defeat

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

Translation

vt. superar em uma batalha ou concurso; fazer ser malsucedido
n. falha; vitória
Word Forms
Gerúndiodefeating
Passado simplesdefeated
Terceira pessoa do singulardefeats
Pluraldefeats
Particípio passadodefeated

Phrases & Collocations

suffer defeat

sofrer derrota

accept defeat

aceitar a derrota

experience defeat

experimentar a derrota

admit defeat

admitir a derrota

taste defeat

provar a derrota

Example Sentences

convert defeat into victory

converter a derrota em vitória

the defeat of a lifelong dream.

a derrota de um sonho de vida.

take a defeat with true sportsmanship

aceitar uma derrota com verdadeiro espírito esportivo

a 1–0 defeat by Grimsby.

uma derrota por 1–0 para o Grimsby.

to recuperate after a defeat

recuperar-se após uma derrota

Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army.

Garibaldi derrotou o exército napolitano.

defeated the incumbent in a close election.

derrotou o titular em uma eleição acirrada.

the party was narrowly defeated in the elections.

o partido foi derrotado por pouco nas eleições.

the rebirth of a defeated nation.

o renascimento de uma nação derrotada.

they defeated them in the semi.

eles os derrotaram nas semifinais.

Everton were staring defeat in the face.

O Everton estava encarando a derrota.

jeer at a defeated enemy

zombar de um inimigo derrotado

bring defeat upon oneself

trazer a derrota sobre si mesmo

They were staring defeat in the face.

Eles estavam encarando a derrota.

read defeat in the slump of his shoulders.

ler a derrota na curvatura de seus ombros.

the stigma of ignominious defeat;

o estigma de uma derrota ignominiosa;

Real-world Examples

What of his famous defeat of Grindelwald?

O que aconteceu com sua famosa derrota de Grindelwald?

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

And we will ultimately and expeditiously defeat this virus.

E nós, em última análise e de forma rápida, derrotaremos este vírus.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation April 2020

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

É por isso que derrotaremos este coronavírus e o derrotaremos juntos.

Source: Boris Johnson's Speech Collection

For some commentators, this amounted to a defeat.

Para alguns comentaristas, isso equivalia a uma derrota.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" A man can be destroyed but not defeated."

" Um homem pode ser destruído, mas não derrotado."

Source: The Old Man and the Sea

Trump charged with plotting to overturn election defeat.

Trump é acusado de planejar a derrubada da derrota nas eleições.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

To bite the dust can mean suffering defeat.

Morrer pode significar sofrer uma derrota.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

In me is thy own defeat of self.

Em mim está a sua própria derrota do eu.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

They have to be defeated ideologically and politically.

Eles precisam ser derrotados ideológica e politicamente.

Source: CNN Listening Collection May 2019

They reason about how best to defeat me.

Eles raciocinam sobre como me derrotar da melhor forma.

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

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