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reto.

challenge (a difficult task)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈreto/[ˈre.t̪o]

  1. challenge (a difficult task)

    masculine
    hacer(le) frente a un reto, enfrentar un reto
    La pobreza es un reto para el desarrollo de muchas partes del África.

  2. dare

    masculine
    Me impuso un reto del que no puedo escapar.

  3. scolding; insult

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish repto, rebto, riepto, from Old Spanish rebtar + -o, inherited from Latin reputāre; equivalent to modern retar + -o. Cognate with English repute.

verb/ˈreto/[ˈre.t̪o]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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