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voittaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  • conquer verb To defeat and take control of a place, people, or army by force.
  • defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
  • net noun A mesh of woven cord, string, or rope used for catching or trapping things, or as a barrier.
  • outmatch verb To surpass or be better than something or someone else.
  • overcome verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
  • surmount verb To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
  • top noun The highest point or part of something.
  • triumph noun A great success or victory after overcoming difficulty.
  • vanquish verb To defeat someone or something completely, especially in a fight or contest.
  • win verb To come out on top in a contest, game, war, or competition.

Senses

voittaa is used for these senses in English:

  • beat (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
  • come first (idiomatic) To win first place in a competition.
  • conquer To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
  • conquer To overcome an abstract obstacle.
  • defeat (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
  • kick ass (informal, vulgar, ambitransitive) To beat to a pulp; beat up
  • net (transitive) To receive as profit.
  • overcome (transitive) To win against or prevail over in some sort of battle, contest, etc.

beat — full definition

  1. verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  2. verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
  3. noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
  4. noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
  5. adj Informal: completely exhausted.

conquer — full definition

  1. verb To defeat and take control of a place, people, or army by force.
  2. verb To overcome a difficult challenge, feeling, or obstacle.

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