Polyglot Dictionary

derrotar

/deroˈtaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
derroto
preterite (yo)
derroté
past participle
derrotado

Meaning

  1. to defeat

    • Derrotaron al equipo rival.

      They defeated the rival team.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

vencer

derrotar and vencer are close synonyms for "to defeat"; vencer also means "to overcome" more broadly, like an obstacle or an expiring deadline.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

derrotar

derrotar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to defeat."

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