English

Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪ|-aɪ

Noun
en-noun|def|ies

1. A challenge.

Translations
trans-top|Challenge
Finnish: haaste
French: défi
Polish: wyzwanie n
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Verb
en-verb|def|i|ed

1. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
2. To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion.

Translations
trans-top|To renounce or desolve all bonds
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Kurdish: KUchar|عاس� ب���, KUchar|��� �س��د��ر����
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trans-top|To provoke to combat or strife
Finnish: (to provoke to combat, call out to combat) haastaa, (to treat with contempt; to defy the power of a magistrate) uhmata
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Kurdish: KUchar|ب��رب��کا�� کرد�, KUchar|ب��رب��ر��کا�� کرد�
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