Grammatical class

Noun

défaite

defeat, loss

Details

Syllables

dé-fai-te

Phonetics

de.fɛt

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

2767

Freq. (movies)

4643

Freq. (news)

1209

Sentences

Il admit sa défaite.

He admitted defeat.

A1

Il a admis sa défaite.

He admitted his defeat.

A1

Ta cravate est défaite.

Your tie has come undone.

A1

Une couture de la couverture s'est défaite.

A seam on the blanket has unraveled.

A1

Il n'admet pas sa défaite.

He doesn't admit his defeat.

A2

Je crains d'être un peu défaite.

I'm afraid I'm a bit out of shape.

A2

Il a accepté sa défaite.

He admitted himself defeated.

B1

Marie a admis sa défaite.

Marie admitted defeat.

B1

Ils ont admis leur défaite.

They have admitted their defeat.

B1

Il n’a pas admis la défaite.

He didn't acknowledge defeat.

B1

La défaite l'a complètement abattu.

The defeat completely crushed him.

B2

Pour un peuple affolé, la défaite est victoire.

For a panicked people, defeat is victory.

B2