arrojar el guante — meaning & examples

Language: es

Meanings:

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SpainLatin Americaneutralformalliterary
- To issue a challenge; to provoke or dare someone to compete or respond.
- To formally or rhetorically confront someone by proposing a test, dispute, or contest.
Examples
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- Durante el debate, el candidato arrojó el guante a su oponente para que aclarara sus propuestas.
  During the debate, the candidate issued a challenge to his opponent to clarify their proposals.
- Al ver que no cumplían lo pactado, Marta arrojó el guante y pidió una explicación formal.
  Seeing that they didn’t fulfill the agreement, Marta challenged them and asked for a formal explanation.
- El entrenador arrojó el guante a los jugadores para que mejoraran su rendimiento en el próximo partido.
  The coach issued a challenge to the players to improve their performance in the next game.

Examples:

ES: Dios, respeto eso, pero, ¿tenías que arrojar el guante justo antes del gran viaje familiar, - por el amor de Dios?
EN: My gosh, I respect that, but did you have to throw the gauntlet down just before our big family trip, for Pete's sake?
ES: Suena como si Quentin acabase de arrojar el guante.
EN: Sounds like Quentin just threw down the gauntlet.

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