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defeat Meaning in Spanish (defeat significado en español)

verbderrotar
nounderrota
Sinónimos:vencerabatirperder
derrotar in English:defeat
Plural: defeats
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de defeat en español es derrotar, derrota. (Ganar una victoria sobre un oponente en una batalla, juego u otra competencia.)

Definitions of Defeat

  1. 1
    verb
    derrotar

    To win a victory over an opponent in a battle, game, or other contest.

    Ganar una victoria sobre un oponente en una batalla, juego u otra competencia.

  2. 2
    noun
    derrota

    The act of being defeated in a contest or battle, resulting in a loss.

    El acto de ser derrotado en una competencia o batalla, lo que resulta en una pérdida.

Example Sentences

casual

“The team managed to defeat their rivals in the final match.”

El equipo logró derrotar a sus rivales en el partido final.

formal

“The army suffered a major defeat in the battle.”

El ejército sufrió una gran derrota en la batalla.

casual

“He refused to admit defeat even after losing the game.”

Se negó a admitir la derrota incluso después de perder el partido.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

vencerabatirperder

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

victoriatriunfo

In English:

Inflected Word Forms

past tensedefeated
present participledefeating
agent noundefeater

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

admit defeatexpression

To acknowledge that one has lost or failed.

suffer a defeatcollocation

To experience a loss in a contest or battle.