defeat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈfiːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈfit/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di fēt)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
defeat [sb] vtr (win: game)vencer vtr
  derrotar vtr
 They defeated their opponents 3-2.
 Vencieron a sus oponentes por 3 a 2.
defeat n (loss)derrota nf
 The defeat saddened the fans.
 La derrota entristeció a los aficionados.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
defeat n (rejection: of a proposal)rechazo nm
 Henderson is facing defeat in his attempt to persuade the club to approve his proposal.
 Henderson se enfrenta al rechazo del club en su intento de que aprueben su propuesta.
defeat [sb] vtr (win: military)vencer a, derrotar a vtr + prep
 After seven years of battle, Caesar defeated the Gauls.
 Después de siete años de lucha, César venció a los galos.
defeat [sth] vtr figurative (thwart, prevent success)hacer fracasar loc verb
  frustrar vtr
 Poor use of language defeats the purpose of communicating.
 El mal uso del lenguaje hace fracasar los fines de la comunicación.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
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concede defeat vtr + n (admit you have lost)admitir una derrota, conceder la derrota loc verb
crushing defeat n figurative (total defeat)derrota aplastante nf + adj
 The Battle of Waterloo was a crushing defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Collocations: defeat the enemy, was [an important, a crushing, a devastating] defeat, defeated in [Vietnam, the war], more...

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