"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 • ...
2. defy gravity = przeciwstaw się grawitacji defy gravity
3. defy death = igraj ze śmiercią defy death
4. defy logic = bądź sprzecznym z logiką defy logic
6. defy the laws = przeciwstaw się prawom defy the laws
7. defy description = bądź nie do opisania defy description
  • You cannot defy our authority, said a small voice in the back of my head.
  • One of many shows this season about kids defying authority.
  • It was about defying a police officer's authority, he said.
  • When the going gets tough, both are willing to risk their careers to defy authority.
  • The person who goes against the group or defies authority is a rarity.
  • Within a month the patriots completely defied royal authority and set up their own government.
  • Whatever the case, the lingering image of a business defying authority has many residents on edge.
  • And if that means helping the local population to defy authority then that's what I had to do.
  • Brazilian officers have defied civil authority to press pay claims.
  • Those who defy my authority do so at their own peril.
11. defy predictions = przecz przewidywaniom defy predictions
12. defy categorization = oprzyj się kategoryzacji defy categorization
13. defy the odds = pokonać przeciwności losu, odnieść sukces pomimo przeciwności defy the odds
14. defy sense = zignoruj sens defy sense
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 • ...
defy + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 9
openly defy • repeatedly defied • successfully defy • simply defy • consistently defied • ...

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