defeat

defeat
1. transitive verb
1) (overcome) besiegen; zu Fall bringen [Antrag, Vorschlag]
2) (baffle)

something defeats me — ich kann etwas nicht begreifen; (frustrate)

the task has defeated us — diese Aufgabe hat uns überfordert

defeat the object/purpose of something — etwas völlig sinnlos machen

2. noun
(being defeated) Niederlage, die; (defeating) Sieg, der (of über + Akk.)
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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.) besiegen
2. noun
(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) die Niederlage
- academic.ru/98924/defeated">defeated
- defeatism
- defeatist
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de·feat
[dɪˈfi:t]
I. vt
▪ to \defeat sb/sth candidate, enemy, army jdn/etw besiegen
▪ to \defeat sb (at cards, chess, football) jdn schlagen
this line of reasoning \defeats me, I must admit (fig) diesem Argument kann ich leider nicht folgen
to \defeat sb's hopes jds Hoffnungen zerschlagen
to \defeat a proposal einen Vorschlag ablehnen
2. POL (turn down)
▪ to be \defeated bill abgelehnt werden
to \defeat an amendment einen Antrag auf Gesetzesänderung ablehnen
3. (destroy)
▪ to \defeat sth:
that \defeats the purpose of this meeting dann verliert dieses Treffen seinen Sinn
II. n Niederlage f
to admit [or concede] /suffer \defeat eine Niederlage eingestehen/erleiden
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[dɪ'fiːt]
1. n
(= defeating) Besiegung f, Sieg m (of über +acc); (of motion, bill) Ablehnung f; (of hopes, plans) Vereitelung f; (= being defeated) Niederlage f

their defeat of the enemy —

their defeat by the enemy — ihre Besiegung or Niederlage durch den Feind

to admit defeat — sich geschlagen geben

to suffer a defeat — eine Niederlage erleiden

2. vt
army, team besiegen, schlagen; government eine Niederlage beibringen (+dat), besiegen; motion, bill ablehnen; hopes, plans vereiteln

to defeat one's own ends or object — sich (dat or acc) ins eigene Fleisch schneiden

that would be defeating the purpose of the exercise — dann verliert die Übung ihren Sinn

it defeats me why ... (inf) — es will mir einfach nicht in den Kopf, warum ... (inf)

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defeat [dıˈfiːt]
A v/t
1. einen Gegner besiegen, schlagen:
he felt defeated fig er war niedergeschlagen;
it defeats me fig das ist mir zu hoch;
it defeats me why … fig ich begreife nicht, warum …;
it defeats me to do so fig das geht über meine Kraft
2. einen Angriff nieder-, ab-, zurückschlagen, abweisen
3. PARL einen Antrag etc zu Fall bringen:
defeat by vote niederstimmen
4. eine Hoffnung, einen Plan etc vereiteln, zunichtemachen, durchkreuzen
5. JUR einen Anspruch etc null und nichtig machen
B s
1. Besiegung f
2. Niederlage f:
acknowledge (oder admit) defeat seine Niederlage eingestehen;
learn from defeat aus Niederlagen lernen
3. Nieder-, Zurückschlagung f, Abweisung f
4. PARL Ablehnung f (eines Antrags)
5. Vereit(e)lung f, Durchkreuzung f
6. Misserfolg m, Fehlschlag m
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1. transitive verb
1) (overcome) besiegen; zu Fall bringen [Antrag, Vorschlag]
2) (baffle)

something defeats me — ich kann etwas nicht begreifen; (frustrate)

the task has defeated us — diese Aufgabe hat uns überfordert

defeat the object/purpose of something — etwas völlig sinnlos machen

2. noun
(being defeated) Niederlage, die; (defeating) Sieg, der (of über + Akk.)
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n.
Niederlage f. v.
ablehnen v.
besiegen v.
vereiteln v.
vernichten v.

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