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I. de·feat [dɪ'fiːt] VB trans

1. defeat:

defeat (win over)
pobediti // pobeđivati
defeat (at games, sport)
poraziti perf
defeat hopes
osujetiti // osujećivati lit
defeat hopes
razvejati perf
defeat proposal
pokvariti perf
that defeats the purpose of this meeting
to čini ovaj sastanak suvišnim

2. defeat POL:

defeat bill
odbijen

II. de·feat [dɪ'fiːt] N

defeat
poraz m
defeat
neuspeh m

e'lec·tion de·feat N

election defeat
izborni poraz m
inglorious defeat
neslavan
humiliating defeat, experience
sraman
shameful defeat
sraman
shameful defeat
sramotan
roundly defeat
lako
ignominious behaviour, defeat
sraman
crushing defeat
katastrofalan
resounding defeat
težak
the third successive defeat
treći uzastopni poraz
Present
Idefeat
youdefeat
he/she/itdefeats
wedefeat
youdefeat
theydefeat
Past
Idefeated
youdefeated
he/she/itdefeated
wedefeated
youdefeated
theydefeated
Present Perfect
Ihavedefeated
youhavedefeated
he/she/ithasdefeated
wehavedefeated
youhavedefeated
theyhavedefeated
Past Perfect
Ihaddefeated
youhaddefeated
he/she/ithaddefeated
wehaddefeated
youhaddefeated
theyhaddefeated
See further verb tables