defeat

v. derrotar, abatir, debelar, ganar a, rendir a, vencer

s. derrota, abatimiento, vencimiento

v.- abatir | inhabilitar | debelar | vencer | conquistar | derrotar | desmontar | desarticular | destruir | anular

Ex: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.
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*sound + note of defeat = darse por derrotado
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*victory from the jaws of defeat = ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido

Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.

Ex: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.
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*defeat + legislation = rechazar una ley
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*defeat + motion = rechazar una moción

Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.
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*defeat + purpose = ser contraproducente

(n.) = derrota, fracaso, rechazo
Ex: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.
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* in defeat = en la derrota
* sound + note of defeat = darse por derrotado
* victory from the jaws of defeat = ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido

(v.) = abatir, derrotar, vencer
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.

(v.) = rechazar
Ex: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.
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* defeat + legislation = rechazar una ley
* defeat + motion = rechazar una moción

(v.) = frustrar
Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.
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* defeat + Posesivo + purpose = ser contraproducente