dare in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.dare [Brit dɛː, Am dɛr] N

II.dare [Brit dɛː, Am dɛr] VB mod

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1. dare (to have the courage to):

dare
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few dare (to) speak out
peu de personnes osent s'exprimer
nobody dared ask
personne n'a osé demander
the article dares to criticize
l'article n'hésite pas à critiquer
I'd never dare say it to her
je n'oserais jamais le lui dire
we wanted to watch but didn't dare
nous aurions voulu regarder mais n'avons pas osé
they don't dare or daren't Brit take the risk
ils n'osent pas prendre le risque
read on if you dare hum
continuez, si vous l'osez
dare we follow their example? form
aurons-nous le courage de suivre leur exemple?
dare I say it
il faut bien le dire
I dare say or I daresay Brit that …
je suppose que …
he's right, I dare say or daresay Brit
je suppose qu'il a raison
I dare say! or I daresay! Brit (sarcastically)
certes!

III.dare [Brit dɛː, Am dɛr] VB trans

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don't dare answer (me) back!
comment oses-tu (me) répondre?
I dare not show my face fig
j'ai peur de me montrer
don't you dare show your face in here again!
et que je ne vous revoie plus!

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oser
to dare
je n'ose pas demander
I daren't ask, I don't dare ask
ils n'ont pas osé répondre
they dared not answer, they didn't dare answer
comment oses-tu demander?
how dare you ask?
comment as-tu osé partir?
how did you dare leave?
répète si tu l'oses!
don't you dare repeat that!
tu n'oserais pas!
you wouldn't dare!
je n'ose croire/espérer que …
I hardly dare believe/hope that …
pendant sa mue il n'osait plus chanter
while his voice was breaking he didn't dare to sing Brit
pendant sa mue il n'osait plus chanter
while his voice was changing he didn't dare to sing Am
‘je vais le faire’—‘chiche!’
‘I'll do it’—‘I dare you!’
je te défie de plonger
I challenge ou dare you to dive
après cela, il n'ose plus se montrer
after that, he doesn't dare show his face
elle n'osait pas se montrer avec lui
she didn't dare be seen with him
se risquer à dire
to dare to say
je ne me risquerais pas à le contredire
I wouldn't dare to contradict him
frappe-moi si tu l'oses
hit me if you dare

dare in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dare in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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I.dare <daring> [deəʳ, Am der] VB trans

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II.dare <daring> [deəʳ, Am der] VB intr

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III.dare [deəʳ, Am der] N (challenge)

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to dare (to) show one's face
oser se montrer

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dare Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

don't you dare!
tu n'as pas intérêt à faire ça!
how dare you do this
comment osez-vous faire cela
to do sth as [or Am on] a dare
faire qc pour relever un défi
it's a dare!
je relève le défi!
to dare (to) show one's face
oser se montrer
to dare to tell a joke
se permettre une plaisanterie
I dare not think what would have happened if ...
je n'ose penser ce qui serait arrivé si ...
don't you dare go spending everything!
ne t'avise pas de tout dépenser!
I dare you to do it
je te défie de faire ça
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He has stated that young people should dare to dream, work assiduously to fulfill the dreams and contribute to the revitalization of the nation.
en.wikipedia.org
We'll all just be humming along one day, in our archaic days we dare to call "modern times," and driverless vehicles will just appear.
jalopnik.com
Such a result might even, dare one suggest, be ethical, in the proper meaning of that overused word.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Nobody on a lower level would dare to say a word contradicting those plans, even if it was the fate of the Aral Sea.
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We charge and command all and singular the nobles, subjects, peoples and others afore said that they do not dare obey her orders, mandates and laws.
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We bemoan cleaning them, become indignant when they dare to clog, and bellyache if the paper roll is bare.
o.canada.com
Can we dare to dream the inexpressible -- that those turbines that already blight the countryside could be torn down?
www.dailymail.co.uk
Few stars of comparable wattage would dare do the same.
en.wikipedia.org
It was learnt that the dare-devil boys took to their heels with their loots after they were confronted by angry residents.
thenationonlineng.net
If you are so presumptuous as to dare get involved, you can count on being brutalized and discarded for that transgression.
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