defeat

defeat
1. n
поражение; разгром; провал

to accept one's defeat — признавать свое поражение

to acknowledge one's defeat — признавать свое поражение; соглашаться со своим поражением

to administer defeat upon smb — наносить кому-л. поражение; громить кого-л.

to admit one's defeat — признавать свое поражение; соглашаться со своим поражением

to avert defeat — предотвращать поражение

to concede one's defeat — признавать свое поражение; соглашаться / смиряться со своим поражением

to contribute mightily to smb's defeat — значительно способствовать чьему-л. поражению

to go from defeat to defeat — идти от поражения к поражению

to inflict defeat upon smb — наносить кому-л. поражение; громить кого-л.

to mitigate the defeat — смягчать поражение

to recognize one's defeat — признавать свое поражение; соглашаться / смиряться со своим поражением

to resign oneself to one's defeat — смиряться со своим поражением

to suffer / to sustain a defeat — терпеть поражение

- bitter defeat
- by-election defeat
- complete defeat
- crushing defeat
- defeat in a poll
- defeat in the war
- defeat of a bill
- defeat of a party
- election defeat
- electoral defeat
- gubernatorial defeat
- heavy defeat
- humiliating defeat
- in the wake of the cabinet's defeat
- landslide defeat
- major defeat for the government
- military defeat
- moral defeat
- narrow defeat
- overwhelming defeat
- political defeat
- referendum defeat
- resounding defeat
- severe defeat
- spate of defeats
- string of defeats
- stunning defeat
- temporary defeat
- utter defeat
2. v
1) наносить поражение; разбивать
2) расстраивать; срывать (планы, замыслы и т.п.)

to defeat a candidate — наносить поражение кандидату (на выборах)

to defeat smb heavily — наносить кому-л. серьезное поражение

to defeat smb soundly — одерживать убедительную победу над кем-л.

to defeat smth narrowly — отклонять что-л. незначительным большинством голосов (о проекте и т.д.)

to defeat the enemy — разгромить противника

to be defeated in an election — терпеть поражение на выборах


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  • Defeat — De*feat , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defeated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defeating}.] [From F. d[ e]fait, OF. desfait, p. p. ofe d[ e]faire, OF. desfaire, to undo; L. dis + facere to do. See {Feat}, {Fact}, and cf. {Disfashion}.] 1. To undo; to disfigure; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • Defeat — De*feat , n. [Cf. F. d[ e]faite, fr. d[ e]faire. See {Defeat}, v.] 1. An undoing or annulling; destruction. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Upon whose property and most dear life A damned defeat was made. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Frustration by rendering… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Defeat — may be the opposite of victory Debellatio Surrender (military) usually follows a defeat Defeat, piece by a boy (pseudonym Chris Hughes Davis, real name unknown). See also Defeatism Failure List of military disasters …   Wikipedia

  • defeat — (v.) late 14c., from Anglo Fr. defeter, from O.Fr. desfait, pp. of desfaire to undo, from V.L. *diffacere undo, destroy, from L. dis un , not (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + facere to do, perform (see FACTITIOUS (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • defeat — vb beat, *conquer, vanquish, lick, subdue, subjugate, reduce, overcome, surmount, overthrow, rout Analogous words: *frustrate, thwart, foil, baffle, balk, circumvent, outwit deep rooted, Contrasted words: *yield, submit, capitulate, succumb, cave …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • defeat — ► VERB 1) win a victory over. 2) prevent from achieving an aim or prevent (an aim) from being achieved. 3) reject or block (a proposal or motion). ► NOUN ▪ an instance of defeating or the state of being defeated. ORIGIN Old French desfaire, from… …   English terms dictionary

  • defeat — [dē fēt′, difēt′] vt. [ME defeten < defet, disfigured, null and void < OFr desfait, pp. of desfaire, to undo < ML disfacere, to deface, ruin < L dis , from + facere, to DO1] 1. to win victory over; overcome; beat 2. to bring to… …   English World dictionary

  • defeat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, comprehensive (esp. BrE), decisive, heavy, major, overwhelming, resounding, serious, stunning, total …   Collocations dictionary

  • defeat — de|feat1 W3 [dıˈfi:t] n [U and C] 1.) failure to win or succeed ▪ She was a woman who hated to admit defeat . ▪ The Democratic Party candidate has already conceded defeat . defeat in ▪ The socialist party suffered a crushing defeat in the French… …   Dictionary of contemporary English


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