dare

Pronúncia: dɛəʳ
    transitive verb
  1. [attempt] arriscar, exposar.
  2. [someone's anger] acarar, afrontar.
  3. [gaze] aguantar, desafiar.
  4. he would dare any danger afrontaria qualsevol perill.
  5. to dare someone to do something desafiar algú a fer alguna cosa.
  6. I dared him to fight el vaig desafiar en combat.

  7. to dare (to) do something gosar fer alguna cosa, atrevir-se a fer una cosa.
  8. don't dare (to) speak to me! no t'atreveixis a parlar-me!
  9. he does not dare (to) answer no gosa respondre.
  10. he has never dared (to) come mai no ha gosat venir.

    11. [en frases interrogatives, negatives, dubitatives i condicionals] [defective]
  11. gosar.
  12. dare you speak to me? t'atreveixes a parlar-me?
  13. how dare he say such a thing? com gosa dir tal cosa?
  14. I dare not go no goso anar-hi.
  15. I don't know whether he dare come no sé si gosarà venir.
  16. I dare say segurament, sens dubte.
  17. (idem) és possible.
  18. (idem) ironic tal vegada, no em sorprendria que.
  19. how dare you! quina barra!
  20. just you dare!, you wouldn't dare! te'n guardaràs bé prou!