Usage examples of "mettre au défi" in French with translation to English

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Je vous mets au défi de résoudre ce problème. I defy you to solve this problem.
Quand il fut mis au défi de prononcer "shibboleth", Christophe Colomb réussit si admirablement qu'il fut aussitôt reconnu comme le nouveau chef de l'armée des indigènes. When challenged to pronounce "shibboleth", Christopher Columbus did it in such a perfect way, that he was instantly recognized as the new leader of the natives' army.
Es-tu prêt à le mettre au port ? Are you ready to put it in?
Allons, Jacques, c'est Noël. Tu dois te mettre au diapason des choses. Come on Jack, it's Christmas. You've got to get into the spirit of things.
Laisse-moi te mettre au fait. Let me bring you up to speed.
Je venais de me mettre au lit quand le téléphone commença à sonner. I had hardly gotten into bed when the telephone began to ring.
Le médecin m'a recommandé de me mettre au régime. The doctor instructed me to go on a diet.
Laisse-moi te mettre au courant. Let me bring you up to speed.
Je pense qu'il est temps que je réfléchisse à me mettre au régime. I think it's time for me to consider going on a diet.
Pour une raison ou une autre je n'arrive pas à me mettre au travail. For some reason or other I cannot bring myself to work.
Si tu te trouves piégé par un ours dans la forêt, ta meilleure option est de te mettre au sol et de faire le mort. If you find yourself trapped by a bear in the forest, your best bet is to drop to the ground and play dead.
Si tu te trouves piégée par un ours dans la forêt, ta meilleure option est de te mettre au sol et de faire la morte. If you find yourself trapped by a bear in the forest, your best bet is to drop to the ground and play dead.
Il me lança le défi de plonger depuis la falaise. He defied me to dive off the cliff.
Je vais le mettre en route en un clin d'œil. I'll have it up and running in no time.
J'accepte le défi ! I accept the challenge!
Je vais mettre du cœur à l'ouvrage. I am going to put my heart into the work.
Il pensait qu'il pourrait relever le défi, mais finalement il n'a juste pas été à la hauteur. He thought he was up to the challenge but in the end he just couldn't cut the mustard.
Je n'arrive pas à mettre la main sur le gilet de mon costume trois-pièces. I can't find the waistcoat of my three piece suit.
Je n'ai pas assez de défi dans ce travail. I don't get enough challenge in this job.
Une période de beau temps nous permit de mettre la récolte à l'abri. A spell of fine weather enabled us to get the harvest in safely.
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