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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ n.
  1. sconfitta f., disfatta f.;
    to suffer a ~ subire una sconfitta;
    England’s 3-2 ~ la sconfitta dell’Inghilterra per 3 a 2
  1. (of proposal, bill) rifiuto m. (of di).
 2.defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ tr.
  1. (beat) sconfiggere, vincere [enemy];
    battere, sconfiggere [team, opposition, candidate];
    causare una sconfitta a [government];
    don’t let yourself be ~ed non la sciarti abbattere
  1. (reject) respingere [bill, proposal]
  1. (thwart) vanificare, far fallire [attempt, plan, take-over bid];
    vincere [inflation];
    that ~s the whole purpose of doing questo vanifica tutti i nostri propositi di fare
  1. (seem incomprehensible to) it ~s me è al di sopra delle mie capacità.


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defeat: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
defeatvtr (win: game)sconfiggere⇒, battere⇒ vtr
They defeated their opponents 3-2.
Hanno sconfitto l'avversario 3 a 2.
defeatn (loss) l'aver persosconfitta nf
The defeat saddened the fans.
La sconfitta ha rattristato i tifosi.
 
Additional Translations
defeatvtr (win: military)sconfiggere⇒, battere⇒ vtr
After seven years of battle, Caesar defeated the Gauls.
Dopo una battaglia di sette anni, Cesare sconfisse i Galli.
defeatvtr (thwart, prevent success)intralciare⇒, ostacolare⇒, osteggiare⇒ vtr
Poor use of language defeats the purpose of communicating.
Un uso impoverito del linguaggio ostacola il raggiungimento degli scopi della comunicazione.
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defeat: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
crushing defeatn figurative (total defeat)disfatta, debacle nf
The Battle of Waterloo was a crushing defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte.
A Waterloo Napoleone subì una vera e propria debacle.
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But the scale of his defeat has plunged his coalition into a crisis from which it will be hard to recover
But this week's election defeat
considered easy to defeat
Gracious in defeat
If you can't defeat shoot
Progress is not made by conceding defeat
required the defeat
the flag of permanent defeat
to defeat the purpose

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