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defeat

1. noun défaite f;
   to admit ~ (team, troops) concéder la défaite;
   (person) avouer son échec.

2. transitive verb
   1. vaincre (enemy);
      battre (team, opposition, candidate);
      the government was ~ed le gouvernement a été mis en échec;
   2. rejeter (bill, proposal);
   3. it ~s me ça me dépasse.

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'defeat' found in these entries:

English:

bring - crushing - endure - expect - face - hammer - head - inflict - overwhelming - recover - scale - slaughter - soundly - suffer - term - walk - whack

French:

avouer - battre - court - cuisant - déconfiture - défaite - déroute - digérer - échec - élimination - encaisser - essuyer - lourd - pronostiquer - rejet - relever - subir - vaincre

defeat: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
defeat	vtr	(win: game) jeu, sport	battre vtr ⇒
			mener vtr ⇒
They defeated their opponents 3-2.
Ils ont battu l'équipe adverse 3 à 2.
Ils ont mené l'équipe adverse 3 à 2.
defeat	n	(loss) échec	défaite nf
The defeat saddened the fans.
La défaite a semé la tristesse parmi les supporters.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
defeat	vtr	(win: military) militaire	vaincre vtr ⇒
After seven years of battle, Caesar defeated the Gauls.
César a vaincu les Gaulois après sept ans de guerre.
defeat	vtr	(thwart, prevent success) faire obstacle	contrecarrer, contrarier vtr ⇒ ⇒
			être contraire vi ⇒
Poor use of language defeats the purpose of communicating.
Une mauvaise utilisation du langage contrecarre (or: contrarie) le principe de la communication.
Une mauvaise utilisation du langage est contraire au principe de la communication.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
crushing defeat		nm	écrasement (d'une équipe, d'une armée) figuré
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The basketball team's defeat made the situation worse. I hated to watch it.
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