What does derrota in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word derrota in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use derrota in Spanish.

The word derrota in Spanish means defeat, path, course, defeat, change course, lose a game. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word derrota

defeat

nombre femenino (pérdida de una batalla)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Culparon al mal tiempo de la derrota.
They blamed the defeat on bad weather.

path

nombre femenino (España, anticuado (vereda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La derrota continúa montaña arriba hasta la ermita.
The path continued up the slope to the chapel.

course

nombre femenino (embarcación: rumbo, dirección) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El desplazamiento de la derrota del barco producido por la corriente se llama deriva.
The deviation of a ship's course caused by a current is called a leeway.

defeat

verbo transitivo (vencer) (battle, sports)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las tropas aliadas derrotaron al enemigo en dos semanas.
The allied troops defeated the enemy in two weeks.

change course

verbo pronominal (navegación (variar el rumbo) (navigation)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El barco se derrotó debido a la tormenta.
The boat changed course because of a storm.

lose a game

locución verbal (perder)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El equipo se apuntó una derrota en el último partido.

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