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defeat /dɪˡfiːt/ noun sconfitta f transitive verb sconfiggere;
(frustrate) vanificare ‹attempts›;
that ~s the object questo fa fallire l'obiettivo

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English:

acknowledge - bashing - bruising - clobber - crushing - hiding - lick - pasting - soundly - thrash - thrashing - walk

Italian:

debellare - dichiararsi - disfare - disfatta - scacco - sconfiggere - sconfitta - sgominare - smacco

defeat: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
defeat	vtr	(win: game)	sconfiggere, battere vtr ⇒ ⇒
They defeated their opponents 3-2.
Hanno sconfitto l'avversario 3 a 2.
defeat	n	(loss) l'aver perso	sconfitta nf
The defeat saddened the fans.
La sconfitta ha rattristato i tifosi.
Additional Translations
defeat	vtr	(win: military)	sconfiggere, battere vtr ⇒ ⇒
After seven years of battle, Caesar defeated the Gauls.
Dopo una battaglia di sette anni, Cesare sconfisse i Galli.
defeat	vtr	(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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Compound Forms/Forme composte
crushing defeat	n	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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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'defeat' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'defeat':

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
Gracious in defeat
If you can't defeat shoot
required the defeat
the flag of permanent defeat
to defeat the purpose

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