were defying

Pasado progresivo para el sujetodel verbodefy.Hay otras traducciones para esta conjugación.

defy

Zapata's forces in Morelos were defying the Carranza government in Mexico City.	Las fuerzas de Zapata en Morelos desafiaban a gobierno de Carranza en Ciudad de México.
In Ulster O'Neill and O'Donnell were defying the power of the English crown and trying to call all of Ireland into revolt.	En el Ulster O'Neill y O'Donnell desafiaban el poder de la corona inglesa, incitando a toda Irlanda a la revuelta.
Peasants were defying the old laws and restrictions, demanding freedom of movement and asserting it by migrating to the towns without a licence.	Los campesinos desafiaban las antiguas leyes y restricciones, exigiendo la libertad de circulación, que así afirmaban trasladándose a las ciudades sin solicitar una licencia.
Peasants were defying the old laws and restrictions, demanding freedom of movement and asserting it by migrating to the towns without a license.	Los campesinos desafiaban las antiguas leyes y restricciones, exigiendo la libertad de circulación, que así afirmaban trasladándose a las ciudades sin solicitar una licencia.
Above all, they were defying the untouchable Ortega myth.	Desafiaban, sobre todo, al intocable mito Ortega.
He knew his tormentors were wrong, he knew that what they were doing was evil and he knew that they were defying all the laws pertaining to decent human behaviour and what is more he also knew that they were defying the Divine Principles that governed the universe.	Sabía que quienes lo atormentaban se equivocaban, sabían que lo que estaban haciendo era maligno y sabía que estaban desafiando todas las leyes atenientes a un comportamiento humano decente y además, sabía que estaban desafiando los Principios Divinos que rigen el Universo.