Español > retar: 7 sentidos > verbo 1, communication| Sentido | issue a challenge to. |
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| Sinónimo | desafiar |
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| Específico | acusar, incriminar, poner en tela de juicio | challenge the honesty or veracity of |
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| apelar, recurrir | Take a court case to a higher court for review |
| contender, demandar, litigar, pleitear, proceder, procesar | institute legal proceedings against |
| contestar, impugnar | attack as false or wrong |
| cuestionar, interrogar, recusar | challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of |
| desafiar, retar | challenge |
| estimular, incentivar, provocar | Provide the needed stimulus for |
| remitir | refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision |
| retar | challenge to a duel |
| General | invitar | ask someone in a friendly way to do something |
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| Inglés | challenge |
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| Catalán | desafiar, reptar |
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| Nombres | adversaria, adversario, aspirante, competición, competidora, competidor, contendiente, contrincante, desafiadora, desafiador, retadora, retador, rival | The contestant you hope to defeat |
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| desafío, reto | A call to engage in a contest / contest or fight |
Español > retar: 7 sentidos > verbo 2.2, communication| Sentido | censure severely or angrily. |
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| Sinónimos | amonestar, censurar, criticar, dar una paliza, discutir, echar una reprimenda, increpar, llamar la atención, poner verde, rechazar, reconvenir, regañar, reñir, reprender a gritos, reprender, reprimir, reprobar, reprochar, tener unas palabras, vociferar |
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| Específico | abroncar, increpar | reprimand |
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| castigar, corregir, criticar, increpar, rectificar, reñir, reprender | censure severely |
| General | criticar, culpar, juzgar | find fault with |
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| Inglés | call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast |
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| Catalán | amonestar, increpar, reganyar, renyar, reprendre |
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| Nombres | admonitor, reprensor, reprimendador, reprochador | someone who finds fault or imputes blame |
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| bronca, increpación, regañina, regaño, reprimenda, repulsa | rebuking a person harshly |
| charla, discurso, sermón | A lengthy rebuke |
| regaño, reprensión, reprimenda, reprobación, reproche, salmorejo | An act or expression of criticism and censure |
| regañón | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |
