- suffered a setback
- терпел неудачу
English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
setback — set‧back [ˈsetbæk] noun [countable] something that delays the progress or development of a plan, activity etc or makes things worse than they were before: • The company suffered a setback when it lost a bid to become the partner in a new venture … Financial and business terms
setback — UK [ˈsetˌbæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms setback : singular setback plural setbacks a problem that delays or that stops progress or makes a situation worse setback for: Falling share prices may be another setback for the troubled economy.… … English dictionary
setback — set|back [ set,bæk ] noun count a problem that delays or stops progress or makes a situation worse: setback for: Falling share prices may be another setback for the troubled economy. suffer a setback: Diplomatic efforts to ease the crisis… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
setback — set|back [ˈsetbæk] n a problem that delays or prevents progress, or makes things worse than they were setback for ▪ The December elections were a major setback for the party. ▪ The team s hopes of playing in Europe suffered a setback last night.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
setback — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ temporary ▪ early, initial ▪ big, huge, major, serious, severe, significant … Collocations dictionary
setback — [[t]se̱tbæk[/t]] setbacks also set back N COUNT: oft N for/in/to n A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made. The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process... He has… … English dictionary
setback — / setbæk/ noun something that stops progress ● The company has suffered a series of setbacks over the past two years. ● The shares had a setback on the Stock Exchange. ▪▪▪ ‘…a sharp setback in foreign trade accounted for most of the winter… … Dictionary of banking and finance
setback — {n.} A disadvantage; a delay. * /We suffered a major setback when my wife lost her job./ … Dictionary of American idioms
setback — {n.} A disadvantage; a delay. * /We suffered a major setback when my wife lost her job./ … Dictionary of American idioms
setback — noun A disadvantage; a delay. We suffered a major setback when my wife lost her job … Словарь американских идиом
suffer a setback — lose a game, fail a test, become injured or ill Italy s soccer team suffered a setback losing to Ireland … English idioms