election defeat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for election defeat in the English»French Dictionary

election defeat N C or U

election defeat

défaite f électorale

Translations for election defeat in the English»French Dictionary

I.defeat [Brit dɪˈfiːt, Am dəˈfit] N

1. defeat (in battle, election, contest):

defeat

défaite f

to suffer a defeat , to meet with defeat

essuyer une défaite

to accept defeat

accepter la défaite

to concede or admit defeat team, troops:

concéder la défaite

to concede or admit defeat person:

avouer son échec

England's 3–2 defeat at the hands of or by Italy

la défaite de l'Angleterre 2–3 contre l'Italie

an air of defeat

un air défait

an admission of defeat

un aveu d'échec

a personal defeat

un échec personnel

2. defeat (of proposal, bill):

defeat

rejet m (of de)

II.defeat [Brit dɪˈfiːt, Am dəˈfit] VB trans

1. defeat (beat):

defeat enemy, army

vaincre

defeat team, opposition, candidate

battre

defeat government

faire subir une défaite à

he has been defeated by the republican candidate

il a été battu par le candidat républicain

the government was defeated by a majority of 20

le gouvernement a été mis en échec par une majorité de 20 voix

don't let yourself be defeated

ne te laisse pas abattre

2. defeat (reject):

defeat bill, proposal

rejeter

3. defeat (thwart):

defeat attempt, plan, take-over bid

faire échouer

defeat ambitions

mettre fin à

defeat inflation

vaincre

that defeats the whole purpose of doing

cela va à l'encontre du but recherché en faisant

he was defeated in his attempts to win

toutes ses tentatitves pour gagner ont échoué

4. defeat (seem incomprehensible to):

it's a problem that has defeated many great minds

c'est un problème qui a tenu en échec de nombreux savants

it defeats me

ça me dépasse

election [Brit ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n, Am əˈlɛkʃ(ə)n] N

1. election (ballot):

election

élection f

election

scrutin m

in or at the election

aux élections

to win/lose an election

gagner/perdre aux élections

to win/lose an election attr agent, campaign, manifesto, fever

électoral

to win/lose an election day, results

du scrutin

2. election (appointment):

election

élection f (to à)

to stand for election

se porter candidat aux élections

election defeat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for election defeat in the English»French Dictionary

election defeat N

election defeat

défaite f électorale

Translations for election defeat in the English»French Dictionary

I.defeat [dɪˈfi:t] VB trans

defeat person

battre

defeat hopes

anéantir

maths defeat him

les maths le dépassent

II.defeat [dɪˈfi:t] N

defeat

défaite f

election [ɪˈlekʃn] N

election

élection f

to call an election

appeler aux urnes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The strike damaged his reputation and may well have contributed to his eventual election defeat ten years later.

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The election defeat was followed by legislation for abolition of the zamindari system in 1954.

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He ran despite the elements within the party that blamed him for the election defeat.

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The election defeat was followed by legislation for abolition of the zemindari system in 1954.

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He has largely remained out of public life since his election defeat, and has not run for any other public office.

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In 2009, he caused a brief flurry of interest when it was revealed he was still using a ministerial car, some months after his election defeat.

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Internal feuds, the support for electoral rights for immigrants and an unsuccessful economic policy were seen as the main reasons for its election defeat.

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Following his election defeat, he began to work for the federal civil service from 2000 to 2006.

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Following the election defeat, bitter internecine disputes resumed.

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