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Perder la batalla

To lose the battle

Word Combinations
Notes & Usage:

Used both literally and figuratively. Describes failing in a particular struggle or fight, even if the overall war hasn't been lost.

See It in Context

Perdimos la batalla pero no la guerra.

We lost the battle but not the war.

Perdió la batalla contra la enfermedad, pero luchó hasta el final.

He lost his battle against illness, but he fought until the end.

—¿Cómo fue? —Perdimos la batalla en el juicio.

—How did it go? —We lost the battle in court.

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