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vencer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arrive verb To reach a place after travelling.
  • conquer verb To defeat and take control of a place, people, or army by force.
  • crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
  • defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
  • expire verb To stop being valid or usable after a set time.
  • overcome verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
  • 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

vencer is used for these senses in English:

  • arrive (intransitive) To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
  • conquer To overcome an abstract obstacle.
  • crush To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
  • crush To oppress or grievously burden.
  • crush (intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.
  • defeat (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
  • expire (intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
  • vanquish (transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.

arrive — full definition

  1. verb To reach a place after travelling.
  2. verb To reach a certain moment, stage, or level of success.

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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