OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16162

challenge

/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
desafío • reto
A confrontation; a dare.
Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challe…
disputa
A confrontation; a dare.
Argentine midfielder Jonas Gutierrez added a superb second when he surged past four challenges to fire in low.
desafío • repercusión • reto • trastorno
A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
impugnación • reclamación • recurso
A procedure or action.
incompatibilidad f impedimento
A procedure or action.
Consanguinity in direct line is a challenge for a judge when he or she is sitting cases.
recusación
A procedure or action.
We're still waiting to hear how the court rules on our challenge of the arbitrator based on conflict of interest.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 16163

challenge

/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
desafiar • puyar • retar
To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
By this I challenge him to single fight.
We challenged the boys next door to a game of football.
desafiar • retar
To dare (someone).
poner en cuestión • poner en duda
To dispute (something); to contest.
In the April 2020 Roade fatality, the worker who died "was reputedly in the habit of walking on the line when he didn't need to". Tragically, no one challenged him about it.
to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation
impugnar • recusar
To make a formal objection to a juror.
Phrases
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