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1 defeat
n. nederlag, förlust, besegrande--------v. besegra, slå; slå tillbaka* * *[di'fi:t] 1. verb(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) besegra, slå2. noun(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) nederlag, förlust- defeated- defeatism
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3 rout
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4 foil
n. foliepapper; svärd; tunn metallskiva; kontrast, olikhet; bladornament i gotiskt fönster (inom arkitektur)--------v. omintetgöra, omkullkasta; bilda bakgrund åt; verka som kontrast mot något för att framhäva en egenskap* * *I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) besegra, kullkastaII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folie2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) fördelaktig bakgrund (kontrast)III [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) florett -
5 land
n. land; jord, torva; område, trakt; egendom; nation; mark, ägor; rike--------v. landsätta; landa; landstiga, gå i land; föra i land; komma, hamna (i en viss situation)* * *[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) land2) (a country: foreign lands.) land3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) mark[], jord4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) land, jordegendomar2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) landa2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) landa, lägga till, dra upp3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) hamna•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
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6 action
n. handling; gärning; verksamhet; aktion, strid* * *['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) handling, aktion2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) rörelser, rörlighet3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) åtal, stämning4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) handling5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) strid•- out of action -
7 anarchy
n. anarki, avsaknad av regering, laglöshet* * *['ænəki]1) (the absence or failure of government: Total anarchy followed the defeat of the government.) anarki2) (disorder and confusion.) anarki•- anarchism -
8 crush
n. fruktdryck; folkmassa--------v. krossa, mala sönder; pressa; tillintetgöra* * *1. verb1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) krossa2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) skrynkla[]3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) krossa, tillintetgöra4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) tränga ihop, tränga sig fram2. noun(squeezing or crowding together: There's always a crush in the supermarket on Saturdays.) trängsel- crushing -
9 defeatism
n. defaitism* * *noun (a state of mind in which one expects and accepts defeat too easily: The defeatism of the captain affects the rest of the players.) defaitism -
10 fall
n. fall; nedgång; sänkning; sammanstörtande; höst; vattenfall; kapitulation; lutning, sluttning--------v. falla; gå ner; reduceras, minskas; bli; drabba; bli tillfångatagen* * *[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falla2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) falla (ramla) omkull3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) sjunka, avta4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) inträffa5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) falla, bli6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) åligga, tillkomma2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall, kull[]2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) -fall, nederbörd3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fall4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) höst•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
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11 knock out
förbluffa; besegra i en tävling; slå ut, knocka (boxning)* * *1) (to make unconscious by a blow, or (in boxing) unable to recover within the required time: The boxer knocked his opponent out in the third round.) knocka, slå knock-out2) (to defeat and cause to retire from a competition: That team knocked us out in the semi-finals (noun knock-out).) välta -
12 licking
n. slickande; mumsande; smällande; besegrande (slang)* * *['likiŋ]( informal)1) (a beating as a punishment.) stryk, smörj2) (a humiliating defeat in a sports competition.) stryk -
13 massacre
n. massaker, blodbad, massmord--------v. massakrera* * *['mæsəkə] 1. noun1) (the killing of a large number of usually people, especially with great cruelty.) massaker, massmord2) (a very bad defeat: That last game was a complete massacre.) massaker, slakt2. verb(to kill (large numbers) cruelly.) massakrera, slakta -
14 messenger
n. budbärare, sändebud* * *[-sin‹ə]noun (a person who carries letters, information etc from place to place: The king's messenger brought news of the army's defeat.) bud, budbärare -
15 morale
n. moral, stridsmoral; kampanda* * *(the level of courage and confidence in eg an army, team etc: In spite of the defeat, morale was still high.) moral, stridsmoral, kampvilja -
16 rally
n. möte, sammankomst; demonstration; förening; återhämtning, tillfrisknande; resa--------v. samla ihop; samlas; återhämta sig; reta* * *['ræli] 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) samla [], samlas2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) samla, samlas3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) återhämta sig2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) samling, möte2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) rally3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) återhämtning4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) slagväxling• -
17 reverse
adj. bakre; omvänd, bakvänd; motsatt--------n. motsatt; bakslag; nederlag--------v. vända på; backa; ändra* * *[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) backa2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) vända3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) ändra2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) motsats; tvärtom2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) motgång, bakslag3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) back[]4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) baksida•- reversal- reversed
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18 slaughter
n. slakt; blodbad; massaker; slaktande--------v. slakta, utföra slaktande; massakrera; orsaka blodbad* * *['slo:tə] 1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) slakt2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) slakt2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) slakta2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) slakta3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) slakta, göra ner, köra över• -
19 squash
n. mos; trängsel; pumpa; squash (sport)--------v. krossa; krossas; tysta; undertrycka; pressa; trycka ihop* * *[skwoʃ] 1. verb1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) klämma in (ner), krossa till mos, mosa sönder2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) krossa, kväsa2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) mos, trängsel2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) saft, juice3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) squash4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.) squash•- squashy -
20 trump
n. trumpet; trumfkort--------v. trumfa* * *1. noun(in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits: This time, hearts are trumps; ( also adjective) a trump card.) trumf2. verb(to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) trumfa
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defeat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. thwart, frustrate, foil, outwit; rout, conquer, overcome, beat, vanquish, subdue, lick (inf.). n. frustration, setback, loss, rout, vanquishment. See failure, success, confutation. Ant., surrender … English dictionary for students
