challenge in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for challenge in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.challenge [Brit ˈtʃalɪn(d)ʒ, Am ˈtʃæləndʒ] N

1. challenge (provocation):

challenge

sfida f

to put out or issue a challenge

lanciare una sfida

to take up or respond to a challenge

raccogliere or accettare una sfida

2. challenge (demanding situation or opportunity):

challenge (considered stimulating)

sfida f

challenge (considered difficult)

prova f

to present a challenge

presentare una sfida

to rise to or meet the challenge

affrontare la sfida, essere all'altezza della prova

the challenge of doing or to do

la sfida di fare

to face a challenge

affrontare una sfida

unemployment is a challenge for us

la disoccupazione è un problema con cui ci dobbiamo misurare

I'm looking for a challenge

cerco una sfida or qualcosa con cui misurarmi

the challenge of new ideas

gli stimoli dati dalle nuove idee

3. challenge (contest):

to make a challenge for competitor: title

cercare di vincere

to make a challenge for candidate: presidency etc.

cercare di conquistare

4. challenge (questioning):

challenge (of claim, authority)

contestazione f (to di)

challenge (by sentry)

chi va là m

5. challenge LAW:

challenge

ricusazione f

6. challenge SPORTS:

challenge

sfida f

II.challenge [Brit ˈtʃalɪn(d)ʒ, Am ˈtʃæləndʒ] VB trans

1. challenge (invite to contest or justify):

challenge person

sfidare (to a; to do a fare)

she challenged him to prove it

lo sfidò a provarlo

to challenge sb to a duel

sfidare qn a duello

“I challenge you to a duel”

“ti sfido a duello”

2. challenge (question):

challenge ideas

mettere in discussione

challenge statement, authority

contestare

challenge sentry:

dare il chi va là a

he challenged me on what I said

contestò quello che dicevo

I was challenged at the gate

mi fu intimato l'alt all'uscita

3. challenge (test):

challenge (by proving difficult) skill, endurance, person

mettere alla prova

challenge (by stimulating) person

stimolare

4. challenge LAW:

challenge jury, witness

ricusare

challenge authority

contestare

challenge cup [ˈtʃælɪndʒˌkʌp] N SPORTS

challenge cup

challenge m (trofeo messo in palio periodicamente)

leadership challenge N POL

leadership challenge

= sfida per conquistare la direzione del partito

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unsuccessfully challenge, bid

senza fortuna

surmount difficulty, challenge

superare

Translations for challenge in the Italian»English Dictionary

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disfida

challenge

ricusabile

open to challenge

ricusare testimone, giurato, giudice

to challenge

ricusazione

challenge

ricusazione motivata, immotivata LAW

a challenge for, without cause

diritto di ricusazione

right of challenge

sfida

challenge

lanciare una sfida

to put out or issue a challenge

raccogliere una sfida

to respond to or take up a challenge

fare qc per sfida

to do sth as a challenge

avere il gusto della sfida

to like a challenge

challenge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for challenge in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.challenge [ˈtʃæ·lɪndʒ] N

1. challenge (a call to competition):

challenge

sfida f

to be faced with a challenge

trovarsi di fronte a una sfida

to present sb (with) a challenge

costituire una sfida per qu

to pose a challenge to sth

rappresentare un problema per qc

2. challenge a. MIL:

challenge

alt m inv

3. challenge LAW:

challenge

contestazione f

II.challenge [ˈtʃæ·lɪndʒ] VB trans

1. challenge (ask to compete):

challenge

sfidare

to challenge sb to a duel

sfidare qu a duello

2. challenge (question):

challenge

mettere in discussione

3. challenge (test):

challenge

mettere alla prova

that's a matter that challenges attention

è una questione che richiede attenzione

4. challenge a. MIL:

challenge

intimare l'alt

I was challenged by the security guard

sono stato fermato dalla guardia giurata

5. challenge LAW:

challenge

contestare

Translations for challenge in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sfida

challenge

lanciare una sfida a qu

to challenge sb

sfidare

to challenge

sfidare qu a poker

to challenge sb to a game of poker

sfidare qu a fare qc

to challenge sb to do sth

sfidare a duello

to challenge to a duel

accettare una sfida

to accept a challenge

challenge Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be faced with a challenge

trovarsi di fronte a una sfida

to present sb (with) a challenge

costituire una sfida per qu

to pose a challenge to sth

rappresentare un problema per qc

to challenge sb to a duel

sfidare qu a duello

to challenge sb to a game of poker

sfidare qu a poker

to challenge sb to do sth

sfidare qu a fare qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is no pity party, but a challenge to engage in stories that enhance empathy.

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The first challenge for any computer rating system is to account for the variability in performance.

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Elsewhere, corrugated stretches of river-bed provide a challenge to newcomers.

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Determining what constitutes science versus non-science is the challenge known as the demarcation problem.

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She regretted trying to end her life and decided to challenge the decision and go to the Citizens Advice Bureau.

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We provide all the complexity, challenge, variety and pace of those environments, but with fewer artificial, client-related deadlines, and without the internal bureaucracy of a large organisation.

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One challenge is having the publishers get them a copy of the game early enough to play through and review it.

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There are a few reasons this challenge should help on the road to becoming better networkers.

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Real volunteers to put his check in the strongbox for his poor performance at the challenge.

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The cosy consensus politics of the 1990s and 2000s have broken down, with many of the old policy assumptions now under challenge.

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