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Detailed Translations for defy from English to French

defy:

to defy verbe (defies, defied, defying)

  1. to defy (face up to; stand to; face)
    affronter; défier; faire face à; braver
    • affronter verbe (affronte, affrontes, affrontons, affrontez, )
    • défier verbe (défie, défies, défions, défiez, )
    • braver verbe (brave, braves, bravons, bravez, )

Conjugations for defy:

present
  1. defy
  2. defy
  3. defies
  4. defy
  5. defy
  6. defy
simple past
  1. defied
  2. defied
  3. defied
  4. defied
  5. defied
  6. defied
present perfect
  1. have defied
  2. have defied
  3. has defied
  4. have defied
  5. have defied
  6. have defied
past continuous
  1. was defying
  2. were defying
  3. was defying
  4. were defying
  5. were defying
  6. were defying
future
  1. shall defy
  2. will defy
  3. will defy
  4. shall defy
  5. will defy
  6. will defy
continuous present
  1. am defying
  2. are defying
  3. is defying
  4. are defying
  5. are defying
  6. are defying
subjunctive
  1. be defied
  2. be defied
  3. be defied
  4. be defied
  5. be defied
  6. be defied
diverse
  1. defy!
  2. let's defy!
  5. defied
  6. defying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for defy:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
affronter defy; face; face up to; stand to
braver defy; face; face up to; stand to
défier defy; face; face up to; stand to
faire face à defy; face; face up to; stand to
- dare; hold; hold up; refuse; resist; withstand

Related Words for "defy":


Synonyms for "defy":


Antonyms for "defy":

  • lend oneself

Related Definitions for "defy":

  1. challenge1
  2. resist or confront with resistance1
    • The politician defied public opinion1
  3. elude, especially in a baffling way1
    • This behavior defies explanation1

Wiktionary Translations for defy:

defy
verb
  1. To provoke to combat or strife
defy
verb
  1. défier sans crainte et avec mépris ; s’opposer à.
  2. Ne pas obéir, refuser d’obéir à quelqu’un, soit faire ce qui est défendre, être en ne faisant pas ce qui est commander, refuser de se soumettre à une volonté..
  3. inciter, exciter.
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
• defy → braver; affronter ↔ trotseren — niet laten afschrikken door iemand of iets
• defy → provoquer ↔ provoceren — (overgankelijk) tarten, uitdagen







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