İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. hâkim veya jüriyi reddetme; nöbetçinin "dur" emri veya kimlik sorması; bir konuda açıklama yapmaya çağırma; oy pusulasının geçersizliğinin veya seçmenin yetersizliginin iddia edilmesi; mücadeleye davet, meydan okuma; (.
2. meydan oku(mak). n.meydan okuma:v.meydan oku:prep.meydan okuyarak. n.meydan okuma:v.meydan oku:prep.meydan okuyarak. boyun eğmez. kamçılayıcı, dürtücü, ilgi çekici, büyüleyici.
3. sorgula/meydan oku, ilgi çekici.
4. yarışmaya itici. ilgi duymaya. düşünmeye itekleyen. ilginç. büyüleyici.
5. meydan okuma meydan oku meydan okuyarak.

Etymology : Middle English chalengen to accuse, from Old French chalengier, from Latin calumniari to accuse falsely, from calumnia calumny
Pronunciation : 'cha-l&nj
Function : verb
Date : 13th century

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1. stimulating, interesting. challengingadj.
2. requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake" [syn: ambitious].
3. stimulating interest or thought; "a challenging hypothesis"; "a thought-provoking book" [syn: thought-provoking].
4. disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile" [syn: intriguing].
5. disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile" stimulating interest or thought; "a challenging hypothesis"; "a thought-provoking book".
6. An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
7. The act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his post, and demanding the countersign.
8. A claim or demand.
9. The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.
10. An exception to a juror or to a member of a court martial, coupled with a demand that he should be held incompetent to act; the claim of a party that a certain person or persons shall not sit in trial upon him or his cause.
11. An exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote.
12. The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered.
13. To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to defy.
14. To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by personal combat.
15. To claim as due; to demand as a right.
16. To censure; to blame.
17. To question or demand the countersign from ; as, the sentinel challenged us, with "Who comes there?" To take exception to; question; as, to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation.
18. To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or member of a court.
19. To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the ground that the person in not qualified as a voter.
20. To assert a right; to claim a place. a demand by a sentry for a password or identification questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy" a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror a call to engage in a contest or fight a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power" raise a formal objection in a court of law ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard" issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" take exception to; "She challenged his claims".
21. 1. A challenging task or job requires great effort and determination. Mike found a challenging job as a computer programmer I'm ready to do all those things which are more challenging. = demanding.
22. If you do something in a challenging way, you seem to be inviting people to argue with you or compete against you in some way. Mona gave him a challenging look. = defiant. difficult in an interesting or enjoyable way.