desafiar
Meanings
Verb
1. to challenge (in a competition) (transitive)
2. to defy, to challenge (e.g. parents, a leader, the status quo) (transitive)
3. to brave (transitive)
4. to call out (i.e. to criticize or expose) (transitive)
Examples22
A Tom le gusta desafiarse.
Tom likes challenging himself.
Te desafío a hacerlo público.
I defy you to make it public.
Te desafío a que intentes pararme.
I dare you to try to stop me.
Tom desafió a Mary.
Tom challenged Mary.
Desafié a Tom a una carrera.
I challenged Tom to a race.
Te desafío a resolver el problema.
I defy you to solve the problem.