"defy" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

defy verbo

defy + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 61
defy orders • defy gravity • defy death • defy logic • defy expectations • defy the laws • defy description • defy authority • ...
verbo + defy
Kolokacji: 6
seem to defy • continue to defy • dare defy • continue defying • mean defying • ...
defy + preposición
Kolokacji: 8
defy in • defy on • defy with • defy by • defy from • ...
1. defy in = przeciwstawiać się w defy in
2. defy on = przeciwstawiać się na defy on
  • But at last I am going to defy the ban on speech about this thing.
  • They said she'd never walk again, but she defied 'em on that.
  • Out of all possible issues, why defy the United States on this one?
  • In last year's violence, more than 100 people were reportedly killed when they defied a ban on marches.
  • And why had More been so foolish as to defy him on an arguable point?
  • He quickly gained a reputation as a maverick, defying the party authorities on many an occasion.
  • The new model is an energetic, exciting machine that defies its budget tag on several levels.
  • He defied a similar ban on travel to Libya last year.
  • "I knew you would defy me on principle alone."
  • One is a group of moderate Republicans willing to withstand extraordinary pressure and defy their own speaker on the issue.
3. defy with = przeciwstawiać się z defy with
4. defy from = przeciwstawiać się z defy from
5. defy by = przeciwstawiać się przez defy by
defy + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 9
openly defy • repeatedly defied • successfully defy • simply defy • consistently defied • ...

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