defeat

defeat
di'fi:t
1. verb
(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) vencer, derrotar

2. noun
(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) derrota
- defeatism
- defeatist
defeat1 n derrota
the defeat of the enemy la derrota del enemigo
defeat2 vb derrotar / vencer
they were defeated by three goals to one fueron derrotados por tres goles a uno
defeat
tr[dɪ'fiːt]
noun
1 (of army, team) derrota; (of motion, bill) rechazo
2 figurative use (of hopes, plans) fracaso
transitive verb
1 (opponent) derrotar, vencer; (opposition, government) derrotar; (bill, motion) rechazar
2 figurative use (hopes, plans) frustrar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to defeat the object / defeat the purpose ir en contra del propósito
defeat [di'fi:t] vt
1) frustrate: frustrar
2) beat: vencer, derrotar
defeat n
: derrota f, rechazo m (de legislación), fracaso m (de planes, etc.)
defeat
n.
• derrota s.f.
• desbarate s.m.
• descalabro s.m.
• vencimiento s.m.
v.
• abarrajar v.
• arrollar v.
• defraudar v.
• derrotar v.
• destrozar v.
• vencer v.

I dɪ'fiːt
mass & count noun
a) (by opponent) derrota f

to accept o admit defeat — darse* por vencido

b) (of motion, bill) (Adm, Govt) rechazo m

II
transitive verb
1) \<\<opponent\>\> derrotar, vencer*
2) \<\<hopes/plans\>\> frustrar

that would defeat the object of the exercise — eso iría en contra de lo que se pretende lograr

3) (Adm, Govt) \<\<opposition\>\> derrotar; \<\<bill/motion\>\> rechazar*
4) (baffle) (colloq)

it defeats me — no alcanzo a comprenderlo

[dɪ'fiːt]
1.
N [of army, team] derrota f ; [of ambition, plan] fracaso m ; [of bill, amendment] rechazo m

eventually he admitted defeat — al final se dio por vencido

2.
VT [+ army, team, opponent] vencer, derrotar; [+ plan, ambition] hacer fracasar, frustrar; [+ hopes] frustrar, defraudar; (Pol) [+ party] derrotar; [+ bill, amendment] rechazar; (fig) vencer

this will defeat its own ends — esto será contraproducente

the problem defeats me — el problema me supera

it defeated all our efforts — burló todos nuestros esfuerzos

* * *

I [dɪ'fiːt]
mass & count noun
a) (by opponent) derrota f

to accept o admit defeat — darse* por vencido

b) (of motion, bill) (Adm, Govt) rechazo m

II
transitive verb
1) \<\<opponent\>\> derrotar, vencer*
2) \<\<hopes/plans\>\> frustrar

that would defeat the object of the exercise — eso iría en contra de lo que se pretende lograr

3) (Adm, Govt) \<\<opposition\>\> derrotar; \<\<bill/motion\>\> rechazar*
4) (baffle) (colloq)

it defeats me — no alcanzo a comprenderlo


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