Defy
Translations of "defy" (23 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | игнорирам(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), опълча се(to refuse to obey), опълчвам се(to refuse to obey), отрека(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), отричам(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), предизвиквам(to challenge (someone)), предизвиквам(to provoke to combat or strife), пренебрегвам(to renounce or dissolve all bonds) | ignoriram, opǎlča se, opǎlčvam se, otreka, otričam, predizvikvam, predizvikvam, prenebregvam | |
| Central Kurdish | بەربەرەکانێ کردن(to provoke to combat or strife), بەربەکانی کردن(to provoke to combat or strife), عاسی بوون(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), لە قسەدەرچوون(to renounce or dissolve all bonds) | berberekanê kirdin, berbekanî kirdin, 'asî bûn, le qsederçûn | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 抗拒(to renounce or dissolve all bonds) | kàngjù | |
| Czech | vyzvat(to challenge (someone)), vyzvat(to provoke to combat or strife), vyzývat(to challenge (someone)), vzdorovat(to refuse to obey), vzdát se(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), vzepřít se(to refuse to obey), zřeknout se(to renounce or dissolve all bonds) | — | |
| Danish | lade hånt om(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), trodse(to challenge (someone)), trodse(to refuse to obey), trodse(to renounce or dissolve all bonds) | — | |
| Dutch | afzweren(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), het hoofd bieden(to provoke to combat or strife), uitdagen(to provoke to combat or strife) | — | |
| Esperanto | defii(to challenge (someone)) | — | |
| Finnish | haastaa(to provoke to combat or strife), uhmata(to provoke to combat or strife) | — | |
| French | défier(to provoke to combat or strife), désobéir à(to refuse to obey) | — | |
| German | abschwören(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), die Stirn bieten(to challenge (someone)), entgegentreten(to challenge (someone)), herausfordern(to challenge (someone)), herausfordern(to provoke to combat or strife), lossagen(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), querstellen(to refuse to obey), trotzen(to refuse to obey), widersetzen(to refuse to obey), widersetzen(to not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations) | — | |
| Irish | tabhair dúshlán(to challenge (someone)) | — | |
| Italian | abiurare(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), sfidare(to challenge (someone)), sfidare(to provoke to combat or strife) | — | |
| Malagasy | mandrangitra(to provoke to combat or strife), mandà(to refuse to obey) | — | |
| Māori | takahi(to refuse to obey), wananga(to challenge (someone)), whakatumatuma(to provoke to combat or strife), whakatōrea(to challenge (someone)) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | avsverge(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), avvise(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), motsi(to refuse to obey), trosse(to refuse to obey), trosse(to not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations), uteske(to challenge (someone)), utfordre(to challenge (someone)), utfordre(to provoke to combat or strife), utfordre(to not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations) | — | |
| Persian | سر باز زدن(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), سرپیچی(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), نافرمانی(to renounce or dissolve all bonds) | — | |
| Portuguese | desafiar(to challenge (someone)), desafiar(to provoke to combat or strife), desobedecer(to refuse to obey), renunciar(to renounce or dissolve all bonds) | — | |
| Romanian | sfida(to provoke to combat or strife) | — | |
| Russian | броса́ть вы́зов(to provoke to combat or strife), попира́ть(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), пренебрега́ть(to renounce or dissolve all bonds) | brosátʹ výzov, popirátʹ, prenebregátʹ | |
| Spanish | desafiar(to challenge (someone)), desafiar(to provoke to combat or strife), desafiar(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), desobedecer(to refuse to obey), renunciar(to renounce or dissolve all bonds) | — | |
| Swedish | trotsa(to refuse to obey) | — | |
| Thai | ขัด(to refuse to obey), ขัดขืน(to refuse to obey), ต่อต้าน(to challenge (someone)), ต่อต้าน(to renounce or dissolve all bonds), ท้าทาย(to challenge (someone)) | kàt, kàt-kʉ̌ʉn, dtɔ̀ɔ-dtâan, dtɔ̀ɔ-dtâan, táa-taai | |
| Turkish | meydan okumak(to challenge (someone)) | — |
игнорирам, опълча се, опълчвам се, отрека, отричам, предизвиквам, предизвиквам, пренебрегвам
ignoriram, opǎlča se, opǎlčvam se, otreka, otričam, predizvikvam, predizvikvam, prenebregvam
بەربەرەکانێ کردن, بەربەکانی کردن, عاسی بوون, لە قسەدەرچوون
berberekanê kirdin, berbekanî kirdin, 'asî bûn, le qsederçûn
vyzvat, vyzvat, vyzývat, vzdorovat, vzdát se, vzepřít se, zřeknout se
lade hånt om, trodse, trodse, trodse
afzweren, het hoofd bieden, uitdagen
defii
haastaa, uhmata
défier, désobéir à
abschwören, die Stirn bieten, entgegentreten, herausfordern, herausfordern, lossagen, querstellen, trotzen, widersetzen, widersetzen
tabhair dúshlán
abiurare, sfidare, sfidare
mandrangitra, mandà
takahi, wananga, whakatumatuma, whakatōrea
avsverge, avvise, motsi, trosse, trosse, uteske, utfordre, utfordre, utfordre
سر باز زدن, سرپیچی, نافرمانی
desafiar, desafiar, desobedecer, renunciar
sfida
desafiar, desafiar, desafiar, desobedecer, renunciar
trotsa
meydan okumak
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