No. 8,268 in Catalan
desafiar
To challenge or defy.
In a sentence
Ell va desafiar el seu destí amb coratge.
He challenged his fate with courage.
In this context, 'desafiar' is used to indicate the act of confronting or opposing something determined or fateful.
L'equip va desafiar als campions en el torneig.
The team challenged the champions in the tournament.
Here, 'desafiar' denotes submitting a challenge or competing against strong opponents.
La novel·la desafia les convencions de la narrativa clàssica.
The novel challenges the conventions of classical storytelling.
In this case, 'desafiar' implies questioning or breaking conventional norms and expectations.
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