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Significados de defy em inglês

português
relutar
catalão
suportar
espanhol
soportar

Resist or confront with resistance.

        relutar
        catalão
        oposar-se
        espanhol
        rechazar

        Elude, especially in a baffling way.

            oposar-se
            Sinônimos
            Examples for "hold"
            Examples for "hold"
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            So far so good, but the situation couldn't hold stable for long.
            The Reality Dysfunction
            2
            The other sector will hold GEMS' assets in Europe and north America.
            Reuters
            3
            Ms Yingluck said she will hold new elections as soon as possible.
            BBC
            4
            The main problem is not other countries wanting to hold EU referendums.
            The Irish Times
            5
            However, pasteurization can be done at lower temperatures, given longer hold times.
            Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
            1
            The tests try to determine how banks would withstand another financial crisis.
            Reuters
            2
            The question is, can emerging markets withstand a severe U.S. economic downturn?
            Reuters
            3
            It may simply not be in a position to withstand higher rates.
            Reuters
            4
            But so far it's looking like it can hardly withstand two days.
            News.com.au
            5
            No force in the government can withstand this, in the long run.
            Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
            1
            How does the usual advice hold up in the present financial crisis?
            The Irish Times
            2
            In Far Cry 5, the experience doesn't even hold up that far.
            Wired
            3
            In rare cases, the agency can hold up approvals or seize products.
            Reuters
            4
            The Hunger Games will probably hold up very well in future weeks.
            The Irish Times
            5
            Others gathered on school grounds to hold up sheets of blank paper.
            The Guardian
            português
            desafiar
            espanhol
            retar

            Challenge.

                  desafiar
                  Uso de defy em inglês
                  1
                  Then consider the Scottish National party, which continues to defy political logic.
                  The Guardian
                  2
                  Asset prices often do strange things in ways that defy rational explanation.
                  The Irish Times
                  3
                  Human rights groups, however, were outraged that Bashir could openly defy arrest.
                  The Guardian
                  4
                  The new London School of Economics student centre seems to defy gravity.
                  The Irish Times
                  5
                  Petraeus said they did not have to defy all those risk factors.
                  Obama's wars
                  6
                  Such verbal gymnastics defy common sense, even if HMRC has been satisfied.
                  The Guardian
                  7
                  I believe that I could defy all the Tirettas in the world.
                  The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
                  8
                  The one will taunt, the other defy; one aggresses, the other retaliates.
                  The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 2: 1843-1858
                  9
                  But courts have never given presidents absolute authority to defy congressional subpoenas.
                  Reuters
                  10
                  Then she came to a lad whose work appeared to defy description.
                  The new yorker
                  11
                  The joint interest of the Earl and the Mowbrays would defy opposition.
                  The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
                  12
                  For a moment he thought the maester was going to defy him.
                  A clash of kings
                  13
                  Many defy curfews in several cities, but the demonstrations are largely peaceful.
                  BBC
                  14
                  The complicated headdress and the ornaments on the robes utterly defy description.
                  The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races
                  15
                  This summer, however, the now 22-year-old is starting to defy that reputation.
                  The Guardian
                  16
                  It empowered individuals to defy authority when it crossed a certain line.
                  How the scots invented the modern world: the true story of how w...
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                  Translations for defy
                  Defy ao longo do tempo
                  Defy nas variantes da língua
                  Reino Unido
                  Comum
                  Irlanda
                  Comum
                  Estados Unidos da América
                  Comum