Il défia tous ses supérieurs, et, cependant, ils ne parurent pas prêter attention à ses agissements.
He defied all his superiors; yet they apparently took no note of his doings.
Mon père défia son propre grand-père, presque jusqu'au déshéritement, parce qu'il décida d'éduquer ses quatre enfants.
My father defied his own grandfather, almost to the point of disinheritance, because he decided to educate all four of us.
Un jeune homme défia le monstre de l’hiver et l’a vaincu, libérant le soleil, mais il fut grièvement blessé pendant la bataille.
A young man defied the monster of the winter and defeated him, freeing the sun, but was seriously wounded during the battle.
Lors de la crucifixion de Simon Pierre, ce fut lui qui défia les persécuteurs romains et continua audacieusement à prêcher le nouvel évangile.
When they crucified Simon Peter, it was this man who defied the Roman persecutors and boldly continued to preach the new gospel.
Pour son périple solitaire et périlleux qui défia les autorités d’occupation américaines, Burchett fut mis au pilori, même par ses collègues intégrés au Japon.
For his lone, perilous journey that defied the US occupation authorities, Burchett was pilloried, not least by his embedded colleagues.
Il y a une belle et utile histoire dans les Puranas, relatant comment le jeune frère de Ganesha - Kumara, l'énergie cosmique Martienne- le défia.
There is a beautiful and helpful story in the Puranas of how the younger brother of Ganesha, Kumara, the cosmic Martian energy, challenged him.
Après de longues séances de méditation, il se sépara de son armée et commença une longue expédition vers les falaises criblées de multiples cavernes d'Emauracus, où il défia les prêtres de l'Omniscience.
After deep meditation, he parted ways with his army and commenced a long trek back to the cave-riddled cliffs of Emauracus, and there he set a challenge to the priests of the Omniscience.
Le marquis offensé défia son adversaire à un duel à mort.
The offended marquis challenged his adversary to a contest of mortal combat.
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