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"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 • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 14
1. defy orders = zignoruj polecenia defy orders
defy one's orders, defy one's order, defy order
2. defy gravity = przeciwstaw się grawitacji defy gravity
defy Gravity
3. defy death = igraj ze śmiercią defy death
4. defy logic = bądź sprzecznym z logiką defy logic
5. defy expectations = przecz oczekiwaniom defy expectations
defy expectation
6. defy the laws = przeciwstaw się prawom defy the laws
defy laws, defy law
7. defy description = bądź nie do opisania defy description
8. defy authority = przeciwstaw się władzy defy authority
defy one's authority, defy authorities
9. defy convention = łam konwenanse defy convention
defy conventions
10. defy explanation = zignoruj wyjaśnienie defy explanation
defy explanations
11. defy predictions = przecz przewidywaniom defy predictions
defy prediction
  • But low interest rates are not the only reason housing has defied predictions.
  • He made himself into the best college basketball player in the country, defying predictions.
  • To their credit, the rebels have defied predictions that they would show themselves to be a spent force.
  • A reading event always defies prediction or limitation in its potential effects.
  • But Nathan defied predictions and lived to become an accomplished student.
  • The security agency's performance, based on political, pragmatic and safety considerations, defies prediction.
  • Again defying predictions of their demise, they made solid gains.
  • But defying predictions, it has not brought about a significant increase in sales in Japan.
  • It is expected to defy predictions that top earners would find ways to avoid paying the 50p rate.
  • The biggest security headaches are those that defy prediction.
12. defy categorization = oprzyj się kategoryzacji defy categorization
13. defy the odds = pokonać przeciwności losu, odnieść sukces pomimo przeciwności defy the odds
defy odds
14. defy sense = zignoruj sens defy sense
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 16
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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