retar

v.

1 to challenge.

El chico reta a su padre The boy challenges his father.

2 to challenge to a duel.

El enamorado reta al otro The lover challenges the other one to a duel.

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retar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desafiar) to challenge

2 familiar (reprender) to scold

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FRASEOLOGÍA

retar a duelo to challenge to a duel

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verb

to challenge

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VT

1) (=desafiar) to challenge

2) Arg * (=regañar) to tell off, tick off *

3) Cono Sur * (=insultar) to insult, abuse

retar a algn algo — to throw sth in sb's face

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verbo transitivo

1) (desafiar) to challenge

retar a alguien A algo — to challenge somebody to something

retar a alguien A + INF — to challenge somebody to + inf

2) (CS) (regañar) to tell ... off (colloq), to scold

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= challenge, defy, throw down + the gauntlet, dare.

Ex. 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.

Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.

Ex. 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.

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verbo transitivo

1) (desafiar) to challenge

retar a alguien A algo — to challenge somebody to something

retar a alguien A + INF — to challenge somebody to + inf

2) (CS) (regañar) to tell ... off (colloq), to scold

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= challenge, defy, throw down + the gauntlet, dare.

Ex: 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.

Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.

Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.

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retar [A1 ]

vt

A (desafiar) to challenge retar a algn A algo to challenge sb TO sth retar a algn A + INF to challenge sb to + INF

me retó a saltar she challenged o defied o dared me to jump

B (CS) (regañar) to tell … off (colloq), to scold

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retar (conjugate retar) verbo transitivo

a) (desafiar) to challenge

b) (CS) (regañar) to tell … off (colloq), to scold

retar verbo transitivo to challenge
'retar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desafiar
- duelo
English:
challenge
- defy
- dare
- pull
- scold
- tell

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retar vt

1. [desafiar] to challenge (a to);

me retó a una carrera she challenged me to a race

2. RP [reñir] to tell off

3. Chile [insultar] to insult, to abuse

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retar

v/t

1 challenge

2 Rpl (regañar) scold, tell off fam

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retar vt

desafiar: to challenge, to defy

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retar vb to challenge