| English | German | |
| bitter {adj} [taste; also fig.: disappointment, setback, defeat, etc.] | 159 herb [bitter; auch fig.: Enttäuschung, Rückschlag, Niederlage etc.] | |
| pol. devastating {adj} [election defeat / victory] | 50 erdrutschartig | |
| staggering {adj} [blow, defeat etc.] | 45 schwer [Schlag etc.] | |
| home {adj} [attr.] [e.g. cinema, match, advantage, defeat] | 24 Heim- [z. B. Kino, Spiel, Vorteil, Niederlage] | |
| roundly {adv} [defeat] | 24 eindeutig | |
| inglorious {adj} [defeat] | 14 schmählich | |
| roundly {adv} [defeat] | 11 klar [eindeutig] | |
| hairsbreadth {adj} [Am.] [victory, defeat] | 8 knapp [Sieg, Niederlage] | |
Verbs |
| to beat sb. [defeat] | 870 jdn. besiegen | |
| to floor sb. [defeat] | 364 jdn. schaffen [ugs.] [fertig machen] | |
| to foil sth. [archaic] [defeat] | 251 etw.Akk. zunichtemachen | |
| to beat sb. [overcome, defeat] | 84 jdn. bezwingen | |
| to overmatch sb./sth. [esp. Am.] [defeat] | 83 jdn./etw. besiegen [in Auseinandersetzung überwinden, an Kräften etc. übertreffen] | |
| to skunk sb. [Am.] [coll.] [defeat overwhelmingly in a game or contest] | 62 jdn. fertigmachen [ugs.] [völlig besiegen] | |
| to overthrow sb. [defeat an enemy, etc.] | 42 jdn. niederwerfen [geh.] [einen Feind etc. besiegen] | |
| to pommel sb./sth. [also pummel] [hit, defeat] | 36 jdn./etw. schlagen [prügeln, besiegen] | |
| sports to cream sb. [esp. Am.] [sl.] [defeat sb. heavily] | 32 jdn. verputzen [ugs.] [mühelos besiegen] | |
| to wax sb./sth. [sl.] [defeat decisively] | 31 jdn./etw. fertigmachen [ugs.] [vernichtend schlagen] | |
| to worst sb. [archaic] [defeat] | 26 jdn. besiegen | |
| to checkmate sb. [fig.: thwart; defeat completely; literally: chess] | 19 jdn. mattsetzen [fig.: jdm. jede Handlungsmöglichkeit nehmen; jdn. als Gegner ausschalten; wörtl.: Schach] | |
| to marmalize sb. [Br.] [coll.] [to defeat decisively] | 17 jdn. abservieren [ugs.] | |
| to marmalise sb. [Br.] [coll.] [to defeat decisively] | 15 jdn. abservieren [ugs.] | |
| to dispatch sb./sth. [to defeat in a game, competition] | 9 jdn./etw. schlagen [in einem Spiel, Wettbewerb] | |
| to cream sb. [esp. Am.] [sl.] [defeat sb. easily] | 8 jdn. wegputzen [ugs.] [mühelos besiegen] | |
| sports to cream sb. [esp. Am.] [sl.] [defeat sb. heavily] | 7 jdn. überfahren [hoch, eindeutig besiegen] [Sportjargon] | |
| to worst sb. [archaic] [defeat] | 7 jdn. schlagen [besiegen] | |
| games Internet to own sb. [Am.] [coll.] [to utterly defeat sb.] | 5 jdn. ownen [ugs.] | |
| to checkmate sb. [fig.] [thwart; defeat completely] | jdn. matt setzen [alt] [fig.] [jdm. jede Handlungsmöglichkeit nehmen; jdn. als Gegner ausschalten] | |
| sports to cream sb. [esp. Am.] [sl.] [defeat sb. heavily] | jdn. entscheidend schlagen | |
| sports to cream sb. [esp. Am.] [sl.] [defeat sb. heavily] | jdn. vernichtend schlagen | |
| sports to cream sb. [esp. Am.] [sl.] [defeat sb. heavily] | jdn. in die Pfanne hauen [ugs.] [salopp] [vernichtend besiegen] | |
| mil. to discomfit sb. [archaic] [defeat in battle] | jdn. vernichtend schlagen | |
| to drub [defeat thoroughly] | vernichtend schlagen | |
| games sports to edge sb. [Am.] [defeat by a small margin] | jdn. knapp besiegen | |
| to lick sb. [coll.] [beat, defeat] | jdn. in die Pfanne hauen [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| to own sb. [Am.] [coll.] [utterly defeat sb.] | es jdm. zeigen [ugs.] [jdn. ausstechen, vernichtend schlagen] | |
