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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.
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Old May 29, 2008, 05:17 AM
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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...
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Old May 29, 2008, 07:45 PM
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Venceréis, pero no convenceréis (Miguel de Unamuno, 1936).
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Old May 30, 2008, 02:11 AM
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Beautiful quote. And so true...
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