retar
Meanings
Verb
1. to defy, challenge
2. to dare
3. to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose)
4. to scold, reprimand (Ecuador, Bolivia, Southern Cone)
Examples16
Nos va a retar a como dé lugar.
He will scold us no matter what.
Le reté a un juego.
I challenged him to a game.
Si llego tarde me van a retar.
If I'm late, I'll catch it.
Ella retó al niño por llegar tan tarde a la casa.
She scolded the child for coming home so late.
Mary no se habría atrevido a retarlo.
Mary wouldn't have dared challenge him.
Les retamos.
We challenge you.