challenge

a difficult situation or problem that needs to be dealt with

desafío, reto

• face a challenge

Collocations a big challenge · accept the challenge

• The company faces many challenges.

  La empresa enfrenta muchos desafíos.

an attack on the truth or value of something; a question about whether something is true, right, etc.

cuestionamiento, desafío

• challenge sb's ideas/beliefs

Collocations a challenge to authority · pose a challenge

• The new book challenges our views on society.

  El nuevo libro cuestiona nuestras opiniones sobre la sociedad.

to invite someone to do something difficult or dangerous; to dare someone to do something

desafiar, retar

• challenge sb to sth

Collocations challenge sb to a fight · challenge sb to prove something

• He challenged me to a game of chess.

  Me desafió a jugar una partida de ajedrez.

to say that you disagree with something and want to discuss it; to answer or reply to an attack on your ideas, beliefs, etc.

desafiar, responder a un desafío

• challenge sb's argument

Collocations challenge an accusation · challenge a statement

• She challenged the claim that she was guilty.

  Ella desafió la acusación de que era culpable.