defeat

I [dɪ'fiːt]

nome

1) sconfitta f., disfatta f.

to suffer a defeat — subire una sconfitta

England's 3-2 defeat — la sconfitta dell'Inghilterra per 3 a 2

2) (of proposal, bill) rifiuto m. (of di)

II [dɪ'fiːt]

verbo transitivo

1) (beat) sconfiggere, vincere [enemy]; battere, sconfiggere [team, opposition, candidate]; causare una sconfitta a [government]

don't let yourself be defeated — non la sciarti abbattere

2) (reject) respingere [bill, proposal]

3) (thwart) vanificare, far fallire [attempt, plan, take-over bid]; vincere [inflation]

that defeats the whole purpose of doing — questo vanifica tutti i nostri propositi di fare

4) (seem incomprehensible to)

it defeats me — è al di sopra delle mie capacità

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[di'fi:t] 1. verb

(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) sconfiggere

2. noun

(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) sconfitta

- defeated

- defeatism
- defeatist

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I [dɪ'fiːt]

nome

1) sconfitta f., disfatta f.

to suffer a defeat — subire una sconfitta

England's 3-2 defeat — la sconfitta dell'Inghilterra per 3 a 2

2) (of proposal, bill) rifiuto m. (of di)

II [dɪ'fiːt]

verbo transitivo

1) (beat) sconfiggere, vincere [enemy]; battere, sconfiggere [team, opposition, candidate]; causare una sconfitta a [government]

don't let yourself be defeated — non la sciarti abbattere

2) (reject) respingere [bill, proposal]

3) (thwart) vanificare, far fallire [attempt, plan, take-over bid]; vincere [inflation]

that defeats the whole purpose of doing — questo vanifica tutti i nostri propositi di fare

4) (seem incomprehensible to)

it defeats me — è al di sopra delle mie capacità