die Stirn bieten — meaning in English

English meaning

• defy verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.
• paragon noun A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a quality.

Senses

die Stirn bieten is used for these senses in English:

• defy (transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
• paragon To compare with; to equal; to rival.

defy — full definition

1. verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.
2. verb To resist or fail to conform to something, as if impossible to overcome.

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