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1 defeat
n. nederlag, förlust, besegrande--------v. besegra, slå; slå tillbaka* * *[di'fi:t] 1. verb(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) besegra, slå2. noun(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) nederlag, förlust- defeated- defeatism
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2 defeat a bill
förkasta ett lagförslag -
3 defeat a motion
förkasta ett lagförslag -
4 defeat the enemy
besegra fienden -
5 landslide defeat
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6 be dealt a disappointing defeat
lida en tråkig förlustEnglish-Swedish dictionary > be dealt a disappointing defeat
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7 crushing defeat
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8 recover from a defeat
hämta sig från ett nederlag -
9 self-inflicted defeat
självförvållad förlust (misslyckande som man själv orsakat) -
10 suffered defeat
led nederlag (förlorade, blev kuvad) -
11 rout
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12 acknowledge
v. erkänna, tillstå; bekräfta; tacka för; bekräfta mottagandet av* * *[ək'noli‹]1) (to admit as being fact: He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right.) erkänna, tillstå2) (to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something): He acknowledged the letter.) bekräfta3) (to give thanks for: He acknowledged their help.) uttrycka sin erkänsla för4) (to greet someone: He acknowledged her by waving.) hälsa, kännas vid•- acknowledgment -
13 action
n. handling; gärning; verksamhet; aktion, strid* * *['ækʃən]1) (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.) handling, aktion2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) rörelser, rörlighet3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) åtal, stämning4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) handling5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) strid•- out of action -
14 anarchy
n. anarki, avsaknad av regering, laglöshet* * *['ænəki]1) (the absence or failure of government: Total anarchy followed the defeat of the government.) anarki2) (disorder and confusion.) anarki•- anarchism -
15 best
adv. på bästa sätt--------n. (den, det, de) bästa; finkläder--------v. överlista; kugga* * *[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.) bäst2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) bäst3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) besegra- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
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16 conquer
v. erövra* * *['koŋkə](to overcome or defeat: The Normans conquered England in the eleventh century; You must conquer your fear of the dark.) erövra, besegra- conquest -
17 crush
n. fruktdryck; folkmassa--------v. krossa, mala sönder; pressa; tillintetgöra* * *1. verb1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) krossa2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) skrynkla[]3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) krossa, tillintetgöra4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) tränga ihop, tränga sig fram2. noun(squeezing or crowding together: There's always a crush in the supermarket on Saturdays.) trängsel- crushing -
18 crushing
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19 defeatism
n. defaitism* * *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.) defaitism -
20 demoralise
(to take away the confidence and courage of: The army was demoralized by its defeat.) demoralisera
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