trotzen

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German

Verb

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  1. (transitive, with dative) to defy, to brave
    dem Sturm trotzen
    to brave the storm
    der Gefahr trotzen
    to defy (the) danger
    der öffentlichen Meinung trotzen
    to defy public opinion (eg by holding an unpopular opinion)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 44/2010, page 132:
      Täglich sterben in Deutschland mehrere Patienten an Krankenhauskeimen. Bedrohlich breiten sich Erreger aus, die fast allen Antibiotika trotzen.
      Every day several patients die of hospital germs in Germany. Threateningly, pathogens that defy almost all antibiotics are spreading.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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