se défier

Nous avons cherché à établir des contacts avec eux, mais ils se défiaient de nous, qu'ils considéraient comme des étrangers.
We tried to make contact with them, but for them we were strangers and they didn't trust us.
En substance, les danseurs se défiaient en ligne pour s'améliorer ; de nouvelles séquences de danse incroyables ont été inventées ; même les enfants de six ans s'y sont mis.
In essence, dancers were challenging each other online to get better; incredible new dance skills were being invented; even the six-year-olds were joining in.
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