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conquête

conquest

noun kon-KET Rare
People & Society Government

Origin: Latin conquista, from conquirere 'to seek out'

Usage Note

conquête refers to military conquest as well as romantic pursuit — faire la conquête de quelqu'un means 'to win someone over'. Partir à la conquête de means 'to set out to conquer'. The silent final e means the t is not pronounced; the word ends with the 'et' vowel sound.

Examples

"La conquête de ce territoire a duré des années."

Natural Translation

The conquest of this territory lasted years.

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