sfidare

Definitions of sfidare
  1. verb
    raise a formal objection in a court of law
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    eccepire, obiettare, opporre
    express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
  2. verb
    ask for identification
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    chiedere, domandare, elemosinare, interpellare, mendicare, richiedere
    express the need or desire for; ask for
  3. verb
    challenge
  4. verb
    issue a challenge to
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    concitare, provocare, suscitare
    provide the needed stimulus for
    confutare, contestare, contrastare, interpellare, oppugnare
    challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
    screditare, sfatare
    challenge the honesty or veracity of
    rispedire
    refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
    appellarsi
    take a court case to a higher court for review
    procedere
    institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
    adescare, allettare, attrarre, indurre, invitare
    provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
    aizzare, attizzare, eccitare, fomentare, gonfiare, istigare, montare, pompare, provocare, rinfocolare, scatenare
    provoke or stir up
    accendere, fomentare, rinfocolare, suscitare
    try to stir up public opinion
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    invitare
    ask someone in a friendly way to do something
  5. verb
    take exception to
    synonyms: contendere, discettare, disputare
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    contestare, impugnare
    to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
  6. verb
    resist or confront with resistance
    synonyms: contrariare, contrastare
  7. verb
    elude, especially in a baffling way
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    scampare, sfiatare, sfogarsi, sfuggire
    be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
  8. verb
    oppose, as in hostility or a competition
    synonyms: affrontare
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    avversare, osteggiare
    set into opposition or rivalry
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