vaincre

/vɛ̃kʁ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
vainc
past
a vaincu
perfect
vaincu

Meaning

  1. to defeat, to conquer

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

conquérir

conquérir and vaincre are close synonyms for "to conquer"; vaincre also separately means "to defeat," more broadly.

Practice

1 What does vaincre mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'équipe ___ son adversaire facilement.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vaincre?

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