TermGallery
Английский
Английский
Испанский
Каталонский
Португальский
Русский
Look up alternatives for...
RU
Interface language
English
Español
Català
Português
Русский
Meanings
Examples
We are using cookies
This website uses cookies in order to offer you the most relevant information. By browsing this website, you accept these cookies.
Accept and close
More about cookies
Did you know?
You can double click on a word to look it up on TermGallery.
Meanings of
defy
in английском
португальский
relutar
каталонский
suportar
испанский
soportar
Back to the meaning
Resist or confront with resistance.
hold
withstand
hold up
португальский
relutar
каталонский
oposar-se
испанский
rechazar
Back to the meaning
Elude, especially in a baffling way.
refuse
resist
lend oneself
каталонский
oposar-se
португальский
desafiar
испанский
retar
Back to the meaning
Challenge.
dare
португальский
desafiar
Usage of
defy
in английском
1
Then consider the Scottish National party, which continues to
defy
political logic.
2
Asset prices often do strange things in ways that
defy
rational explanation.
3
Human rights groups, however, were outraged that Bashir could openly
defy
arrest.
4
The new London School of Economics student centre seems to
defy
gravity.
5
Petraeus said they did not have to
defy
all those risk factors.
6
Such verbal gymnastics
defy
common sense, even if HMRC has been satisfied.
7
I believe that I could
defy
all the Tirettas in the world.
8
The one will taunt, the other
defy
;
one aggresses, the other retaliates.
9
But courts have never given presidents absolute authority to
defy
congressional subpoenas.
10
Then she came to a lad whose work appeared to
defy
description.
11
The joint interest of the Earl and the Mowbrays would
defy
opposition.
12
For a moment he thought the maester was going to
defy
him.
13
Many
defy
curfews in several cities, but the demonstrations are largely peaceful.
14
The complicated headdress and the ornaments on the robes utterly
defy
description.
15
This summer, however, the now 22-year-old is starting to
defy
that reputation.
16
It empowered individuals to
defy
authority when it crossed a certain line.
Other examples for "defy"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
defy
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
defy the world
defy gravity
defy any one
defy description
defy expectations
More collocations
Translations for
defy
португальский
relutar
arrostar
resistir
fazer frente a
afrontar
desafiar
каталонский
suportar
resistir
oposar-se
испанский
soportar
resistir
aguantar
desafiar
sostenerse
rechazar
retar
Defy
through the time
Defy
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common