"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

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 16

(1) order, law, ban, precedent

Kolokacji: 4

1. defy orders = zignoruj polecenia defy orders

defy one's orders, defy one's order, defy order

2. defy the laws = przeciwstaw się prawom defy the laws

defy laws, defy law

"I was trying to defy all the laws of nature," she said.
But our energy companies have defied the laws of gravity for too long.
The one thing they have to learn is that you cannot defy the laws of mathematics.
Later in the day, about one million Chinese take to the streets to defy martial law.
Everything else about this conspiracy defies the laws of nature.
The Star appeared to defy even the laws of physics.
They should resign, rather than just defy legislative law - or be asked to leave by Congress.
How could he be so solid, yet defy the laws of gravity?
Critics say those results defy the laws of nuclear physics.
In later games, it feels like he just defies the laws of physics.

3. defy the ban = bądź wbrew zakazowi defy the ban

4. defy precedent = zignoruj precedens defy precedent

(2) gravity, death, physics, translation, boundary

Kolokacji: 5

(3) logic, sense

Kolokacji: 2

(4) expectation, belief, wisdom, credulity

Kolokacji: 4

(5) description, label, characterization

Kolokacji: 3

(6) authority, comprehension, comparison, Hitler, control

Kolokacji: 5

(7) convention, tradition, custom

Kolokacji: 3

(8) explanation, prediction, analysis, reason, definition, ...

Kolokacji: 10

(9) categorization, stereotype, classification, category

Kolokacji: 4

(10) odds, wish

Kolokacji: 2

(11) attempt, effort, pressure

Kolokacji: 3

(12) threat, warning

Kolokacji: 2

(13) father, fate, skeptic

Kolokacji: 3

(14) demand, call, identification

Kolokacji: 3

(15) time, history, age

Kolokacji: 3

(16) nature, reality, credibility, stigma, probability

Kolokacji: 5

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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