dare

[US]/deə(r)/
[UK]/der/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. desafío; provocación
vt. tener el valor de; ser lo suficientemente audaz para
vi. tener el valor; ser audaz.
Word Forms
Gerundiodaring
Participio pasadodared
Pasadodared
Tercera persona singulardares
Pluraldares

Phrases & Collocations

double dare

atrevimiento doble

how dare you

¿cómo te atreves?

dare to be

atrevete a ser

Example Sentences

dare to struggle and dare to win

atreverse a luchar y atreverse a ganar

She dare not do it.

Ella no se atreve a hacerlo.

He will dare any danger.

Él se atreverá a cualquier peligro.

I dare not mention their names.

No me atrevo a mencionar sus nombres.

I dare not say. How dare she go?

No me atrevo a decir. ¿Cómo se atreve a ir?

Anyone who dares (not dare ) him to attempt (not just attempt ) it will be sorry.

Cualquiera que se atreva (no se atreva) a desafiarlo a intentarlo (no solo intentarlo) se arrepentirá.

a story he dare not write down.

una historia que él no se atreve a escribir.

don't you dare touch me.

No te atrevas a tocarme.

that dread being we dare oppose.

ese temible ser al que nos atrevemos a oponer.

None dared to do it.

Nadie se atrevió a hacerlo.

Tom didn't dare to do it.

Tom no se atrevió a hacerlo.

I don't think he will dare the risk.

No creo que se atreva a correr el riesgo.

I took his dare to jump.

Acepté su desafío de saltar.

Don't dare do that again!

¡No te atrevas a hacer eso de nuevo!

They dare not break the news to him.

No se atreven a darle la noticia.

He didn't dare to speak to her.

No se atrevió a hablarle.

He dare not mention the subject again.

No se atreve a mencionar el tema de nuevo.

Did anyone dare to admit it?).

¿Se atrevió alguien a admitirlo?

I dare not risk it; it's too dangerous.

No me atrevo a arriesgarme; es demasiado peligroso.

Real-world Examples

How dare you defy your masters!

¿Cómo te atreves a desafiar a tus amos!

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

Come up as far as you dare.

Sube hasta donde te atrevas.

Source: Culinary methods for gourmet food

Today, they're going where few others dare.

Hoy, van a donde pocos otros se atreven.

Source: Human Planet

They waited, shivering, hardly daring to move.

Esperaron, temblando, apenas atreviéndose a moverse.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The expression to dare, " dare, " to do something means that no one attempts to do that.

La expresión de atreverse, "atreverse", a hacer algo significa que nadie intenta hacer eso.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

That's a lie. You wouldn't have dared.

Es una mentira. No te habrías atrevido.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.

Cuando un misterio es demasiado abrumador, uno no debe desobedecer.

Source: The Little Prince

The more audacious and daring the better.

Cuanto más audaz y atrevido, mejor.

Source: BBC Listening September 2014 Compilation

I will travel where no man has dared to go.

Viajaré donde ningún hombre se ha atrevido a ir.

Source: Biography of Stephen Hawking

(Hulanicki) Anybody over 30 would never dare go in there.

(Hulanicki) Nadie de más de 30 años se atrevería a entrar allí.

Source: Rock documentary

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