Vencer

Vencer
 

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for May 29, 2008

vencer -verb, to win, beat, conquer, overcome. Look up vencer in the dictionary

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

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...;)

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

Beautiful quote. And so true...

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