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Meanings of conquest in English

Portuguese
conquista
Catalan
subjugació
Spanish
sometimiento

The act of conquering.

conquista
Portuguese
conquista
Catalan
conquesta
Spanish
conquista

An act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone.

conquista
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Examples for "conquering"
Examples for "conquering"
1
I can see myself conquering the US as I have with Europe.
The Guardian
2
Hazel had been sweet in the conquering; so many women were not.
Gone to Earth
3
Ferdinand was sure that the Austro-Germans would succeed in conquering the Serbs.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1
4
Hardly worth the trouble of conquering. He took another draught of wine.
Celtic fire
5
The guarantee for its accomplishment is the person of the conquering Messiah.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah
1
She was the first in the transgression therefore keep her in subjection.
The Necessity of Atheism
2
A handful conquered and holds in subjection the crowded millions of India.
Destruction and Reconstruction: / Personal Experiences of the La...
3
He has simply advanced a peg in a regular hierarchy of subjection.
The Soul of the Far East
4
He patted himself on the back for keeping unruly instincts in subjection.
Nonsenseorship
5
And after this, Chan put in subjection all the lands about him.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
1
And they actually continue to perpetuate, I think, our state of subjugation.
Radio NZ
2
But the fight against female subjugation needs to operate on every level.
The Guardian
3
The Great War witnessed the final stage in this process of subjugation.
The New World of Islam
4
Because she wished Austria to go on with the subjugation of Servia.
Fighting For Peace
5
Unconstitutional methods of subjugation, suppression and espionage are highlighted within the report.
The South African
Usage of conquest in English
1
The greatest power in the world is shown in conquest over self.
Little Masterpieces of Autobiography: Actors
2
The Turkish conquest crushed the Serbs and the Albanians grew in power.
Twenty Years of Balkan Tangle
3
Labor could conquer all things, and custom sweeten them in the conquest.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 07
4
In the reign of Henry II, the conquest of Ireland was begun.
An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England
5
Others preferred to isolate the city and continue the conquest of Persia.
Julian
6
The adventure had all the thrill of a new conquest in it.
K
7
He looked for the new sensation, the new conquest, and found nothing.
A reliable wife
8
The conquest and demolition of Vliessingen in August was the only result.
Germany from the Earliest Period, Volume 4
9
Settlement began; the conquest of the wilderness entered on its first stage.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
10
This is an immense means of power; the moral conquest of Germany.
Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire
11
It blew upon them in cruel menace of conquest, in piercing inclemency.
The March of the White Guard
12
Thus ended the second act in this drama of conquest and re-conquest.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 04 (of 15), English
13
The First Consul could not forget his cherished conquest in the East.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 05
14
The conquest and settlement of the island of Cuba by Diego Velasquez.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
15
Certainly even Caesar would not have found the Parthians an easy conquest.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
16
The wild chase is our trade; battle and conquest our chief occupation.
Chinese Literature / Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the S...
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