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1 defeat
A n1 (in battle, election, contest) défaite f ; to suffer a defeat, to meet with defeat essuyer une défaite ; to accept defeat accepter la défaite ; to concede ou admit defeat [team, troops] concéder la défaite ; [person] avouer son échec ; England's 3-2 defeat at the hands of ou by Italy la défaite de l'Angleterre 2-3 contre l'Italie ; election defeat défaite électorale ; an air of defeat un air défait ; an admission of defeat un aveu d'échec ; a personal defeat un échec personnel ;2 (of proposal, bill) rejet m (of de).B vtr1 ( beat) vaincre [enemy, army] ; battre [team, opposition, candidate] ; faire subir une défaite à [government] ; he has been defeated by the republican candidate il a été battu par le candidat républicain ; the government was defeated by a majority of 20 le gouvernement a été mis en échec par une majorité de 20 voix ; don't let yourself be defeated ne te laisse pas abattre ;2 ( reject) rejeter [bill, proposal] ;3 ( thwart) faire échouer [attempt, plan, take-over bid] ; mettre fin à [ambitions] ; vaincre [inflation] ; that defeats the whole purpose of doing cela va à l'encontre du but recherché en faisant ; he was defeated in his attempts to win toutes ses tentatitves pour gagner ont échoué ;4 ( seem incomprehensible to) it's a problem that has defeated many great minds c'est un problème qui a tenu en échec de nombreux savants ; it defeats me ça me dépasse.
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