Translation of "defeat" to French

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Dictionary translations for "defeat"

defeat [dɪˈfi:t] verb Conjugation Listen
defeated / defeated / defeating / defeats
vaincre Listen
The most beautiful victory is to defeat one's heart.
La plus belle victoire est de vaincre son coeur.
battre (beat) Listen
Republicans were defeated in many states.
Les républicains furent battus dans de nombreux États.
rejeter (reject) Listen
The two parties allied to defeat the bill.
Les deux partis se sont unis pour rejeter le projet de loi.
frustrer (plan) Listen
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defeat [dɪˈfi:t] noun Listen
pl. defeats
la défaite f Listen
He didn't acknowledge defeat.
Il n’a pas admis la défaite.
l' échec m (sports, politics) Listen

Phrases with "defeat" (4)

  1. defeat by knock out - défaite par KO
  2. defeat by penalty - défaite par pénalistion
  3. defeat by withdrawal - défaite par abandon
  4. double defeat on time - double défaite au temps

Contexts with "defeat"

He didn't acknowledge defeat. Il n’a pas admis la défaite.
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.
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