- atreverse
- pron.v.to dare.atreverse a algo to be bold enough for somethingatreverse con alguien to take somebody on¡atrévete y verás! just you dare and see what happens!* * *atreverse► verbo pronominal1 to dare, venture■ ¿te atreves? are you game?■ me atrevo con todos I'll take everyone on■ ¡a que no te atreves! I dare you!\FRASEOLOGÍAatreverse a hacer algo to dare to do somethingatreverse con alguien to be cheeky to somebody, be insolent to somebodyatreverse con algo to take something on* * *verbto dare* * *VPR1) (=osar) to dare
atreverse a hacer algo — to dare to do sth
no me atrevo, no me atrevería — I wouldn't dare
¿te atreves? — are you game?, will you?
¡atrévete! — (=amenaza) just you dare!
atreverse a una empresa — to undertake a task
atreverse con un rival — to take on a rival
se atreve con todo — he'll tackle anything
me atrevo con una tarta — I could manage a cake
2)atreverse con algn, atreverse contra algn — (=probar suerte) to try one's luck with sb *; (=insolentarse) to be insolent to sb
* * *verbo pronominal to dareanda, atrévete! — go on then, I dare you (to)
atreverse con alguien: ¿a que conmigo no te atreves? I bet you wouldn't dare take me on; atreverse con algo: ¿te atreves con esta tarea? can you handle this task?; ¿te atreves con este filete? can you manage this steak?; atreverse a + inf: a que no te atreves a robar uno I bet you wouldn't dare (to) steal one; ¿cómo te atreves a pegarle? — how dare you hit him?
* * *verbo pronominal to dareanda, atrévete! — go on then, I dare you (to)
atreverse con alguien: ¿a que conmigo no te atreves? I bet you wouldn't dare take me on; atreverse con algo: ¿te atreves con esta tarea? can you handle this task?; ¿te atreves con este filete? can you manage this steak?; atreverse a + inf: a que no te atreves a robar uno I bet you wouldn't dare (to) steal one; ¿cómo te atreves a pegarle? — how dare you hit him?
* * *= dare, go out on + a limb.Ex: As far as Hernandez could determine, no one dared to approach him with suggestions for needed changes in library policy or procedure or, heaven forbid, in his personal management style.
Ex: The article 'CONSER goes out on a limb' is part of an issue devoted to serials experimentation and collaboration.* atreverse a = have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* atreverse a decir = go + (as/so) far as to say.* atreverse a tratar = dare to + tread.* me atrevo a decir = may I say.* no atreverse a = have + no stomach for, flinch at/from.* no atreverse a tratar = fear to + tread.* yo me atrevería a decir = dare I say.* * *atreverse [E1 ]v pronto dare¡anda, atrévete! go on then, I dare you (to)atreverse CON algn:¿a que conmigo no te atreves? I bet you wouldn't dare take me onatreverse CON algo:esto es lo que hay que revisar ¿te atreves con todo? this is what has to be checked; do you think you can handle o tackle it all?¿vas a atreverte con ese filete? do you think you're going to be able to manage that steak?atreverse A + INF:¿a que no te atreves a robar uno? I bet you wouldn't dare (to) steal one¿cómo te atreves a contestar así a tu madre? how dare you talk back to your mother like that?* * *
atreverse (conjugate atreverse) verbo pronominal
to dare;◊ ¡anda, atrévete! go on then, I dare you (to);
no me atrevo a decírselo I daren't tell him;
¿cómo te atreves a pegarle? how dare you hit him?;
¿a que conmigo no te atreves? I bet you wouldn't dare take me on
atreverse verbo reflexivo to dare: ¿te atreves a hacerlo?, do you dare to do it? o dare you do it? ➣ Ver nota en dare
'atreverse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- aventar
English:
dare
- venture
- presume
* * *atreverse vprto dare;atreverse a hacer algo to dare to do sth;atreverse a algo to be bold enough for sth;atreverse con alguien to take sb on;no me atrevo a entrar ahí I daren't go in there, I'm scared to go in there;¿a que no te atreves a saltar desde ahí? I bet you're too scared to jump from there!;¡atrévete y verás! just you dare and see what happens!;¿cómo te atreves a decir eso? how dare you say that!* * *atreversev/r1 dare;atreverse a hacer algo dare (to) do sth;¿cómo te atreves? how dare you?2:atreverse a algo take sth on;atreverse con alguien take s.o. on* * *atreverse vr1) : to dare2) : to be insolent* * *atreverse vb to dare¡atrévete! I dare you! / you just dare!¿a que no te atreves? I bet you wouldn't dare!no me atreví a contestar I didn't dare answer
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.