desafío

m.

1 challenge.

2 defiance, challenging.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desafiar.

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desafío

► nombre masculino

1 (reto) challenge

2 (duelo) duel

3 (provocación) provocation, defiance

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noun m.

1) challenge

2) defiance

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SM

1) (=reto) challenge

es un desafío a todos nosotros — it is a challenge to us all

2) (=combate) duel

3) [a peligro, muerte] defiance

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masculino (a una persona) challenge; (al peligro, a la muerte) defiance

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= challenge, gauntlet, act of defiance, defiance.

Ex. The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.

Ex. 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.

Ex. 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.

Ex. 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.

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* aceptar un desafío = throw down + the gauntlet.

* plantear un desafío = pose + challenge.

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masculino (a una persona) challenge; (al peligro, a la muerte) defiance

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= challenge, gauntlet, act of defiance, defiance.

Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.

Ex: 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.

Ex: 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.

Ex: 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.

* aceptar un desafío = throw down + the gauntlet.

* plantear un desafío = pose + challenge.

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desafío

masculine

1 (a una persona) challenge

representa un verdadero desafío para nosotros it represents a real challenge for us

desafíos por una cuestión de honor duels over a question of honor

2 (al peligro, a la muerte) defiance

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Del verbo desafiar: (conjugate desafiar)

desafío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

desafió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
desafiar    
desafío
desafiar (conjugate desafiar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹persona› to challenge;

desafío a algn a algo/hacer algo to challenge sb to sth/do sth

b) ‹peligro/muerte› to defy

desafío sustantivo masculino (reto) challenge;
(al peligro, a la muerte) defiance
desafiar verbo transitivo
1 (incitar a competir, retar) to challenge
2 (hacer frente) to face up to: en ese espectáculo el artista desafiaba a la muerte, the artist performed a death-defying act
desafío sustantivo masculino challenge
'desafío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afrontar
- duelo
- reto
English:
challenge
- dare
- defiance
- defy
- take

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desafío nm

1. [reto] challenge;

aceptar el desafío de alguien to take up o accept sb's challenge;

la curación del cáncer supone un desafío para la comunidad médica finding a cure for cancer is a challenge for the medical profession;

el desafío tecnológico the technological challenge

2. [duelo] duel

3. [oposición, contradicción]

desafío a [peligro, ley, autoridad, normas] defiance of;

el desafío a la muerte del trapecista the trapeze artist's death-defying feats

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desafío

m challenge; al peligro defiance

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desafío nm

1) reto: challenge

2) resistencia: defiance

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desafío n challenge