reto

m.

1 challenge.

2 defiance, challenging.

pres.indicat.

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

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reto

► nombre masculino

1 challenge

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FRASEOLOGÍA

lanzar un reto a alguien to challenge somebody

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noun m.

challenge, dare

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SM

1) (=desafío) challenge

2) Cono Sur (=reprimenda) telling off, scolding

3) Cono Sur (=insulto) insult

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masculino

1) (desafío) challenge

2) (CS) (regañina) telling-off (colloq), scolding

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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 reto = throw down + the gauntlet, call + Posesivo + bluff.

* afrontar un reto = address + threat, embrace + challenge.

* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.

* enfrentarse a reto = meet + challenge.

* enfrentarse a un reto = face + challenge, undertake + challenge, handle + challenge, confront + challenge.

* hacer frente a un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, confront + challenge, meet + challenge, embrace + challenge.

* lleno de retos = challenging.

* nuevos retos = new horizons.

* plantear un reto = pose + challenge.

* presentar reto = defy.

* presentar un reto = present + challenge, provide + challenge.

* que constituye un reto = challenging.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* reto + avecinarse = challenge + lie ahead.

* reto deportivo = sporting challenge.

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masculino

1) (desafío) challenge

2) (CS) (regañina) telling-off (colloq), scolding

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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 reto = throw down + the gauntlet, call + Posesivo + bluff.

* afrontar un reto = address + threat, embrace + challenge.

* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.

* enfrentarse a reto = meet + challenge.

* enfrentarse a un reto = face + challenge, undertake + challenge, handle + challenge, confront + challenge.

* hacer frente a un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, confront + challenge, meet + challenge, embrace + challenge.

* lleno de retos = challenging.

* nuevos retos = new horizons.

* plantear un reto = pose + challenge.

* presentar reto = defy.

* presentar un reto = present + challenge, provide + challenge.

* que constituye un reto = challenging.

* que no representa reto = unchallenging.

* reto + avecinarse = challenge + lie ahead.

* reto deportivo = sporting challenge.

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reto

masculine

A (desafío) challenge

hacer frente a este reto importante to face up to this great challenge

B (CS) (regañina) telling-off (colloq), scolding

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Del verbo retar: (conjugate retar)

reto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

retó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
retar    
reto
retar (conjugate retar) verbo transitivo

a) (desafiar) to challenge

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

reto sustantivo masculino

a) (desafío) challenge

b) (CS) (regañina) telling-off (colloq), scolding

retar verbo transitivo to challenge
reto sustantivo masculino challenge
'reto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- desafío
- preparar
English:
challenge
- dare
- face
- formidable
- give up
- take up
- rise

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reto nm

1. [desafío] challenge

2. RP [regaño] telling-off, talking-to

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reto

m

1 challenge

2 Rpl (regañina) scolding, telling-off fam

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reto nm

desafío: challenge, dare

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reto n challenge