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1 defeat
technology• häviö• epäonnistuminen• uhitella• valtaus• voittaa (lyödä)• voittaa• päihittää• tehdä tyhjäksi• pieksäminen• tappio• kukistaa• lyödä* * *di'fi:t 1. verb(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) voittaa2. noun(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) tappio, häviö- defeated- defeatism
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2 landslide defeat
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3 crushing defeat
• murskatappio -
4 electoral defeat
• vaalitappio -
5 rout
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6 acknowledge
• omaksua• hyväksyä• ilmoittaa vastaanottaneensa• tunnustaa• vastata• arvostaa• kelpuuttaa• myöntää• mainita• kuitata• kunnioittaa* * *ək'noli‹1) (to admit as being fact: He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right.) myöntää2) (to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something): He acknowledged the letter.) ilmoittaa vastaanottaneensa3) (to give thanks for: He acknowledged their help.) kiittää4) (to greet someone: He acknowledged her by waving.) tervehtiä•- acknowledgement- acknowledgment -
7 action
• operaatiolaw• oikeudenkäyntilaw• oikeusjuttu• toiminta (teko)• toimenpide• toimenpiteet• toimi• toimitus• toimi / toiminta• toiminta• tominta (teko)• työ• vauhtilaw• virkasyyte• ele• aloite• uhkapeli• vaade• vaikutus• ponnistus• prosessitechnology• teho• temppu• tekolaw• kanne• kamppailu• menettely• suoritus• syyte• taistelu• käytäntö* * *'ækʃən1) (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.) toiminta2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) liike3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) oikeusjuttu4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) tapahtumat5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) taistelu•- out of action -
8 anarchy
• hämminki• epäjärjestys• anarkia• kaaos• hajaannus• sekaannus• sekamelska• sekasotku• sekasorto• sotku* * *'ænəki1) (the absence or failure of government: Total anarchy followed the defeat of the government.) anarkia2) (disorder and confusion.) sekasorto•- anarchism -
9 best
• toiseksi• huippu• huippukyky• ensiluokkainen• eliitti• valioaines• voittaa• parhaiten• parhain• paras• parhaimmisto• parhaimmin* * *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.) paras2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) parhaiten3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) päihittää- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
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10 conquer
• orjuuttaa• ottaa• riistää• nujertaa• alistaa• vallata• valloittaa• voittaa• päihittää• kellistää• kaataa• miehittää• peitota• taltuttaa• kukistaa• kumota• lannistaa* * *'koŋkə(to overcome or defeat: The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark.) valloittaa, voittaa- conquest -
11 crush
• rutistaa• runnella• rikkoa• rusentaa• rouhia• ruhjoa• rypistää• romuttaa• tungos• tunkea• tuhota• nujertaa• hävittää• iskeä murskaksi• haukata• hienontaa• ahdinkomarine• ahtaus• pusertaa• pusertua• raastaa• repiä• kiristää• hajottaa• murska• murentaa• murskata• murentua• murtaa• musertaa• survoa• särkeä• suuret kutsut• tallata• kukistaa• lannistaa• pirstata• pirstoa• luhistaa* * *1. verb1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) murskata, puristaa2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) rypistyä3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) kukistaa4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) ahtaa2. noun(squeezing or crowding together: There's always a crush in the supermarket on Saturdays.) tungos- crushing -
12 crushing
• ruhje• rouhinta• ruhjoutuma• nujerrus• tyrmäävä• kalanteriruhje• murskaava• murskaus• musertava* * *adjective (overwhelming: a crushing defeat.) murskaava -
13 defeatism
• tappiomieliala* * *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.) tappiomieliala -
14 demoralise
• alistaa* * *(to take away the confidence and courage of: The army was demoralized by its defeat.) demoralisoida -
15 demoralize
• turmella• turmeltaa• demoralisoida• rappeuttaa* * *(to take away the confidence and courage of: The army was demoralized by its defeat.) demoralisoida -
16 fall
• painua• rojahtaa• romahtaa• tuho• tippua• tulo• notkahtaa• häviö• joutuamarine• juoksuköysi• tuupertua• turmio• työntää• helma• heittäytyä• huojentua• varista• vesiputous• vierähtää• alenema• aleta• alentua• aleneminen• vajota• valahtaa• vaipua• vähetä• väheneminen• vähentyminen• vähentyä• pudottaa• pudotus• pudota• putoama• putoaminen• putoamiskorkeus• putouskorkeus• putous• rapista• reputtaa• retkahtaa• kieltäytyä• kellahdus• kellistää• keikaus• kellahtaa• kaataa• kaatuminen• kaatua• kaato• halveta• halventua• mennä nurin• muksahtaa• mennä kumoon• mätkähtää• pettää• sademäärä• sattua• selätys• madaltua• suistua• sortuminen• suistaa• sortua• syöksyä alas• syöksyä• syntiinlankeemus• sysätä• syksy• syöstä• supistuminen• supistua• syys• syöksy• syksyinen• kukistuminen• kumota• kupsahtaa• kukistua• laskusuunta• laskea• laskeutua• lankeemus• langetafinance, business, economy• lasku• kompastua• luhistua• luiskahtaa• luhistuminen* * *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.) pudota, osua2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) kaatua3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) laskea4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) tulla, sattua5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) vaipua, joutua johonkin tilaan6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) langeta jonkun osaksi2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) putoaminen2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) tulo, määrä3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) kukistuminen4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) syksy•- 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 -
17 foil
• folio• foili• florettimiekkailu• estää• floretti• aiheuttaa pettymys• uhitella• tausta• tehdä tyhjäksi• kelmumedicine, veterinary• kalvo• harjoitusmiekka• metallilehti• lehtimetalli• korostaa* * *I foil verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) tehdä tyhjäksiII foil noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folio, hopeapaperi2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) taustaIII foil noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) floretti -
18 give in
• nujertua• nöyrtyä• tyytyä• alistua• antautua• antaa periksi• antaa myöten• resignoitua• leppyä• jättää• mukautua• myöntyä• periksi• pettää• suostua• sopeutua• taipua (antaa myöten)• taipua• luovuttaa• luopua* * *1) (to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield: The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.) antautua2) (to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority): Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?) jättää -
19 knock out
• tuhota• tyrmätä* * *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.) tainnuttaa, tyrmätä2) (to defeat and cause to retire from a competition: That team knocked us out in the semi-finals (noun knock-out).) pudottaa -
20 land
• tilukset• nousta maihin• joutua• vetää maihin• valtakunta• purkaa• päätyä• pyydystää• kaulus• kiinteistö• liitäntäalue• saattaa• maaomaisuus• maasto• maa (maankamara)• maaperä• maa• laskea maihinaviation• laskeutua* * *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.) maa2) (a country: foreign lands.) maa3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) maa4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) maa, maaomaisuus2. 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.) laskeutua2) (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.) nousta maihin3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) päätyä•- 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
- land with
- see how the land lies
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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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