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Dare

Noun CEFR A2 Common
dɛə

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A challenge to prove courage.
  3. A small fish, the dace
  4. Acronym of Drug Abuse Resistance Education.
    US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  5. The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness.
  6. Acronym of Dictionary of American Regional English.
  7. Defiance; challenge.
  8. In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players.

Equivalents

36 more languages
العربيةتجاسرتحدىجرؤواجه
Azərbaycan dilicəsarət etmək
Catalàgosar
Ελληνικάτολμώ
Esperantoaŭdaci
Euskaraausartu
עבריתהעז
Bahasa Indonesiajurit malam
Íslenskavogaþora
Latinaaudeo
Latviešudrīkstēt
Bahasa Melayuberanicabar
Tiếng Việtdamthạch

Examples

“I did it just for a dare.”
“It lends a lustre […] / A large dare to our great enterprise.”
Childish, unworthy dares / Are not enough to part our powers.”
“Sextus Pompeius / Hath given the dare to Caesar.”
When asked truth or dare, she picked dare.”
The Dare is not unlike a Chub, but proportionably less; his Body is more white and flatter, and his Tail more forked.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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