| to rout [defeat] | eine vernichtende Niederlage zufügen | |
| games pol. sports to trounce sb./sth. [to defeat decisively] | jdn./etw. vernichtend schlagen | |
| to upset sb. [defeat unexpectedly] | jdn. überraschend besiegen | |
Nouns |
| pol. sports loss [defeat] | 377 Niederlage {f} | |
| rout [defeat] | 164 Schlappe {f} | |
| reverse [defeat] | 30 Niederlage {f} | |
| hammering [decisive defeat] | 28 Schlappe {f} [ugs.] | |
| hiding [coll.] [defeat] | 21 Schlappe {f} [ugs.] | |
| pasting [sl.] [heavy defeat] | schwere Niederlage {f} | |
| rout [overwhelming defeat] | verheerende Niederlage {f} | |
| smackdown [esp. Am.] [coll.] [decisive or humiliating defeat] | schwere Niederlage {f} | |
| sports sweep [Am.] [coll.] [win in a series of games without defeat] | Sweep {m} [Sieg in einer Serie von Spielen ohne eigene Niederlage] | |
| sports Unverified whitewash [Am.] [coll.] [win in a series of games without defeat] | Whitewash {m} [Sieg in einer Serie von Spielen ohne eigene Niederlage] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to blow sb. away [coll.] [idiom] [defeat] | jdn. fertigmachen [ugs.] | |
| to blow sb. away [coll.] [soundly defeat] | jdn. in die Pfanne hauen [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| idiom to clean sb.'s clock [Am.] [defeat] | jdn./etw. fertigmachen [ugs.] [völlig besiegen] | |
| games sports to edge sb. out [defeat by a small margin] | jdn. knapp besiegen | |
| to roll over [defeat] | überrollen [besiegen, schlagen] | |
| sports to run sb./sth. close [Br.] [almost defeat sb. or a team] | jdn./etw. fast besiegen | |
| sports to run sb./sth. close [Br.] [almost defeat sb. or a team] | jdn./etw. fast schlagen | |
| to see sb. off [Br.] [coll.] [to defeat, repel] | jdn. erledigen [ugs.] [zurückschlagen, verjagen] | |
| sports to see sb. off [coll.] [idiom] [to defeat] | jdn. abservieren [ugs.] | |
| to take sb. down [esp. Am.] [defeat] | jdn. schlagen [besiegen] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| (total) shellacking [Am.] [coll.] [defeat] | totale Niederlage {f} | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| idiom to come a cropper [Br.] [coll.] [suffer a defeat] | eine Schlappe erleiden [ugs.] | |
| to eat. sb.'s lunch [Am.] [coll.] [idiom] [defeat or best sb. thoroughly] | jdn. in die Pfanne hauen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [jdn. besiegen] | |
| to skin and salt sb. [defeat sb. heavily] | jdn. bös in die Pfanne hauen [ugs.] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| sports 1-2 defeat [less common] [2-1 defeat] | 1:2-Niederlage {f} | |
| sports 1-2 defeat [less common] [2-1 defeat] | 2:1-Niederlage {f} [weniger üblich] [1:2-Niederlage] | |
| sports defeat by forfeit [forfeit defeat] | Forfait-Niederlage {f} | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to drive sb./sth. from the field [defeat] | jdn./etw. aus dem Feld schlagen [geh.] [auch: aus dem Felde schlagen] [besiegen] | |
| sports to turn a team over [Br.] [sl.] [to defeat] | ein Team schlagen | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| to be on a trajectory towards sth. [towards a disaster, defeat, etc.] | auf etw.Akk. direkt zusteuern [auf eine Katastrophe, Niederlage etc.] | |
| to beat the hell out of sb./sth. [coll.] [idiom] [defeat sb./sth. easily] | jdn./etw. um Längen schlagen [Redewendung] [wesentlich besser sein als jd./etw.] | |
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