derrota
defeat
Noun derrota f (plural derrotas)
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defeat
Verb derrota
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Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of derrotar.
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Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of derrotar.
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Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of derrotar.
Noun derrota f (plural derrotas)
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path, route, track
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(nautical) course
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La mayor derrota para un ateo es terminar en el paraíso.
The biggest defeat for an atheist is ending up in paradise.
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La derrota lo abatió completamente.
The defeat completely crushed him.
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Circulaban rumores de una derrota.
Rumors of defeat were abroad.
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El general supo explicar perfectamente la derrota a posteriori, pero no había previsto nada en absoluto.
The general had 20/20 hindsight about the defeat, but no foresight at all.
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El niño cogió de las piernas a su hermana y la arrastró por toda la habitación hasta que ella reconoció su derrota.
The boy grabbed his sister by the legs and dragged her all over the room until she admitted defeat.
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La victoria conseguida con violencia es equivalente a una derrota, puesto que es momentánea. - Gandhi.
Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary. - Gandhi
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Él no admitió la derrota.
He didn't acknowledge defeat.
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Pero el hombre no está hecho para la derrota. Un hombre puede ser destruido, pero no derrotado.
But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
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Los conquistados siempre se equivocan. La historia no tiene en cuenta nada aparte de su derrota.
The conquered are always wrong. History considers nothing but their defeat.
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Él reconoció su derrota.
He admitted his defeat.
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