DEFEATED - Translation from English into German

English

German

de·feat·ed [dɪfi:tɪd, Am -t̬-] ADJ attr

defeated candidate, team:

defeated: unterlegen

I. de·feat [dɪˈfi:t] VB trans

1. defeat (win over):

to defeat sb/sth candidate, enemy, army: jdn/etw besiegen

to defeat sb (at cards, chess, football): jdn schlagen

this line of reasoning defeats me, I must admit fig: diesem Argument kann ich leider nicht folgen

to defeat sb's hopes: jds Hoffnungen zerschlagen

to defeat a proposal: einen Vorschlag ablehnen

2. defeat POL (turn down):

to be defeated bill: abgelehnt werden

to defeat an amendment: einen Antrag auf Gesetzesänderung ablehnen

3. defeat (destroy):

to defeat sth that defeats the purpose of this meeting: dann verliert dieses Treffen seinen Sinn

II. de·feat [dɪˈfi:t] N

defeat: Niederlage f <-, -n>

to admit [or concede]/suffer defeat: eine Niederlage eingestehen/erleiden

eˈlec·tion de·feat N

election defeat: Wahlniederlage f <-, -n>

OpenDict entry

defeat VB

to defeat sth (reject, overthrow): etw zunichtemachen

German

English

die Besiegten: the defeated [or liter vanquished]

unterlegen: defeated

jdm unterlegen sein: to be defeated by sb

Punktniederlage: defeat on points

Punktniederlage: points defeat

K-o-Niederlage: knock-out defeat

Wahlschlappe inf: electoral defeat

Wahlschlappe inf: defeat in [or at] the election[s]

Wahlniederlage: electoral defeat

Wahlniederlage: defeat in [or at] the election[s]

Present
I	defeat
you	defeat
he/she/it	defeats
we	defeat
you	defeat
they	defeat

Past
I	defeated
you	defeated
he/she/it	defeated
we	defeated
you	defeated
they	defeated

Present Perfect
I	have	defeated
you	have	defeated
he/she/it	has	defeated
we	have	defeated
you	have	defeated
they	have	defeated

Past Perfect
I	had	defeated
you	had	defeated
he/she/it	had	defeated
we	had	defeated
you	had	defeated
they	had	defeated

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the defeat was galling to his pride: sein Stolz war durch die Niederlage zutiefst verletzt

badly defeated: vernichtend geschlagen

he was defeated at the election: er wurde bei der Wahl geschlagen

to be soundly defeated: vernichtend [o. klar] geschlagen werden

the government suffered defeat on defeat: die Regierung erlitt eine Niederlage nach der anderen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

After three months, the ASE was defeated and its members signed the employers' agreement, although the vast majority continued their membership of the union in secret.

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If the light is moved at about 1 Hz, adaptation is defeated, and a clear image can be seen indefinitely.

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Miller's government lost several seats in the 1985 election, and was subsequently defeated in the legislature.

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This summer, councillors narrowly defeated a proposed access charge on local utility rates that would have raised millions to close a $23-million shortfall.

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Blows with sufficient force are considered to have defeated or penetrated this armor, or struck an unprotected area of the body.

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Mister Cagni is now with the team last with Reggina and Livorno but only one point from the first save that is the Parma defeated at home by Napoli and expected Sunday to a species-off in Reggio Calabria.

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Today world capitalism is in decline – which does not mean, of course, that it does not retain considerable strength and is not capable of doing considerable damage and indeed of even destroying the world before it suffers definitive defeat.

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Kannst du ihm dabei helfen, das Mädchen seiner Träume zu finden und die Piraten zu besiegen, die sie entführt haben?

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Despite the fact that Rudolph was defeated, he refused to sign the treaty or to recognize its validity.

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