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defeat1 /dɪ'fi:t/ n uncountable or countable

1. (by opponent) derrota f

2. (of motion, bill) (Adm, Govt) rechazo m

defeat2 verbo transitivo

1. ‹opponent› derrotar, vencer^(conj.⇒)

2. ‹hopes/plans› frustrar;
   that would ~ the object of the exercise eso iría en contra de lo que se pretende lograr

3. (Adm, Govt) ‹opposition› derrotar;
   ‹bill/motion› rechazar^(conj.⇒)

4. (baffle) (colloq): it ~s me no alcanzo a comprenderlo

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

defeat [dɪ'fɪ:t]

I	verbo transitivo 1   (a un adversario) derrotar, vencer: we defeated them by six games to one, les ganamos por seis a uno 2   (una proposición, etc) rechazar 3   figurado frustrar
II	nombre 1   (de un ejército, equipo) derrota      (de una proposición) rechazo 2   figurado fracaso

defeat: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
crushing defeat	n	figurative (total defeat)	derrota aplastante nf
The Battle of Waterloo was a crushing defeat for Napoleon Bonaparte.
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English:

certain - grace - grudgingly - magnanimity - spell - stave off - suffer - beating - certainty - crushing - devastating - engineer - hasten - hold - out - overwhelm - overwhelming - rout - stave - sustain - whitewash - zap

Spanish:

derrota - derrotar - desquitarse - regusto - vencer - abandonar - aparente - descalabro - goleada - rechazar - rechazo - resentirse

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