Vocabulary
die
Niederlage
/ˈniːdɐˌlaːɡə/· noun· Pl. die Niederlagen
defeat
Die Niederlage — the opposite of der Sieg; in sport and in life.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Niederlage
- Plural
- die Niederlagen
- Genitiv
- der Niederlage
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Niederlage
defeat
Die Mannschaft hatte drei Niederlagen hintereinander.
The team had three defeats in a row.
Word family
Niederlageniederdowndie Wahlniederlageelection defeatdie Heimniederlagehome defeat
Common combinations
- eine schwere Niederlagea heavy defeat
- eine Niederlage einsteckento suffer a defeat
- aus Niederlagen lernento learn from defeats
Real examples
- Nach der Niederlage waren die Fans traurig.The fans were sad after the defeat.
- Aus jeder Niederlage kann man lernen.You can learn from every defeat.
- Das war die erste Niederlage der Saison.That was the first defeat of the season.
