conquer

surmonter, vaincre

Réussir à vaincre une peur, un problème, une maladie ou une autre difficulté.

En anglais simple : To successfully deal with a fear, problem, illness, or other difficulty.

• She conquered her fear.
• Together, we can conquer these difficulties.
• He finally conquered his addiction after years of treatment.

Synonymes : overcome, beat

Expressions courantes : conquer your fear, conquer a problem, conquer a mountain

conquérir, vaincre

Gagner une guerre ou prendre le contrôle d’un pays ou d’un peuple par la force.

En anglais simple : To win a war or take control of a country or people by force.

• The army conquered the city.
• They conquered much of the northern territory.
• No invading force had managed to conquer the island.

Synonymes : defeat, subdue

Expressions courantes : conquer a country, conquer an empire, conquer the enemy, conquer an enemy

conquérir, dominer

Remporter un immense succès ou occuper une position dominante dans un domaine ou un groupe.

En anglais simple : To become extremely successful or gain a leading position in a field or group.

• She wants to conquer the music world.
• The new brand quickly conquered the local market.
• He conquered the sporting world with three record performances.

Synonymes : dominate

Expressions courantes : conquer the market, conquer the world, conquer an industry