defeat

[USA]/dɪˈfiːt/
[UK]/dɪˈfiːt/
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Oversættelse

vt. at overvinde i et slag eller en konkurrence; at forårsage at være uden succes
n. fiasko; sejr
Word Forms
Present Participledefeating
Past Tensedefeated
Third Person Singulardefeats
Pluraldefeats
Past Participledefeated

Udtryk & Fast Sammenstilling

suffer defeat

lide nederlag

accept defeat

acceptere nederlag

experience defeat

opleve nederlag

admit defeat

indrømme nederlag

taste defeat

smage nederlag

Eksempelsætninger

convert defeat into victory

omgør nederlag til sejr

the defeat of a lifelong dream.

et slag mod en livslang drøm.

take a defeat with true sportsmanship

tag et nederlag med sand sportsånd

a 1–0 defeat by Grimsby.

et 1-0 nederlag mod Grimsby.

to recuperate after a defeat

at komme sig efter et nederlag

Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army.

Garibaldi besejrede det neapolitanske hær.

defeated the incumbent in a close election.

besejrede den siddende kandidat i et snævert valg.

the party was narrowly defeated in the elections.

partiet blev snævert besejret ved valget.

the rebirth of a defeated nation.

en besejret nations genfødsel.

they defeated them in the semi.

de besejrede dem i semifinalen.

Everton were staring defeat in the face.

Everton så nederlaget i øjnene.

jeer at a defeated enemy

hån en besejret fjende

bring defeat upon oneself

medføre sit eget nederlag

They were staring defeat in the face.

De så nederlaget i øjnene.

read defeat in the slump of his shoulders.

læse nederlag i hans skuldre.

the stigma of ignominious defeat;

stigmaet af skammens nederlag;

Virkelige Eksempler

What of his famous defeat of Grindelwald?

Hvad med hans berømte nederlag af Grindelwald?

Kilde: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

And we will ultimately and expeditiously defeat this virus.

Og vi vil i sidste ende og hurtigt besejre denne virus.

Kilde: CNN Listening Compilation April 2020

That is why we will defeat this coronavirus and defeat it together.

Det er derfor, vi vil besejre denne coronavirus og besejre den sammen.

Kilde: Boris Johnson's Speech Collection

For some commentators, this amounted to a defeat.

For nogle kommentatorer betød det et nederlag.

Kilde: The Economist (Summary)

" A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

En mand kan blive ødelagt, men ikke besejret.

Kilde: The Old Man and the Sea

Trump charged with plotting to overturn election defeat.

Trump er anklaget for at have planlagt at vælte valgnederlaget.

Kilde: Learn English by following hot topics.

To bite the dust can mean suffering defeat.

At 'bite the dust' kan betyde at lide nederlag.

Kilde: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

In me is thy own defeat of self.

I mig er din egen selv-besejr.

Kilde: Selected Poems of Tagore

They have to be defeated ideologically and politically.

De skal besejres ideologisk og politisk.

Kilde: CNN Listening Collection May 2019

They reason about how best to defeat me.

De resonerer over, hvordan man bedst kan besejre mig.

Kilde: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

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