defeat

[US]/dɪˈfiːt/
[UK]/dɪˈfiːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. malampasan sa isang labanan o paligsahan; gawing hindi matagumpay
n. kabiguan; tagumpay
Word Forms
Present Participledefeating
Past Tensedefeated
Third Person Singulardefeats
Pluraldefeats
Past Participledefeated

Phrases & Collocations

suffer defeat

tahanan ang pagkatalo

accept defeat

tanggapin ang pagkatalo

experience defeat

aranasin ang pagkatalo

admit defeat

aminin ang pagkatalo

taste defeat

lasapin ang pagkatalo

Example Sentences

convert defeat into victory

baguhin ang pagkatalo sa tagumpay

the defeat of a lifelong dream.

ang pagkatalo ng isang panghabambuhay na pangarap.

take a defeat with true sportsmanship

tanggapin ang pagkatalo nang may tunay na pagiging magalang sa isport.

a 1–0 defeat by Grimsby.

Isang 1–0 na pagkatalo mula sa Grimsby.

to recuperate after a defeat

makapagpahinga pagkatapos ng isang pagkatalo

Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army.

Tinalo ni Garibaldi ang hukbo ng Neapolitan.

defeated the incumbent in a close election.

Tinalo ang kasalukuyang naghawak ng posisyon sa isang masalimuot na halalan.

the party was narrowly defeated in the elections.

Ang partido ay tinalo sa halalan sa masalimuot na paraan.

the rebirth of a defeated nation.

Ang muling pagsilang ng isang natalong bansa.

they defeated them in the semi.

Tinalo nila sila sa semi.

Everton were staring defeat in the face.

Nakatingin si Everton sa mukha ng pagkatalo.

jeer at a defeated enemy

Maniira sa isang natalong kaaway

bring defeat upon oneself

Dalhin ang pagkatalo sa sarili

They were staring defeat in the face.

Nakatingin sila sa mukha ng pagkatalo.

read defeat in the slump of his shoulders.

Basahin ang pagkatalo sa pagbagsak ng kanyang mga balikat.

the stigma of ignominious defeat;

Ang marka ng kahihiyang pagkatalo;

Real-world Examples

What of his famous defeat of Grindelwald?

Ano ang tungkol sa kanyang sikat na pagkatalo kay Grindelwald?

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

And we will ultimately and expeditiously defeat this virus.

At sa huli, mabilis nating matatalo ang virus na ito.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation April 2020

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

Kaya naman, talunin natin ang coronavirus na ito at sama-sama nating gawin.

Source: Boris Johnson's Speech Collection

For some commentators, this amounted to a defeat.

Para sa ilang mga komentarista, ito ay katumbas ng isang pagkatalo.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

" Maaaring wasakin ang isang tao ngunit hindi matalo.

Source: The Old Man and the Sea

Trump charged with plotting to overturn election defeat.

Si Trump ay sinampahan ng kaso dahil sa pagpaplano na baligtarin ang pagkatalo sa halalan.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

To bite the dust can mean suffering defeat.

Ang pagkatumba ay maaaring mangahulugan ng pagdurusa sa pagkatalo.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

In me is thy own defeat of self.

Sa akin ay ang iyong sariling pagkatalo sa sarili.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

They have to be defeated ideologically and politically.

Kailangan silang matalo sa pamamagitan ng ideolohiya at politika.

Source: CNN Listening Collection May 2019

They reason about how best to defeat me.

Nag-iisip sila kung paano ako pinakamahusay na matatalo.

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

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