Desafío in english
Challenge
pronunciation: tʃæləndʒ part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: tʃæləndʒ part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
desafiar = challenge ; defy ; tax ; throw down + the gauntlet ; dare ; brave.
Example: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.Example: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Example: However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.Example: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, she added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you' = And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, she added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Example: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting his drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!' = 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting his drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.Example: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.more:
» desafiar a la suerte = press + Posesivo + luck ; push + Posesivo + luck ; dance with + the devil ; dance with + death ; dance with + snakes .
Example: An English diplomat on the island tried to warn Burton against pressing his luck a second time. Example: She's not only the most hated person in America, she's also appears to be pushing her luck with her latest gambit. Example: The article 'Dancing with the devil' discusses the difficult relationship which writers have traditionally had with Hollywood film studios. Example: When there are so many threats to life such as war, famine and disease, why are we seeking to dance with death?. Example: If there was ever an idiot who stuck her head in the lion's mouth, went swimming with sharks, or dancing with snakes, it would be her.» desafiar al sistema = beat + the system [Intentar superar las trabas impuestas por cualquier organismo considerado como un agente explotador para demostrar que el individuo puede más que la institución] .
Example: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to 'beat the system'.» desafiar la gravedad = defy + gravity .
Example: Four performers tied to bungees swing, droop and fly in the air in ways that defy gravity.» desafiar toda lógica = defy + all logic .
Example: Those are the drivers who do things that beggar explanation or, at least, require an explanation that defies all logic.» desafiar una postura = challenge + attitude .
Example: Literature is conciliatory, comforting us in our shared humanity, and subversive, challenging our prejudices and ingrained attitudes, our complacency.» desafiar una situación = challenge + a situation .
Example: In the past twenty or thirty years a growing number of teachers all through the educational system, from kindergarten to university, have challenged this situation.» desafiar un prejuicio = challenge + prejudice .
Example: Literature is conciliatory, comforting us in our shared humanity, and subversive, challenging our prejudices and ingrained attitudes, our complacency.» que desafía (a) la muerte = death-defying .
Example: A Russian daredevil has been charged for carrying out death-defying acrobatics atop a downtown Toronto tower earlier this month.desafío = challenge ; gauntlet ; act of defiance ; defiance.
Example: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.Example: Some time ago in a reference to the challenges of innovation, Steele (1983) described the 'gauntlet of innovation' as a process that has many barriers.Example: Moreover, her fatness is an act of defiance; in a world in which women are taught to take up as little space as possible, Lilian learns to foist her way into the public sphere.Example: Students relate easily to Mark Mathabane's questioning why he must attend school, his open defiance of his father, and his struggle to resist peer pressure.more:
» aceptar un desafío = pick up + the gauntlet ; accept + a challenge ; take up + the gauntlet .
Example: In short, we had to pick up the gauntlet thrown down by history, the history of those nationalists who successfully led the anti-colonial fight for freedom but failed to have honest and capable successors. Example: If you're confident in your belief, then simply accept the challenge and try to prove me wrong. Example: This raises the question of who will take up the gauntlet and whetherdoing so is an act of collusion.
» plantear un desafío = pose + a challenge .
Example: Each Fellow's experience was unique and posed exciting and unusual challenges as well as unforeseen obstacles.