Defeat in spanish
pronunciation: deroʊtɑ part of speech: noun, verb
defeat1 = derrota, fracaso, rechazo.
Example: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.more:
» imply + defeat = suponer derrota, suponer fracaso.
Example: To some people, surrender may have negative connotations, implying defeat, giving up, failing to rise to the challenges of life.» in defeat = en la derrota.
Example: Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.» shattering defeat = derrota aplastante.
Example: The shattering defeat puts Hatton's future in the sport in doubt.» sound + note of defeat = darse por derrotado.
Example: Finally, in 1939, Clarence Sherman sounded the note of defeat when he wrote that librarians had been forced to abandon `the long-cherished hope that the free public library would reach a constantly expanding population, book-conscious and reading-desirous'.» sport(s) defeat = derrota deportiva.
Example: Apparently nobody told Vancouver that rioting over a sports victory or defeat is pretty solid evidence you don't have anything to really riot about.» victory from the jaws of defeat = ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido.
Example: The article is entitled 'Victory from the jaws of defeat: a tribute to the Newark Public Library'.defeat2 = abatir, derrotar, vencer.
Example: The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.more:
» defeat + the enemy = derrotar al enemigo, vencer al enemigo.
Example: In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.defeat3 = rechazar.
Example: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.more:
» defeat + a motion = rechazar una moción.
Example: The motion was narrowly defeated by the SLA and passed by the ALA.» defeat + legislation = rechazar una ley.
Example: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.defeat4 = frustrar.
Example: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.more:
» defeat + an effort = frustrar un intento, frustrar un esfuerzo.
Example: Once again, Russian winter has defeated the efforts of the invaders to conquer the motherland.» defeat + Posesivo + objective = ser contraproducente, no tener sentido.
Example: They actually defeating their objective because they are feeding and fuelling the very mentality which is creating the ills they say they want to eliminate.» defeat + Posesivo + purpose = ser contraproducente, no tener sentido.
Example: Objectives are the basis of 'control' in the first sense; but they must never become the basis of 'control' in the second, for this would defeat their purpose.