"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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 16
(1) order, law, ban, precedent
Kolokacji: 4
1. defy gravity = przeciwstaw się grawitacji defy gravity
2. defy death = igraj ze śmiercią defy death
3. defy physics = przeciwstaw się fizyce defy physics
4. defy translation = bądź wbrew tłumaczeniu defy translation
5. defy boundaries = igraj z granicami defy boundaries
  • It was music that drew power from defying racial boundaries: white hillbilly music ignited by black blues.
  • Today, macromarketing continues to morph, to draw new and diverse followers, and thus it defies neat boundaries, descriptors, and limitations.
  • The search for comprehensive solutions to complex urban problems has once again defied disciplinary and professional boundaries.
  • The effort, which raised $80 million with the help of about 50 different countries, illustrated that interest in preserving significant landmarks defies boundaries.
  • Moral reasoning is culturally defined, and thus is difficult to apply; yet human relationships define our existence and thus defy cultural boundaries.
  • Monsters, said Mr. Capasso, are "those things that defy boundaries."
  • She defies legal boundaries and unleashes a series of consequence when she forms a deep romantic relationship with Michel (Brandt), an inmate involved in the film project.
  • As an icon, she has come to represent not merely 'American' women or consumer capitalist women, but a female principle that defies national, ethnic and regional boundaries.
  • The dramatic, 450-foot-long central hall, capped by a barrel-vaulted glass ceiling and bathed in natural light, seemingly defies spacial boundaries.
  • Each candidate presented his vision for the future, one that defied religious or racial boundaries, and his concern for common problems.
(3) logic, sense
Kolokacji: 2
(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
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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