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101 licking
['likiŋ]( informal)1) (a beating as a punishment.)2) (a humiliating defeat in a sports competition.) -
102 massacre
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103 messenger
[-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.) messager/-ère -
104 morale
(the level of courage and confidence in eg an army, team etc: In spite of the defeat, morale was still high.) moral -
105 outwit
past tense, past participle - outwitted; verb(to defeat (someone) by being cleverer than he is: She managed to outwit the police and escape.) se montrer plus malin que -
106 overcome
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107 overpower
(to defeat or make helpless or captive by a greater strength: The police overpowered the thieves.) vaincre, maîtriser -
108 overthrow
[əuvə'Ɵrou]past tense - overthrew; verb(to defeat and force out of power: The government has been overthrown.) renverser -
109 overwhelm
[əuvə'welm](to defeat or overcome: He was overwhelmed with work/grief.) écraser -
110 rally
['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.) (se) rallier2) (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.) (se) rallier3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) se remettre de2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) ralliement2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) rallye3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) retour à la santé4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) échange• -
111 reverse
[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.) faire marche arrière; inverser2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) retourner3) (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.) réformer, révoquer2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) contraire, inverse2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) revers3) ((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.) marche arrière4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) revers•- reversal- reversed - reversible - reverse the charges -
112 severe
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113 slaughter
['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.) massacre2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) abattage2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) abattre2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) massacrer3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) écraser• -
114 squash
[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.) entasser; écraser2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) écraser2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) cohue2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) boisson au jus de fruit3) ((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.) courge(tte)•- squashy -
115 suppress
[sə'pres]1) (to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).) réprimer2) (to keep back or stifle: She suppressed a laugh.) réprimer3) (to prevent from being published, known etc: to suppress information.) interdire• -
116 technical
['teknikəl]1) (having, or relating to, a particular science or skill, especially of a mechanical or industrial kind: a technical college; technical skill; technical drawing.) technique2) ((having many terms) relating to a particular art or science: `Myopia' is a technical term for `short-sightedness'.) technique3) (according to strict laws or rules: a technical defeat.) technique•- technically - technician -
117 thrash
[Ɵræʃ]1) (to strike with blows: The child was soundly thrashed.) battre2) (to move about violently: The wounded animal thrashed about/around on the ground.) se débattre3) (to defeat easily, by a large margin: Our team was thrashed eighteen-nil.) battre à plates coutures• -
118 trounce
(to beat or defeat completely: Our football team was trounced.) battre à plates coutures -
119 trump
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.) (d')atout2. verb(to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) prendre avec l'atout -
120 vanquish
['væŋkwiʃ](to defeat or conquer: You must vanquish your fears.) vaincre
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defeat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, comprehensive (esp. BrE), decisive, heavy, major, overwhelming, resounding, serious, stunning, total … Collocations dictionary
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