défaire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- best adj Of the highest quality, or most suitable; superlative of "good."
- defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
- lick verb To pass the tongue over something.
- loose adj Not firmly attached, fixed, or fitting tightly.
- undo verb To reverse or cancel the effect of something already done.
- unfasten verb To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.
- unravel verb To untangle or separate threads that have become knotted or woven together.
- unwind verb To relax and let go of stress after a busy or tense period.
- whip noun A flexible rod or braided cord, often of leather, used to strike an animal or person, or to make a sharp cracking noise.
Senses
défaire is used for these senses in English:
- best (transitive) To beat in a contest.
- come apart (intransitive) To have an emotional breakdown; to become emotionally dysfunctional; to have an intense emotional reaction.
- defeat (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
- get rid of (transitive, idiom) To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
- lick (colloquial, dated) To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight.
- loose (transitive) To unfasten, to loosen.
- undo To unfasten.
- unfasten (transitive) To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.
best — full definition
- adj Of the highest quality, or most suitable; superlative of "good."
- noun The greatest possible effort someone can make.
- verb To defeat or outdo someone.
defeat — full definition
- verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
- verb To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.
- noun An instance of losing, or of being overcome.