dare

deə 1. negative short form - daren't; verb

1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) tore, våge

2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) utfordre, egge

2. noun

(a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) utfordring

- daring

3. noun

(boldness: We admired his daring.) dristighet

- dare-devil

4. adjective

a dare-devil motorcyclist.) dumdristig

- I dare say

våge

I

subst. \/deə\/

1) utfordring

2) dristighet, vågemot

II

verb (dared - dared, gammeldags: durst - dared) \/deə\/

1) våge, tore

• he dare not come \/ he doesn't dare (to) come

han tør ikke komme

• he didn't dare (to) come \/ he dared not come

han torde ikke komme

2) våge (seg på), våge å påta seg

• dare the title role

• (just) you dare!

du kunne bare våge!

3) trosse

• dare any danger

trosse alle farer

4) utfordre

• I dare you to strike

slå meg om du tør

I dare say (ofte spøkefullt) kanskje det sikkert, sannsynligvis, nok

• I dare say you know

du vet nok hva jeg mener

det kan vel hende, jeg skulle tro

• I dare say he's right, but my gut feeling says he isn't

det kan vel hende han har rett, men magefølelsen min sier at han ikke har det