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1 defeat
1. transitive verb1) (overcome) besiegen; zu Fall bringen [Antrag, Vorschlag]2) (baffle)something defeats me — ich kann etwas nicht begreifen; (frustrate)
the task has defeated us — diese Aufgabe hat uns überfordert
2. noundefeat the object/purpose of something — etwas völlig sinnlos machen
* * *[di'fi:t] 1. verb(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) besiegen2. noun(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) die Niederlage- academic.ru/98924/defeated">defeated- defeatism
- defeatist* * *de·feat[dɪˈfi:t]I. vt1. (win over)▪ to \defeat sb/sth candidate, enemy, army jdn/etw besiegenthis line of reasoning \defeats me, I must admit ( fig) diesem Argument kann ich leider nicht folgento \defeat sb's hopes jds Hoffnungen zerschlagento \defeat a proposal einen Vorschlag ablehnento \defeat an amendment einen Antrag auf Gesetzesänderung ablehnen3. (destroy)▪ to \defeat sth:that \defeats the purpose of this meeting dann verliert dieses Treffen seinen SinnII. n Niederlage f* * *[dɪ'fiːt]1. n(= defeating) Besiegung f, Sieg m (of über +acc); (of motion, bill) Ablehnung f; (of hopes, plans) Vereitelung f; (= being defeated) Niederlage ftheir defeat of the enemy —
their defeat by the enemy — ihre Besiegung or Niederlage durch den Feind
2. vtarmy, team besiegen, schlagen; government eine Niederlage beibringen (+dat), besiegen; motion, bill ablehnen; hopes, plans vereitelnto defeat one's own ends or object — sich (dat or acc) ins eigene Fleisch schneiden
* * *defeat [dıˈfiːt]A v/t1. einen Gegner besiegen, schlagen:he felt defeated fig er war niedergeschlagen;it defeats me fig das ist mir zu hoch;it defeats me why … fig ich begreife nicht, warum …;it defeats me to do so fig das geht über meine Kraft2. einen Angriff nieder-, ab-, zurückschlagen, abweisen3. PARL einen Antrag etc zu Fall bringen:defeat by vote niederstimmen4. eine Hoffnung, einen Plan etc vereiteln, zunichtemachen, durchkreuzen5. JUR einen Anspruch etc null und nichtig machenB s1. Besiegung f2. Niederlage f:learn from defeat aus Niederlagen lernen3. Nieder-, Zurückschlagung f, Abweisung f4. PARL Ablehnung f (eines Antrags)5. Vereit(e)lung f, Durchkreuzung f6. Misserfolg m, Fehlschlag m* * *1. transitive verb1) (overcome) besiegen; zu Fall bringen [Antrag, Vorschlag]2) (baffle)something defeats me — ich kann etwas nicht begreifen; (frustrate)
2. noundefeat the object/purpose of something — etwas völlig sinnlos machen
* * *n.Niederlage f. v.ablehnen v.besiegen v.vereiteln v.vernichten v. -
2 defeat
de·feat [dɪʼfi:t] vt1) ( win over)to \defeat sb (at cards, chess, football) jdn schlagen;this line of reasoning \defeats me, I must admit ( fig) diesem Argument kann ich leider nicht folgen;to \defeat sb's hopes jds Hoffnungen zerschlagen;to \defeat a proposal einen Vorschlag ablehnento be \defeated bill abgelehnt werden;to \defeat an amendment einen Antrag auf Gesetzesänderung ablehnen3) ( destroy)to \defeat sth;that \defeats the purpose of this meeting dann verliert dieses Treffen seinen Sinn n Niederlage f;
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