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desafiar

desafiar

Asturian

Verb

desafiar (first-person singular indicative present desafio, past participle desafiáu)

  1. to challenge (to invite someone to take part in a competition)

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Catalan

Verb

desafiar (first-person singular present desafio, past participle desafiat)

  1. to challenge

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɐ.ˈfjaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: de‧sa‧fi‧ar

Verb

desafiar (first-person singular present indicative desafio, past participle desafiado)

  1. to challenge

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- + afiar, which is from fiar.

Verb

desafiar (first-person singular present desafío, first-person singular preterite desafié, past participle desafiado)

  1. (transitive) to challenge

Conjugation

  • Rule: stressed í in certain conjugations; monosyllabic infinitives receive no written accent in certain conjugations.

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