defeat

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

Translation

vt. overvinne i et slag eller en konkurranse; føre til at noe blir mislykket
n. fiasko; seier
Word Forms
Present Participledefeating
Past Tensedefeated
Third Person Singulardefeats
Pluraldefeats
Past Participledefeated

Phrases & Collocations

suffer defeat

lide nederlag

accept defeat

akseptere tap

experience defeat

oppleve tap

admit defeat

innrømme tap

taste defeat

smake på nederlaget

Example Sentences

convert defeat into victory

å omgjøre nederlag til seier

the defeat of a lifelong dream.

nedgangen av en livslang drøm.

take a defeat with true sportsmanship

ta et tap med ekte sportsånd

a 1–0 defeat by Grimsby.

et 1–0-tap mot Grimsby.

to recuperate after a defeat

å komme seg etter et tap

Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army.

Garibaldi beseiret det neapolitanske hæren.

defeated the incumbent in a close election.

vant over den sittende statsministeren i et jevnt valg.

the party was narrowly defeated in the elections.

partiet ble knapt beseiret i valget.

the rebirth of a defeated nation.

gjenfødelsen av en beseiret nasjon.

they defeated them in the semi.

de beseiret dem i semifinalen.

Everton were staring defeat in the face.

Everton så tapet i fleisen.

jeer at a defeated enemy

hån en beseiret fiende

bring defeat upon oneself

føre tap over en selv

They were staring defeat in the face.

De så tapet i fleisen.

read defeat in the slump of his shoulders.

lese tap i hans skuldre.

the stigma of ignominious defeat;

stemmelet av skammelig tap;

Real-world Examples

What of his famous defeat of Grindelwald?

Hva med hans berømte nederlag av Grindelwald?

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

And we will ultimately and expeditiously defeat this virus.

Og vi vil til slutt og raskt beseire denne viruset.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation April 2020

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

Det er derfor vi vil beseire dette koronaviruset og beseire det sammen.

Source: Boris Johnson's Speech Collection

For some commentators, this amounted to a defeat.

For noen kommentatorer var dette lik med et nederlag.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

« En mann kan bli ødelagt, men ikke beseiret.»

Source: The Old Man and the Sea

Trump charged with plotting to overturn election defeat.

Trump anklaget for å planlegge å snu valgnederlaget.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

To bite the dust can mean suffering defeat.

Å bite støvet kan bety å lide nederlag.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

In me is thy own defeat of self.

I meg er ditt eget nederlag av deg selv.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

They have to be defeated ideologically and politically.

De må beseires ideologisk og politisk.

Source: CNN Listening Collection May 2019

They reason about how best to defeat me.

De resonnerer om hvordan de best kan beseire meg.

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

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