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1 feat
[fi:t](an impressive act or achievement: Building the pyramids was a brilliant feat of engineering.)* * *[fi:t] n 1 feito, façanha, proeza. 2 destreza, perícia. -
2 feat
[fi:t](an impressive act or achievement: Building the pyramids was a brilliant feat of engineering.) -
3 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.) derrotismo* * *de.feat.ism[dif'i:tizəm] n derrotismo. -
4 defeatist
noun, adjective ((of) a person who gives up too easily and is too easily discouraged: She is such a defeatist; She has a defeatist attitude to life.) derrotista* * *de.feat.ist[dif'i:tist] n derrotista. -
5 defeat
[di'fi:t] 1. verb(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) derrotar2. noun(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) derrota- defeated- defeatism
- defeatist* * *de.feat[dif'i:t] n 1 derrota, desbarato, revés. 2 frustração, malogro. • vt 1 derrotar, destroçar, desbaratar. 2 vencer em discussão, competição ou jogo. 3 frustrar, anular, baldar, malograr.
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feat — ► NOUN ▪ an achievement requiring great courage, skill, or strength. ORIGIN Old French fait, from Latin factum fact … English terms dictionary
feat — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amazing, astonishing, brilliant, extraordinary, impressive, incredible, remarkable, spectacular ▪ considerable … Collocations dictionary
feat — noun (C) something that someone does that is impressive because it needs a lot of skill, strength etc (+ of): a remarkable feat of engineering | perform/accomplish/achieve a feat: How did they accomplish such an extraordinary feat? | sth is no… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
feat — [ fit ] noun count something impressive that someone does: feats of strength/endurance/skill be no mean feat (=not be easy to achieve): We ve remained profitable for 27 years, and that s no mean feat … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feat — mid 14c., action, deeds, from Anglo Fr. fet, from O.Fr. fait (12c.) action, deed, achievement, from L. factum thing done, a noun based on the pp. of facere make, do (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)). Sense of exceptional or noble deed arose… … Etymology dictionary
feat´li|ness — feat|ly «FEET lee», adverb, adjective. –adv. Archaic. 1. nimbly; skillfully. 2. suitably; properly. 3. neatly; elegantly. –adj. (of a garment) … Useful english dictionary
feat|ly — «FEET lee», adverb, adjective. –adv. Archaic. 1. nimbly; skillfully. 2. suitably; properly. 3. neatly; elegantly. –adj. (of a garment) … Useful english dictionary
feat — noun his gaining access to the imperial palace was no small feat Syn: achievement, accomplishment, attainment, coup, triumph; undertaking, enterprise, venture, operation, exercise, endeavor, effort, performance, exploit … Thesaurus of popular words
feat of strength — noun An act needing great strength to complete … Wiktionary
feat — noun An accomplishment thats relatively rare or difficult … Wiktionary
feat — noun an achievement requiring great courage, skill, or strength. Origin ME: from OFr. fait, from L. factum (see fact) … English new terms dictionary