"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
  • The idea that they would make deep reductions in the face of such effort defies logic.
  • In this context, sanctions against both countries defy logic and justice.
  • Because a lot of things have defied logic so far.
  • "It defied logic to believe he really tried to do that."
  • The commission said the agency had taken actions "that defy common sense, logic and law."
  • We are trying to be positive because he defies logic.
  • Richard was right in that it all seemed to defy logic.
  • It was an identity that defied logic and general appearances.
  • People are prepared to pay fancy prices to own a place there defying economic logic.
  • They defy logic, not being subject to the rules of the real world.
6. defy the laws = przeciwstaw się prawom defy the laws
7. defy description = bądź nie do opisania defy description
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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