defy

désobéir à

Refuser d’obéir à une personne, une règle ou un ordre.

En anglais simple : To refuse to obey a person, rule, or order.

• She defied her parents.
• They defied the ban and opened the shop.
• Will you defy a direct order?

Comment l'utiliser : defy someone/something (The workers defied the manager’s orders.)

Synonymes : disobey

Contraires : obey

Expressions courantes : defy orders, defy the law, defy someone

défier, braver

Agir courageusement face au danger, aux difficultés ou à l’opinion des autres.

En anglais simple : To act bravely against danger, difficulty, or what other people think.

• Her bold clothes defy convention.
• He defied public opinion and supported the plan.
• The climbers defied the dangers of the storm.

Comment l'utiliser : defy something (The team defied the odds and won.)

Synonymes : challenge, brave

Expressions courantes : defy the odds, defy public opinion, defy convention

défi

Invitation à affronter quelqu’un ou à prouver ce qu’on est capable de faire.

En anglais simple : A challenge asking someone to face you or prove what they can do.

• The knight issued a defy.
• His rival answered the defy with a laugh.
• A bold defy reached the king that morning.

Synonymes : challenge

Expressions courantes : a bold defy, issue a defy