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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(chal′inj)

Inflections of 'challenge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

challenges: v 3rd person singular

challenging: v pres p

challenged: v past

challenged: v past p

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Inglés	Español
challenge n	(difficult task) (figurado)	reto, desafío nm
Fixing the car was a challenge.
Arreglar el coche fue un reto.
challenge n	(dare)	desafío nm
reto nm
Liam's challenge to his friend was to beat him at pool.
El desafío de Liam con su amigo era ver si le ganaba al billar.
challenge n	(incentive, stimulus)	estímulo nm
Randy likes the challenge that this school offers.
A Randy le gusta el estímulo que le proporciona este colegio.
challenge [sb] to do [sth]⇒ vtr	(demand)	retar⇒ vtr
I challenge you to tell the truth!
Te reto a que digas la verdad.
challenge [sb], challenge [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr	(to a game, etc.)	retar⇒ vtr
desafiar⇒ vtr
Alex challenged me to a game of pool.
Alex me retó a una partida de billar.
Me desafió a una partida de billar.
challenge [sb]⇒ vtr	(be difficult for)	suponer un reto, suponer un desafío loc verb
Fixing the car really challenged me.
Arreglar el coche me supuso un reto.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
challenge n	often formal (threatening summons)	reto nm
When a man received a challenge to duel, it was considered cowardly to refuse.
Cuando un hombre recibía un reto a duelo, era considerado un cobarde si se rehusaba.
challenge n	(sports: call to compete)	reto nm
Louis accepted the other swimmer's challenge to race.
Louis aceptó el reto de los otros nadadores para hacer una carrera.
challenge n	(legal challenge: objection)	objeción nf
The judge sustained the lawyer's challenge.
El juez aceptó la objeción del abogado.
challenge n	(military)	alto nm
The visitor had to give the password of the day in response to the guard's challenge.
El visitante tuvo que decir la clave del día en respuesta al alto del guardia.
challenge [sth]⇒ vtr	(question)	cuestionar⇒ vtr
Other scientists challenge the validity of the experiment.
Otros científicos cuestionan la validez del experimento.
challenge [sb]⇒ vtr	formal (military: halt)	dar el alto a loc verb
The sentry challenges all who approach.
El centinela da el alto a todos los que se acercan.
challenge [sth]⇒ vtr	(law: take exception) (legal)	impugnar⇒ vtr
The lawyers challenged the admission of the evidence.
Los abogados impugnaron la aceptación de la evidencia.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
legal challenge n	(law: case objecting to [sth]) (Derecho)	recurso legal nm + adj mf
(Derecho)	impugnación legal nf + adj mf
peremptory challenge n	(law: objection) (por parte de un jurado)	recusación sin causa loc nom f
rise to the challenge v expr	(be equal to a task)	estar a la altura del desafío loc verb
This is Jon's first time managing a team; he hopes he can rise to the challenge.

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'challenge' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

adversity - bring it on - call out - call your bluff - call-out - collateral attack - dare - defy - dispute - impeachment - put on the spot - question - ready for prime time - rigorousness - rise to the occasion - steel - take up - take up the gauntlet - throw down the gauntlet - try

Spanish:

retar - contradicción - desafiar - desafío - reto - echar un pulso - redargüir - impugnación - encarar - impugnar - discutir - poner - tacha - al pie del cañón - apuesta política - asumir el reto - enfrentarse a algo - enfrentarse a alguien - proponer un reto - sindicar - recusación sin causa - declaración de la recusación - opugnar - tener bemoles

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Synonyms: dare, provocation, defiance, demand, contest, more...

Collocations: was a [complete, total, real] challenge, challenged him to a [duel, competition, game], is [a difficult, an impossible, an insurmountable] challenge, more...

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