負けるな

don't lose

→ 負ける

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don't lose A direct, emphatic command often used to encourage someone. The ending な makes the command negative.

JA: 最後まで負けるな！

EN: Don't lose!

どっちも負けるな

Neither of you lose!

— High and Low (1963)

負けるな！

Don't give up!

— 天空の城ラピュタ (1986)

こっちも負けるな

We can't lose either.

— 七人の侍 (1954)

負けるな。

Don't give up.