conquest

[US]/ˈkɒŋkwest/
[UK]/ˈkɑːŋkwest/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. fangst, besejr, overvindelse
Word Forms
Pluralconquests

Phrases & Collocations

norman conquest

normannisk erobring

Example Sentences

the conquest of inflation.

kampen mod inflation.

the conquest of Qomolangma .

erobringen af Qomolangma.

the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish.

Aztekernes erobring af spanierne.

Mexico's hybrid post-conquest culture.

Mexicos hybride kultur efter erobringen.

They succeeded in the conquest of that city.

De lykkedes med at erobre den by.

The pianist made a conquest of every audience for which she played.

Pianisten erobrede hvert publikum, hun spillede for.

Steve seems to have made a real conquest of Lily.They're always together.

Steve ser ud til at have erobret Lily. De er altid sammen.

The revanche du berceau (“revenge of the cradle”) dreamed of by some romantic nationalists as retaliation for the British conquest of 1759 didn't seem so far-fetched.

La revanche du berceau (“revenge of the cradle”) drømt af nogle romantiske nationalister som gengældelse for den britiske erobring i 1759, virkede ikke så fjern.

Myra Jehlen argues that Emerson's vision of man coming into his godship through the conquest of nature reads suspiciously like an apology for westward expansion.

Myra Jehlen hævder, at Emersons vision om, at mennesket kommer til sin guddommelighed gennem erobringen af naturen, virker mistænkeligt som en undskyldning for vestlig ekspansion.

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