durst in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for durst in the English»Spanish Dictionary

durst [Am dərst, Brit dəːst] arch past dare

See also dare

I.dare [Am dɛr, Brit dɛː] N

dare

reto m

dare

desafío m

she did it on or Brit for a dare

lo hizo porque la retaron or la desafiaron

II.dare [Am dɛr, Brit dɛː] VB mod

dare

atreverse a

dare

animarse a

dare

osar liter

you dare touch me and I'll scream!

¡como te atrevas a tocarme, grito!

just you dare!

¡atrévete y verás!

how dare you speak to me like that!

¡cómo te atreves a hablarme así!

how dare you speak to me like that!

¡cómo tienes la desfachatez or el tupé de hablarme así!

don't you dare go in there!

¡ni se te ocurra entrar ahí!

I didn't dare answer

no me atreví or no me animé a contestar

I daren't tell her esp Brit

no me atrevo or no me animo a decírselo

he dare not answer liter

no osa responder liter

she's very sorry! — I dare say!

está muy arrepentida — ¡y bien puede estarlo!

I dare say it'll turn up

ya aparecerá

I dare say you've had enough

estarás harto (, me imagino)

III.dare [Am dɛr, Brit dɛː] VB trans

1. dare (be so bold):

to dare to + infin

atreverse or animarse a +  infin

to dare to + infin

osar +  infin liter

I didn't dare to answer

no me atreví or no me animé a contestar

I didn't dare to answer

no osé responder liter

you mean they dared to publish that?

¡no me digas que tuvieron el valor de publicarlo!

2.1. dare (challenge):

dare

desafiar

dare

retar

to dare sb to + infin

retar or desafiar a alguien a +  infin or a que +  subj

they dared him to jump off the bridge

lo desafiaron a tirarse or a que se tirara del puente

go on, dive in, I dare you!

¡anda, tírate! ¿a que no te atreves or a que no eres capaz?

she dared him to prove that it was not so

lo desafió a que probara que no era así

2.2. dare liter wrath/fury:

dare

desafiar liter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Durst created many statues and other works that were intended for schools and private individuals.

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Durst not presume to look once in the face.

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While so many terrors hung over the people, no jury durst have acquitted a man, when the court was resolved to have him condemned.

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Durst filed a $70 million lawsuit against ten websites that posted the video.

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Durst responded that he would henceforth improve toilet facilities, provide water in the fields, and allow one worker to witness the cleaning process.

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Durst was vocal about his beliefs that the government should not interfere in real estate transactions.

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Durst stated that he was emotionally scarred because of the teenager's death.

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Durst purchased the land to dispose of his horses manure in an environmentally friendly way.

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Durst was an outspoken advocate of file sharing.

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Durst also removed a skylight set into the plaza which was designed to allow natural light into the observation deck lobby below ground.

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