challenge

Herausforderung

Etwas Schwieriges, das Einsatz, Können oder Mut verlangt.

In einfachem Englisch: Something difficult that requires effort, skill, or courage to do.

• This puzzle is a challenge.
• Starting a new job brings many challenges.
• Are you ready for the challenge of living abroad?

So benutzt man es: the challenge of doing something (She enjoys the challenge of learning a new language.); a challenge for someone (The long climb was a challenge for everyone.)

Synonyme: test, difficult task

Häufige Wendungen: face a challenge, meet a challenge, major challenge

Herausforderung, Kampfansage

Eine Aufforderung, gegen jemanden anzutreten oder zu kämpfen.

In einfachem Englisch: An invitation to compete against someone or fight them.

• He accepted my challenge.
• She issued a challenge to the chess champion.
• They refused his challenge to a public debate.

So benutzt man es: a challenge to do something (He accepted her challenge to race across the field.); a challenge to someone (The champion issued a challenge to all his rivals.)

Synonyme: dare

Häufige Wendungen: accept a challenge, issue a challenge, challenge to someone

Herausforderung

Ein Versuch, jemanden zu besiegen oder dessen Macht oder Kontrolle zu schwächen.

In einfachem Englisch: An attempt to defeat someone or weaken their power or control.

• The strike presents a challenge to government power.
• She mounted a challenge to the party leader.
• His challenge to the throne failed.

So benutzt man es: challenge to something (The protest was a challenge to his leadership.)

Synonyme: opposition

Häufige Wendungen: challenge to authority, mount a challenge

Ablehnungsgesuch

Ein rechtlicher Antrag, einen Richter oder ähnlichen Amtsträger wegen möglicher Befangenheit oder fehlender Eignung vom Verfahren auszuschließen.

In einfachem Englisch: A legal request to remove a judge or similar official because they may be unfair or unable to serve.

• The lawyer filed a challenge to the judge.
• Their challenge alleged that the arbitrator was biased.
• The court heard two challenges based on conflicts of interest.

So benutzt man es: challenge to someone (The court rejected the challenge to the arbitrator.)

Synonyme: recusal request

Häufige Wendungen: challenge to someone, challenge of someone

fordern

Jemanden vor etwas Schwieriges stellen, das Können oder Anstrengung verlangt.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone use their skills or effort to deal with something difficult.

• This puzzle will challenge you.
• The course challenged even the strongest students.
• Her new job challenges her technical skills.

Synonyme: test, stretch

Häufige Wendungen: challenge someone, challenge someone intellectually

anfechten, infrage stellen

Sagen, dass etwas möglicherweise falsch, ungerecht oder unwahr ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To say that something may be wrong, unfair, or untrue.

• She challenged the decision.
• The lawyer challenged his account of the accident.
• These findings challenge our assumptions about sleep.

Synonyme: question, dispute, contest

Gegenteile: accept

Häufige Wendungen: challenge a decision, challenge something in, challenge an assumption, challenge a belief

herausfordern

Jemanden auffordern, gegen dich anzutreten oder zu kämpfen.

In einfachem Englisch: To invite someone to compete or fight against you.

• I challenge you to a game of chess.
• He challenged his brother to a race.
• Who dared to challenge the champion?

So benutzt man es: challenge someone to something (Lena challenged me to a race.)

Häufige Wendungen: challenge someone to, challenge a rival