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conquérir

to conquer

verb kohn-keh-REER Less Common

Origin: Latin conquirere

Also means

to win over

Usage Note

Conquérir is an irregular verb conjugated like acquérir: present je conquiers, il conquiert, nous conquérons. Beyond military conquest, it is used figuratively — conquérir un marché means to capture a market, and conquérir un public means to win over an audience.

Examples

"Il veut conquérir de nouveaux marchés."

Natural Translation

He wants to conquer new markets.

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