conquest

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

Translation

n. captura, derrota, superar
Word Forms
Pluralconquests

Phrases & Collocations

norman conquest

conquista normanda

Example Sentences

the conquest of inflation.

la conquista de la inflación.

the conquest of Qomolangma .

la conquista del Qomolangma.

the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish.

la conquista de los aztecas por los españoles.

Mexico's hybrid post-conquest culture.

La cultura híbrida mexicana posterior a la conquista.

They succeeded in the conquest of that city.

Tuvieron éxito en la conquista de esa ciudad.

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

La pianista conquistó a cada público para el que tocó.

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

Parece que Steve ha conquistado de verdad a Lily. Siempre están juntos.

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”) soñada por algunos nacionalistas románticos como represalia por la conquista británica de 1759 no parecía tan descabellada.

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 argumenta que la visión de Emerson de que el hombre llega a su divinidad a través de la conquista de la naturaleza se asemeja sospechosamente a una disculpa para la expansión hacia el oeste.

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