sfidare — meaning in English

English meaning

• confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
• dare verb To have the courage or nerve to do something.
• defy verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.

Senses

sfidare is used for these senses in English:

• confront (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
• dare (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
• defy (transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
• defy (transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
• take on (idiomatic) To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.

confront — full definition

1. verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
2. verb To face up to a difficult problem or situation instead of avoiding it.

dare — full definition

1. verb To have the courage or nerve to do something.
2. verb To challenge someone to do something risky or difficult, as proof of courage.
3. noun A challenge to do something that requires courage.

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