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1 defeat
[di'fi:t] 1. verb(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) sakaut2. noun(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) sakāve- defeated- defeatism
- defeatist* * *sakāve; sabrukums; anulējums; sakaut, uzvarēt; izjaukt; anulēt -
2 landslide defeat
noun (a clear defeat in an election.) (smaga) sakāve vēlēšanās -
3 crushing defeat
pilnīga sakāve -
4 igniminious defeat
kaunpilna sakāve -
5 inglorious defeat
kaunpilna sakāve -
6 to be teetering on the edge of defeat
būt tuvu sakāveiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to be teetering on the edge of defeat
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7 to suffer a defeat
ciest sakāvi -
8 rout
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9 acknowledge
[ək'noli‹]1) (to admit as being fact: He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right.) atzīt2) (to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something): He acknowledged the letter.) apliecināt; apstiprināt (ka ir saņemts)3) (to give thanks for: He acknowledged their help.) izteikt atzinību /pateicību4) (to greet someone: He acknowledged her by waving.) izrādīt, ka pazīst kādu•- acknowledgment* * *atzīt; apliecināt, apstiprināt; atzīt par īstu, izteikt atzinību -
10 action
['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.) darbība; rīcība2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) kustība3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) prāva4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) (lugas u.tml.) darbība5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) kauja•- out of action* * *darbība, rīcība; iedarbība; darbība; streiks; noziedzīga darbība; tiesas process, prāva; kauja; ierosināt lietu -
11 anarchy
['ænəki]1) (the absence or failure of government: Total anarchy followed the defeat of the government.) anarhija2) (disorder and confusion.) sajukums•- anarchism* * *anarhija -
12 best
[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) vislabākais2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) vislabāk3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) gūt virsroku; sakaut- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it* * *vislabākais; vislielākais -
13 conquer
['koŋkə](to overcome or defeat: The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark.) iekarot; uzvarēt; pārvarēt- conquest* * *iekarot, uzvarēt; pārvarēt -
14 crush
1. verb1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) saspiest; saberzt2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) burzīt; burzīties; gumzīt3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) apspiest; sagraut4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) saspiest; saspiesties; spiesties; drūzmēties2. noun(squeezing or crowding together: There's always a crush in the supermarket on Saturdays.) spiešanās; drūzma- crushing* * *drūzmēšanās, spiešanās; drūzma; sagrāve, trieciens; augļu sula; pārpildīta sanāksme; aizraušanās; sasmalcināt, saberzt, saspiest; spiesties, drūzmēties; izspiest -
15 crushing
adjective (overwhelming: a crushing defeat.) iznīcinošs; graujošs* * *sasmalcināšana; graujošs, iznīcinošs; uztraucošs, smags -
16 defeatism
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.) sakāvniecība* * *sakāvniecība -
17 demoralize
(to take away the confidence and courage of: The army was demoralized by its defeat.) demoralizēt* * *demoralizēt; graut disciplīnu, dezorganizēt -
18 fall
[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.) krist2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) nokrist3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) kristies; pazemināties4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) (par dienu) iekrist5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) iemīlēties6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) iekrist; būt kārtai2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) krišana; kritiens2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) nokrišņi3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) sabrukums; bojāeja4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) rudens•- 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
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through* * *krišana, kritiens; nokrišņi; ietece; ūdenskritums; krišanās, pazemināšanās; krišana, pagrimums; bojāeja, sabrukums; rudens; apjērošanās; ciršana; spēkošanās, cīņa; kadence; falle; krist; nokrist; krist, nokarāties; nolaisties; pazemināties, kristies; norimties; iet bojā, krist; sagāzties, sabrukt; iestāties; ietecēt; iegadīties, iekrist; kļūt -
19 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) izjaukt (plānus u.tml.)II [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folija2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) kontrasts; fonsIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) rapieris* * *florete; pēdas; folija, staniols; lapu ornaments; fons, kontrasts; sajaukt; novest strupceļā, izjaukt -
20 land
[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.) zeme; sauszeme; cietzeme2) (a country: foreign lands.) zeme; valsts3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) zeme; augsne4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) zemesgabals; gruntsgabals2. 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.) nolaisties; piezemēties2) (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.) piestāt/izcelt krastā3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) nonākt (grūtībās u.tml.)•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
apvidus mašīna- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies* * *sauszeme, cietzeme, zeme; valsts, zeme; augsne, zeme; gruntsgabals, zemesgabals; piestāt krastā; izcelt krastā; izcelties krastā; nolaisties; sasniegt mērķi; trāpīt, iesist; izcīnīt, iegūt
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defeat — [n1] overthrow, beating ambush, annihilation, beating, blow, break, breakdown, check, collapse, conquest, count, debacle, defeasance, destruction, discomfiture, downthrow, drubbing*, embarrassment, extermination, failure, fall, insuccess,… … New thesaurus
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