Sentence examples of "defeat" in English
The most beautiful victory is to defeat one's heart.
La plus belle victoire est de vaincre son coeur.
It is astonishing to witness that the Iranians, onto whom the Arabs imposed Islam through military defeat, have become its most zealous followers to the point of oppressing those of Zoroastrianism, though it is the religion of their own fathers. A kind of Stockholm syndrome on the national scale.
Il est étonnant de constater que les Iraniens, auxquels les Arabes ont imposé l'Islam en les battant militairement, sont devenus ses plus zélés adeptes au point d'opprimer ceux du Zoroastrisme, qui est pourtant la religion de leurs propres pères. Une sorte de syndrome de Stockholm à l'échelle nationale.
The two parties allied to defeat the bill.
Les deux partis se sont unis pour rejeter le projet de loi.
Beyond the Right's populism and the dispersion of the Left which have made this situation possible, I take full responsibility for this defeat and draw the necessary conclusions by retiring from political life after the end of the presidential election.
Au-delà de la démagogie de la droite et de la dispersion de la gauche qui ont rendu possible cette situation, j’assume pleinement la responsabilité de cet échec et j’en tire les conclusions en me retirant de la vie politique, après la fin de l’élection présidentielle.
Muiriel had no other choice but to accept her defeat.
Muiriel n'eut d'autre choix que d'accepter sa défaite.
The biggest defeat for an atheist is ending up in paradise.
La plus grande défaite pour un athée est de se retrouver au paradis.
The conquered are always wrong. History considers nothing but their defeat.
Les vaincus ont toujours tort. L'histoire ne considère que leur défaite.
Both victory and defeat are but an everyday occurrence to a soldier.
La victoire, comme la défaite, fait partie du quotidien du soldat.
Victory and defeat aren't solely decided by the size of your army.
La victoire et la défaite ne sont pas décidées seulement par la grandeur d'une armée.
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist.
Nous ne sommes pas intéressés par les chances d'une défaite ; elles n'existent pas.
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary. - Gandhi
La victoire obtenue par violence est équivalente à une défaite, parce qu'elle est momentanée. - Gandhi.
But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
Mais l'homme n'est pas fait pour la défaite. Un homme peut être détruit, mais pas défait.
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