Defeat - Niederlage (The 2212th Most Common German Word)

The translation for Defeat in German is Niederlage. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 2212th most commonly used word in German. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about society. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: defeat

de German: niederlage

Examples

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Both victory and defeat are but an everyday occurrence to a soldier. Sowohl Sieg wie Niederlage sind für einen Soldaten nur Alltäglichkeiten.
He admitted his defeat. Er gab seine Niederlage zu.
Tom admitted his defeat. Tom gab seine Niederlage zu.
The Democrats suffered a historic defeat. Die Demokraten erlitten eine historische Niederlage.
They suffered a defeat. Sie erlitten eine Niederlage.
He alone was able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory Nur er war in der Lage, den Klauen des Sieges noch eine Niederlage zu entreissen
Good night, I'm still angry about this defeat BFG. Ich bin noch immer wütend über diese Niederlage.
On board 1 the German Saskia Pohle had to accept a defeat. An Brett 1 musste die Deutsche Saskia Pohle eine Niederlage hinnehmen.

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Defeat - Niederlage (The 2212th Most Common German Word)
Germany secured a draw in the first game while the Dutch had to accept a defeat. Deutschland sicherte sich im ersten Spiel ein Remis, während die Niederlage verlor.
Bao Bui, however, had to accept a defeat on the first board, so that all eyes were once again directed at the 4th board Nikita Schubert. Bao Bui indes musste eine Niederlage am ersten Brett quittieren, sodass alle Blicke mal wieder auf das 4.Brett Nikita Schubert gerichtet waren.
The Israelis had to accept a defeat against the German Bennet Hagner on board 1, but on the back three boards the Germans went away empty-handed. Zwar mussten die Israelis an Brett 1 eine Niederlage gegen den Deutschen Bennet Hagner hinnehmen, doch an den hinteren 3 Brettern gingen die Deutschen leer aus.
In the end, the pro-implant faction won since they could accept a defeat in cold blood and withdraw while their opponents continued to fight even when the odds became obviously hopeless. Am Ende gewannen die Träger von Implantaten die Oberhand, da sie eine Niederlage akzeptieren und sich zurückziehen konnten, während ihre Gegner bis zum letzten Tropfen Blut kämpften.
"We are not going to Anderlecht to accept a defeat, that's for sure," said the 29-year-old, who scored one and set up another in last week's victory against another of his former clubs, KV Kortrijk. "Wir fahren nicht dorthin, um uns mit einer Niederlage abzufinden, das ist sicher", sagte der 29-Jährige.
It had to accept a heavy defeat in the sea Battle of Ko Chang, but it dominated on land and in the air. Hierbei musste zwar eine schwere Niederlage in der Seeschlacht von Ko Chang hinnehmen, dominierte jedoch zu Lande und in der Luft.
He risked a referendum, was punished with a complete halt to the economy, and had to accept a humiliating defeat in Brussels that would have probably meant the end for anyone else. Er hat ein Referendum riskiert, wurde mit dem Totalstillstand der Wirtschaft bestraft und musste in Brüssel eine demütigende Niederlage hinnehmen, die jeden anderen wahrscheinlich das Genick gebrochen hätte.
Chonburi FC as well as Muang Thong United had to accept a 0-1 defeat in the first leg. Sowohl der FC Chonburi als auch Muang Thong United mussten im Hinspiel eine 0:1 Niederlage hinnehmen.
For India also, Bangladesh military has always been a formidable force that got evident when India had to accept a shameful defeat in Padua and Rowmari border war during her incursion into our territory in 2001. Für Indien war das bengalische Militär stets eine ernstzunehmende Macht. Dies wurde 2001 ersichtlich, als Indien in unser Territorium eindrang und im Krieg eine herbe Niederlage einstecken musste.
From a military-strategic point this defeat of the German troops was a turning point, because hereby for the first time the advance was stopped and the "unconquerable" Wehrmacht had to accept a destroying defeat. Militärstrategisch war diese Niederlage der deutschen Truppen ein Wendepunkt, wurde doch hiermit zum ersten Mal der Vormarsch gestoppt und der "unbesiegbaren" Wehrmacht eine vernichtende Niederlage beigebracht.
The world is being driven to Armageddon simply because a greedy and corrupt US military/security complex needs an enemy to justify its huge budget, because Hillary and the DNC cannot accept a political defeat, and because the neoconservatives have an ideology of American Supremacy. Die Welt wird ins Armageddon getrieben, nur weil der gierige und korrupte US Militär/Sicherheitskomplex sein gigantisches Budget rechtfertigen muss, weil Hillary und das DNC ihre politische Niederlage nicht akzeptieren können und weil die Neokonservativen eine Ideologie der amerikanischen Überlegenheit besitzen.
Zack accepts defeat cheerfully, and Hades appears. Auch hier akzeptiert er seine Niederlage ohne großes Gemecker und Hades erscheint.
The city refused to... accept defeat. Die Stadt weigerte sich, die Niederlage zu akzeptieren.

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