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defeat
Found in thesaurus: conclusion, ending, finish, failure, letdown, disappointment, veto, blackball, negative
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defeat
v.
derrotar, abatir, debelar, ganar a, rendir a, vencer
s.
derrota, abatimiento, vencimiento
| English_Spanish by Jaime Aguirre | Download this dictionary |
defeat
v.- abatir | inhabilitar | debelar | vencer | conquistar | derrotar | desmontar | desarticular | destruir | anular
| An English-Spanish Dictionary (Granada University, Spain), 14.4 | Download this dictionary |
defeat1
(n.) = derrota, fracaso, rechazo.
Ex: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.
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* in defeat = en la derrota.
* shattering defeat = derrota aplastante.
* sound + note of defeat = darse por derrotado.
* sport(s) defeat = derrota deportiva.
* victory from the jaws of defeat = ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido.
Ex: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.
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* in defeat = en la derrota.
* shattering defeat = derrota aplastante.
* sound + note of defeat = darse por derrotado.
* sport(s) defeat = derrota deportiva.
* victory from the jaws of defeat = ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido.
defeat2
(v.) = abatir, derrotar, vencer.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.
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* defeat + the enemy = derrotar al enemigo, vencer al enemigo.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.
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* defeat + the enemy = derrotar al enemigo, vencer al enemigo.
defeat3
(v.) = rechazar.
Ex: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.
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* defeat + legislation = rechazar una ley.
* defeat + motion = rechazar una moción.
Ex: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.
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* defeat + legislation = rechazar una ley.
* defeat + motion = rechazar una moción.
defeat4
(v.) = frustrar.
Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.
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* defeat + Posesivo + objective = ser contraproducente.
* defeat + Posesivo + purpose = ser contraproducente.
Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.
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* defeat + Posesivo + objective = ser contraproducente.
* defeat + Posesivo + purpose = ser contraproducente.
