Vencer

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word (http://daily.tomisimo.org/) for May 29, 2008

vencer -verb, to win, beat, conquer, overcome. Look up vencer in the dictionary (http://www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/spanish_english/vencer)

En la postemporada los Pieles Rojas vencieron a los Carneros 40-10.
The Redskins beat the Rams 40-10 in a postseason game.

[Iris]

Some synonyms:
dominar, someter, rendir,subjugar, domar, imponerse,reprimir, derrotar, batir,aniquilar, destronar,reducir, derribar, abatir, aplastar, desarmar.
Obviously not me on my own, a bit of help from a thesaurus...;)

[Alfonso]

Venceréis, pero no convenceréis (Miguel de Unamuno, 1936).

[Iris]

Beautiful quote. And so true...

[Tomisimo]

Entre los dos sois una verdadera biblioteca y diccionario caminantes. :)