Sanan defy käännös englanti-tanska

trodseDet eneste, de skal lære, er, at man ikke kan trodse matematikkens regler. The one thing they have to learn is that you cannot defy the laws of mathematics. Endnu en gang har ministeren misforstået det. Hans forslag er et forsøg på at trodse den økonomiske tyngdekraft. Again the minister has got it wrong: his proposal is an attempt to defy economic gravity. I betragtning af denne situation er vi nødt til at genoverveje Lissabonstrategien. Vi bør trodse markedskræfterne. Given this situation, the Lisbon Strategy needs to be reconsidered: we should defy the power of the markets.
lade hånt omMen vi kan ikke tillade, at Saddam Hussein som tidligere forsøger at lade hånt om De Forenede Nationers autoritet. However, Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to defy the authority of the United Nations as he has sought to in the past. Desværre er der meget lidt, der tyder på, at han nu har forstået, at han ikke kan lade hånt om verdensopinionen for evigt. Unfortunately, we have little evidence even now that he has yet learned that he cannot go on defying world opinion forever.

To challenge or brave (a hazard or opposition
To refuse to obey
To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations
To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce
A challenge

to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion
If you defy your teacher you may end up in detention

Sanakirja