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vanquishing

/ˈvæŋkwɪʃɪŋ/ /ˈvæŋkwɪŋɪʃɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

Vaincre, surmonter

To defeat, to overcome.

Examples :

"The team worked hard all week, vanquishing their rivals in the final competition. "
L'équipe a travaillé dur toute la semaine, vainquant ses rivaux lors de la compétition finale.
action achievement military war

Related Words

Illustration week

week noun

/wiːk/ /wik/

Semaine

"My daughter's school week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday. "

La semaine scolaire de ma fille commence le lundi et se termine le dimanche.

Illustration competition

competition noun

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/

Concurrence, compétition

"The competition for this job is strong."

La concurrence pour ce poste est forte.

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

leur

"They brought their books with them."

Ils ont apporté leurs livres avec eux.

Illustration overcome

overcome noun

/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ /ˌoʊvəɹˈkʌm/

Refrain

"The song's constant worry about failing the exam was its main overcome. "

L'inquiétude constante de la chanson de rater l'examen était son refrain principal.

Illustration hard

hard noun

/hɑːd/ /hɑɹd/

Plage dure, cale

"The boat was hauled out of the water using the nearby hard. "

Le bateau a été sorti de l'eau en utilisant la cale à proximité.

Illustration rivals

rivals noun

/ˈraɪvlz/

Un rival, concurrent

"Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race."

Chris est mon plus grand rival dans la course de 400 mètres.

Illustration finale

finale noun

/fɪˈnæli/ /faɪˈnæli/

Finale, fin

"The fireworks show was a spectacular finale to the town's summer festival. "

Le feu d'artifice était une finale spectaculaire du festival d'été de la ville.

Illustration comp

comp noun

/kɒmp/

Maquette, ébauche

"The client approved the advertising agency's comp, so they could proceed with the final production. "

Le client a approuvé la maquette de l'agence de publicité, afin qu'elle puisse procéder à la production finale.

Illustration team

team noun

/tiːm/

Attelage

"The farmer used his strong team of horses to pull the heavy wagon. "

L'agriculteur a utilisé son attelage de chevaux robuste pour tirer la lourde charrette.

Illustration defeat

defeat verb

/dɪˈfiːt/

Vaincre, battre

"Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo."

Wellington a vaincu Napoléon à Waterloo.

Illustration worked

worked verb

/wɜːkt/ /wɝkt/

Travaillé

"He’s working in a bar."

Il travaille dans un bar.

Illustration final

final noun

/ˈfaɪ.nəl/

Examen final

"The final for history was on Friday. "

L'examen final d'histoire était vendredi.