dare

v. atreverse, arriesgarse, aventurarse, osar, tener el valor; desafiar, retar, tirar el guante; ser atrevido, ser audaz

s. desafío, reto

s.- reto, desafío, osadía
v.- retar, atreverse, tener el valor, intentar, aventurarse, desafiar, arriegarse, osar

Ex: As far as Hernandez could determine, no one dared to approach him with suggestions for needed changes in library policy or procedure or, heaven forbid, in his personal management style.
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*dare I say = yo me atrevería a decir
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*dare to + tread = atreverse a tratar

tr. (irregular) darpres.ind.: do, dai, dà, diamo, date, danno
pas.rem.: diedi, desti, diede, demmo, deste, diedero

(v.) = atreverse
Ex: As far as Hernandez could determine, no one dared to approach him with suggestions for needed changes in library policy or procedure or, heaven forbid, in his personal management style.
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* dare I say = yo me atrevería a decir
* dare to + tread = atreverse a tratar

(v.) = desafiar, retar
Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.