English-Portuguese translations for conquer

  • conquistarO termo conquistar tem conotações totalmente inadequadas. To my ears the word conquer has the wrong associations. O termo «conquistar», conquistar alguma coisa, é utilizado em contextos militares. The word conquer is used for ideas in a military context, that something shall be conquered . Só então, quando pudermos aplicar as nossas próprias normas, poderemos conquistar os mercados do futuro. Only if we can develop our own standards will we be able to conquer the markets of the future.
  • superar
  • vencerVencer o desemprego é a nossa tarefa mais importante.Conquering unemployment is our most important task. Só com uma agricultura mais eficiente conseguiremos vencer a fome. Only access to more efficient agriculture will enable us to conquer hunger. E o medo que sentimos de falhar quando lidamos com um problema desta natureza é a primeira coisa que temos de vencer, se pretendemos derrotar a organização terrorista. And the fear of failure we feel when we deal with a problem of this nature is the first thing we must conquer if we are then to conquer the terrorist organisation.

Definition of conquer

Examples

  • In 1453, the Ottoman Empire conquered Istanbul
  • Today I conquered my fear of flying by finally boarding a plane
  • to conquer difficulties or temptations
  • to conquer freedom;   to conquer a peace

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