verb🔗ShareDesafiarTo invite (someone) to take part in a competition."We challenged the boys next door to a game of football."Desafiamos a los chicos de al lado a un partido de fútbol.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesafiarTo dare (someone)."My boss challenged me to finish the project by Friday. "Mi jefe me desafió a terminar el proyecto para el viernes.actioncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareImpugnar, desafiarTo dispute (something)."to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation"impugnar la exactitud de una declaración o de una citastatementlawpoliticsgovernmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRecusar a un juradoTo make a formal objection to a juror."The lawyer challenged the juror because she admitted to having strong feelings about the defendant's past. "El abogado recusó a la jurado porque admitió tener fuertes sentimientos sobre el pasado del acusado.lawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReclamar, exigirTo claim as due; to demand as a right."The student challenged the teacher for a better grade on the assignment. "El estudiante reclamó al profesor una mejor calificación en la tarea.demandrightactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCensurar, culparTo censure; to blame."The teacher challenged the student for not completing the homework. "El profesor censuró al estudiante por no completar la tarea.attitudecommunicationlanguagewordmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesafiarTo question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines)."The sentinel challenged us with "Who goes there?""El centinela nos desafió con "¿Quién va ahí?"militarypolicedemandChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareImpugnarTo object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter."The teacher challenged Maria's vote in the class election, arguing she hadn't met the required attendance policy. "El profesor impugnó el voto de María en las elecciones de la clase, argumentando que no había cumplido con la política de asistencia requerida.politicsgovernmentrightlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePresentarse a un examenTo take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it."To pass the history course, Maria had to challenge the final exam. "Para aprobar el curso de historia, María tuvo que presentarse al examen final.educationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDesafíoThe act of making a challenge."The teacher's challenging of the students' assumptions about the historical event led to a more in-depth discussion. "El desafío del profesor a las suposiciones de los estudiantes sobre el evento histórico condujo a una discusión más profunda.actionachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDesafiante, difícilDifficult, hard to do."The math exam was challenging; many students found the problems difficult to solve. "El examen de matemáticas fue desafiante; muchos estudiantes encontraron los problemas difíciles de resolver.abilityworkeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading