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• /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/
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From Middle English chalenge, variant with palatalization of Middle English kalange (“an accusation, claim”), from Old French chalenge, chalonge, palatalized Central French variants of Old Northern French calenge, calonge (see Continental Norman calengier), from Latin calumnia (“a false accusation, calumny”). Cognate with Old English hōl (“calumny”). Doublet of calumny.

270 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَحَدٍّ (taḥaddin) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Arabic: التَّحَدِّي (at-taḥaddī) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Armenian: մարտահրավեր (martahraver) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Armenian: կոչ (kočʻ) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Armenian: մրցահրավեր (mrcʻahraver) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Asturian: desafíu — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Asturian: retu — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Belarusian: вы́клік (výklik) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Central Bikol: agyat — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Bulgarian: предизви́кване (predizvíkvane) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Catalan: desafiament — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Catalan: repte — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Chinese Mandarin: 挑戰 /挑战 (tiǎozhàn) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Czech: výzva — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Danish: udfordring — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Dutch: uitdaging — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Esperanto: defio — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Estonian: väljakutse — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Finnish: haaste — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• French: défi — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• French: chalenge — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• French: challenge — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Galician: desfiamento — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Galician: devandiña — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Galician: reto — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Georgian: გამოწვევა (gamoc̣veva) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• German: Herausforderung — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Greek: πρόκληση (próklisi) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Ancient Greek: πρόκλησις (próklēsis) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Hebrew: אֶתְגָּר (etgár) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Hindi: चुनौती (cunautī) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Hungarian: kihívás — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Icelandic: áskorun — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Indonesian: tantangan — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Irish: dúshlán — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Italian: sfida — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Japanese: 挑戦 (chōsen) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Khmer: ឧបសគ្គ (ʼupaʼsak) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Korean: 도전 (dojeon) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Latin: prōvocātiō — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Latvian: izaicinājums — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Lithuanian: iššūkis — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Macedonian: предизвик (predizvik) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Malay: cabaran — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Malayalam: വെല്ലുവിളി (velluviḷi) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Norman: d'fi — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Persian: چالش (čâleš) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Polish: wyzwanie — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Portuguese: desafio — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Portuguese: incentivo — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Romanian: provocare — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Russian: вы́зов (výzov) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Scottish Gaelic: dùbhlan — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Serbo-Croatian: и̏зазо̄в — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Serbo-Croatian: ȉzazōv — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Spanish: reto — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Swahili: changa moto — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Swedish: utmaning — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Tagalog: hamon — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Tamil: சவால் (cavāl) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Thai: คําท้า — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Thai: คําท้าทาย — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Ukrainian: ви́клик (výklyk) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Urdu: تحدی (tahaddī) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Urdu: چنوتی (cunautī) — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Vietnamese: thách thức — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Vietnamese: thách đố — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Welsh: her — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Welsh: sialens — that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not
• Bulgarian: предизвика́телство (predizvikátelstvo) — bid to overcome something
• Hungarian: kétségbevonás — bid to overcome something
• Hungarian: vitatás — bid to overcome something
• Hungarian: letámadás — sports: an attempt to take possession
• Hungarian: szerelés — sports: an attempt to take possession
• Hungarian: igazoltatás — the act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
• Hungarian: felszólítás — the act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
• Japanese: 誰何 (suika) — the act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
• Arabic: تَحَدٍّ (taḥaddin) — difficult task
• Arabic: التَّحَدِّي (at-taḥaddī) — difficult task
• Bulgarian: предизвика́телство (predizvikátelstvo) — difficult task
• Chinese Mandarin: 挑戰 /挑战 (tiǎozhàn) — difficult task
• Chinese Mandarin: 難題 /难题 (nántí) — difficult task
• Czech: výzva — difficult task
• Dutch: uitdaging — difficult task
• Esperanto: defio — difficult task
• Estonian: väljakutse — difficult task
• Estonian: katsumus — difficult task
• Estonian: proovikivi — difficult task
• Finnish: haaste — difficult task
• French: défi — difficult task
• French: chalenge — difficult task
• French: épreuve — difficult task
• German: Herausforderung — difficult task
• German: (schwierige) Aufgabe — difficult task
• Greek: πρόκληση (próklisi) — difficult task
• Hebrew: אֶתְגָּר (etgár) — difficult task
• Hindi: चुनौती (cunautī) — difficult task
• Hungarian: erőpróba — difficult task
• Hungarian: próbatétel — difficult task
• Hungarian: (nehéz) feladat — difficult task
• Indonesian: tantangan — difficult task
• Italian: sfida — difficult task
• Italian: impresa — difficult task
• Japanese: チャレンジ (charenji) — difficult task
• Japanese: 挑戦 (chōsen) — difficult task
• Khmer: ឧបសគ្គ (ʼupaʼsak) — difficult task
• Korean: 도전 (dojeon) — difficult task
• Korean: 챌린지 (chaellinji) — difficult task
• Malayalam: വെല്ലുവിളി (velluviḷi) — difficult task
• Mongolian: төвөгтэй асуудал (tövögtej asuudal) — difficult task
• Norman: d'fi — difficult task
• Norwegian Bokmål: utfordring — difficult task
• Persian: چالش (čâleš) — difficult task
• Polish: wyzwanie — difficult task
• Portuguese: desafio — difficult task
• Romanian: provocare — difficult task
• Russian: вы́зов (výzov) — difficult task
• Russian: испыта́ние (ispytánije) — difficult task
• Russian: сло́жная зада́ча (slóžnaja zadáča) — difficult task
• Russian: тру́дная зада́ча (trúdnaja zadáča) — difficult task
• Russian: че́ллендж (čéllendž) — difficult task
• Spanish: reto — difficult task
• Spanish: trastorno — difficult task
• Swahili: changa moto — difficult task
• Swedish: utmaning — difficult task
• Tagalog: hamon — difficult task
• Tamil: சவால் (cavāl) — difficult task
• Thai: ความท้าทาย (kwaam-táa-taai) — difficult task
• Ukrainian: ви́клик (výklyk) — difficult task
• Ukrainian: складна́ задача́ (skladná zadačá) — difficult task
• Ukrainian: пробле́ма (probléma) — difficult task
• Urdu: آزمائش (āzmā'iś) — difficult task
• Urdu: مشکل (muśkil) — difficult task
• Urdu: دشواری (duśvārī) — difficult task
• Vietnamese: thách thức — difficult task
• Vietnamese: thử thách — difficult task
• Welsh: her — difficult task
• Estonian: takistatus — judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit
• Finnish: jäävi — judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit
• Finnish: esteellisyysperuste — judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit
• Italian: ricusazione — judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit
• Swahili: changa moto — judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit
• Swedish: jäv — judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit
• Hungarian: kifogás — the act of appealing a ruling or decision
• Hungarian: kifogásolás — the act of appealing a ruling or decision
• Hungarian: visszautasítás — the act of appealing a ruling or decision
• Spanish: recurso — the act of appealing a ruling or decision
• Spanish: impugnación — the act of appealing a ruling or decision
• Spanish: reclamación — the act of appealing a ruling or decision
• Bulgarian: отвод (otvod) — the act of seeking to remove a judge
• Hungarian: elfogultsági kifogás — the act of seeking to remove a judge
• Albanian: nxit — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Asturian: desafiar — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Asturian: retar — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Central Bikol: agyat — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Bulgarian: пови́квам (povíkvam) — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Bulgarian: пока́нвам (pokánvam) — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Bulgarian: предизви́квам (predizvíkvam) — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Bulgarian: предизви́кам (predizvíkam) — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Catalan: desafiar — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Cherokee: ᎦᏁᏄᎵᎠ (ganenulia) — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Danish: udfordre — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Dutch: uitdagen — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Dutch: tarten — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Esperanto: defii — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Estonian: välja kutsuma — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Estonian: üles kutsuma — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Finnish: haastaa — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• French: défier — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• French: challenger — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Galician: desafiar — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Galician: retar — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• German: herausfordern — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Greek: προκαλώ (prokaló) — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Hindi: ललकारना (lalkārnā) — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Hungarian: kihív — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Indonesian: menantang — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Latin: prōvocō — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Malayalam: വെല്ലുവിളിക്കുക (velluviḷikkuka) — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Old English: beclipian — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Polish: wyzwać — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Portuguese: desafiar — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Romanian: provoca — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Russian: вызыва́ть (vyzyvátʹ) — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Russian: вы́звать (výzvatʹ) — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Serbo-Croatian: izazvati — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Spanish: retar — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Spanish: puyar — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Swahili: changa moto — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Swedish: utmana — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Tagalog: humamon — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Tagalog: hamunin — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Thai: ท้าแข่ง — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Thai: ท้าดวล — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Thai: ท้า (táa) — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Vietnamese: thách đấu — to invite someone to take part in a competition
• Bulgarian: предизвиквам (predizvikvam) — to dare someone
• Cherokee: ᎦᏁᏄᎵᎠ (ganenulia) — to dare someone
• Czech: vyzvat — to dare someone
• Danish: udfordre — to dare someone
• Dutch: uitdagen — to dare someone
• Esperanto: defii — to dare someone
• Estonian: välja kutsuma — to dare someone
• Finnish: haastaa — to dare someone
• French: défier — to dare someone
• German: herausfordern — to dare someone
• Greek: προκαλώ (prokaló) — to dare someone
• Hebrew: אתגר (itgér) — to dare someone
• Hindi: ललकारना (lalkārnā) — to dare someone
• Hungarian: kihív — to dare someone
• Indonesian: menantang — to dare someone
• Irish: tabhair dúshlán — to dare someone
• Korean: 도전하다 (dojeonhada) — to dare someone
• Latin: prōvocō — to dare someone
• Malay: cabar — to dare someone
• Polish: ośmielić — to dare someone
• Portuguese: desafiar — to dare someone
• Russian: вызыва́ть (vyzyvátʹ) — to dare someone
• Spanish: retar — to dare someone
• Swahili: changa moto — to dare someone
• Swedish: utmana — to dare someone
• Tagalog: humamon — to dare someone
• Tagalog: maghamon — to dare someone
• Tagalog: hamunin — to dare someone
• Thai: ท้า (táa) — to dare someone
• Vietnamese: thách — to dare someone
• Vietnamese: thách thức — to dare someone
• Vietnamese: thách đố — to dare someone
• Bulgarian: отричам (otričam) — to dispute something
• Bulgarian: оспорвам (osporvam) — to dispute something
• Dutch: betwisten — to dispute something
• Dutch: bekritiseren — to dispute something
• Estonian: vaidlustama — to dispute something
• Estonian: vastu vaidlema — to dispute something
• Finnish: kyseenalaistaa — to dispute something
• Hungarian: kétségbe von — to dispute something
• Hungarian: vitat — to dispute something
• Hungarian: megkérdőjelez — to dispute something
• Hungarian: megtámad — to dispute something
• Hungarian: megóv — to dispute something
• Hungarian: óvást emel — to dispute something
• Hungarian: ellenszegül — to dispute something
• Hungarian: dacol — to dispute something
• Hungarian: tiltakozik — to dispute something
• Māori: whakahorohoro — to dispute something
• Māori: whakapātari — to dispute something
• Māori: mātātaki — to dispute something
• Māori: whakatuma — to dispute something
• Māori: whakatumatuma — to dispute something
• Māori: whakatōrea — to dispute something
• Māori: tuma — to dispute something
• Polish: zakwestionować — to dispute something
• Portuguese: desafiar — to dispute something
• Portuguese: disputar — to dispute something
• Romanian: contesta — to dispute something
• Russian: оспа́ривать (ospárivatʹ) — to dispute something
• Russian: оспо́рить (ospóritʹ) — to dispute something
• Spanish: poner en duda / cuestión — to dispute something
• Swahili: changa moto — to dispute something
• Swedish: ifrågasätta — to dispute something
• Bulgarian: възразя́вам (vǎzrazjávam) — to make a formal objection to a juror
• Dutch: wraken — to make a formal objection to a juror
• Hungarian: kifogásol — to make a formal objection to a juror
• Hungarian: elfogultsági kifogással él — to make a formal objection to a juror
• Hungarian: visszautasít — to make a formal objection to a juror
• Polish: zakwestionować — to make a formal objection to a juror
• Spanish: impugnar — to make a formal objection to a juror
• Spanish: recusar — to make a formal objection to a juror
• Swahili: changa moto — to make a formal objection to a juror
• French: défier — to write a final exam to get credit for a course