhaltensaufforderung oder Regel nicht folgen, diese zurückweisen oder missachten
- widersetzen → resist; oppose; defy
Cross Translation:
| From | To | Via |
|---|---|---|
| • defy | → trotzen | ↔ trotseren — niet laten afschrikken door iemand of iets |
| • defy | → trotzen | ↔ braver — défier sans crainte et avec mépris ; s’opposer à. |