challenge

' ælin‹ 1. verb

1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) utfordre

2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) utfordre, dra i tvil

2. noun

1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) utfordring, oppfordring

2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) innsigelse, innvending, protest

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- challenger

- challenging

utfordring

I

subst. \/ˈtʃælən(d)ʒ\/

1) utfordring, stimulerende oppgave

2) (om vaktpost e.l.) anrop, anropssignal

• 'Who goes there?' is the challenge

anropet er 'Hvem der?'

3) (jus) anfektelse

4) protest, innsigelse, innvending

5) oppfordring, krav

6) bestridelse

bring into challenge protestere

II

verb \/ˈtʃælən(d)ʒ\/

1) utfordre

2) trosse, true

• he challenged the crown's power

han trosset kronens makt

3) (om vaktpost e.l.) anrope

4) (jus) anfekte, reise tvil om

5) bestride, betvile, trekke i tvil

• he challenged her right to the house

han bestred hennes rett til huset

6) protestere, komme med innsigelse(r) mot

7) oppfordre, forlange, kreve

8) tiltrekke seg

• challenge attention

tiltrekke seg oppmerksomhet

• challenge criticism

challenge a witness (jus) forkaste et vitne

challenge someone to do something utfordre noen til å gjøre noe

• I challenge you to do it

bare prøv deg på det om du kan

• he challenged him to fight

han yppet ham til strid