"defeat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- However in the second leg he could not help his side avoid a 2-0 defeat.
- The government was forced to make concessions to avoid defeat.
- He is a man who will use any means at his disposal to break up the coalition and to avoid defeat.
- Following on, the local side needed to bat the whole of the third day to avoid an embarrassing defeat.
- The female reader of the male text may have to do this to avoid defeat.
- If the president is to avoid a debilitating defeat, the atmosphere has to change.
- If the Stars had scored either extra point, they could have avoided defeat.
- She will hope to avoid such an agonising defeat in London.
- The question is whether they can avoid a third straight defeat once they get there.
- Hearts knew that they would have to avoid defeat in their match to win the championship.
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