defeat
1 noun MIL, POL, SPOR beating, losscailleadh masc cliseadh masc the defeat at Thurles cliseadh Dhurlaisthey suffered a heavy defeat buaileadh go dona iad, chaill siad go tromafter his defeat in the election nuair a buaileadh é sa toghchán 2 noun MIL, POL, SPOR act of beating sb/sthIreland's defeat treascairt na hÉireannIreland's defeat of Wales bua na hÉireann ar an mBreatain BheagShow full entry
3 verb MIL, POL, SPOR win against sb/sth TRANSITIVEbuaigh ar PhrV buail verb cloígh verb sáraigh verb they defeated their opponents fuair siad an ceann is fearr ar a gcéilí comhraicthey were defeated in battle chaill siad an cath, cloíodh iad sa chath 4 verb prove too much for sb TRANSITIVEan bua a fháil ar an lámh in uachtar a fháil ar an ceann is fearr a fháil ar sáraigh verb she didn't let the illness defeat her níor lig sí don tinneas an ceann is fearr a fháil uirthi, níor lig sí don tinneas í a chloíit defeats me how anyone could live there ní thuigim conas a chónódh aon duine ansin 5 verb cause sth to fail TRANSITIVEdiúltaigh do PhrV the bill was defeated diúltaíodh don bhillethis defeats the whole purpose of the exercise cuireann sé seo an rud ar fad ó mhaith