dare

dare
I [deə(r)]
nome sfida f.

to do sth. for a dare — fare qcs. per sfida

II 1. [deə(r)]
verbo modale
1) (to have the courage to) osare (do, to do fare)

nobody dared ask — nessuno ha osato chiedere

I'd never dare say it to her — non avrei mai il coraggio di dirglielo

they don't dare o daren't BE take the risk non hanno il coraggio di rischiare; dare I say it posso (ben) dirlo; I dare say (that) — suppongo, credo (che)

2) (expressing anger, indignation) osare (do fare)

don't (you) dare speak to me like that! — non osare parlarmi in questo modo!

don't you dare! — (warning) non provarci! non pensarci nemmeno!

how dare you! — come osi!

2.
verbo transitivo

to dare sb. to do — sfidare qcn. a fare

I dare you to say it to her! — ti sfido a dirglielo!

go on, I dare you! — provaci, se hai il coraggio!

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who dares wins — la fortuna aiuta gli audaci

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Note:
Dare can be used either as a common lexical verb or as a modal auxiliary: the latter construction is usually restricted to negative and interrogative sentences in the present tense; anyway, the regularized usage of dare is getting more and more common in English. The different constructions of dare, of course, do not impinge on the Italian equivalent forms. - For examples and uses of dare see the entry below
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[deə] 1. negative short form - daren't; verb
1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) osare
2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) sfidare
2. noun
(a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) sfida
3. noun
(boldness: We admired his daring.) audacia
4. adjective
a dare-devil motorcyclist.) temerario
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dare /dɛə(r)/
n.
sfida: to do st. for a dare, fare qc. per sfida.
♦ (to) dare /dɛə(r)/
(pass. dared, arc. durst, p. p. dared), v. t. e i. (al pres., anche v. modale)
1 osare; avere il coraggio di: How dare you say such a thing!, come osi dire una cosa simile!; He dare not try (o he doesn't dare to try), non osa tentare; No one dared say anything, nessuno ha osato dire niente; I would if I dared, lo farei, se ne avessi il coraggio; I didn't dare tell her, non ho avuto il coraggio di dirglielo; He didn't dare (to) go, non ha osato andarci
2 sfidare: He dared me to follow him, mi ha sfidato a seguirlo; Go on, ask him out, I dare you, dai, chiedigli di uscire con te, ti sfido
● (just) you dare!, provaci (se ne hai il coraggio)! □ Don't you dare!, non ci provare!, non ti permettere!: Don't you dare speak to me like that!, non ti permettere di parlarmi così! □ I dare say, oserei dire, presumo: I dare say this problem is too difficult for you to solve, presumo che questo problema sia troppo difficile perché tu lo risolva □ dare I say (it), se posso permettermi: The evening was, dare I say it, a bit dull, la serata è stata, se posso permettermi, un po' noiosa.
NOTA D'USO: -to dare-
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I [deə(r)]
nome sfida f.

to do sth. for a dare — fare qcs. per sfida

II 1. [deə(r)]
verbo modale
1) (to have the courage to) osare (do, to do fare)

nobody dared ask — nessuno ha osato chiedere

I'd never dare say it to her — non avrei mai il coraggio di dirglielo

they don't dare o daren't BE take the risk non hanno il coraggio di rischiare; dare I say it posso (ben) dirlo; I dare say (that) — suppongo, credo (che)

2) (expressing anger, indignation) osare (do fare)

don't (you) dare speak to me like that! — non osare parlarmi in questo modo!

don't you dare! — (warning) non provarci! non pensarci nemmeno!

how dare you! — come osi!

2.
verbo transitivo

to dare sb. to do — sfidare qcn. a fare

I dare you to say it to her! — ti sfido a dirglielo!

go on, I dare you! — provaci, se hai il coraggio!

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who dares wins — la fortuna aiuta gli audaci

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Note:
Dare can be used either as a common lexical verb or as a modal auxiliary: the latter construction is usually restricted to negative and interrogative sentences in the present tense; anyway, the regularized usage of dare is getting more and more common in English. The different constructions of dare, of course, do not impinge on the Italian equivalent forms. - For examples and uses of dare see the entry below

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