vanquish
/ˈveɪ̯ŋkwɪʃ/ verbe C2En français : vaincre
- To defeat (someone); to overcome.
He/she/it vanquishes · Prétérit vanquished · Participe passé vanquished · Forme en -ing vanquishing
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Dans la bibliothèque
The vanquished Cock skulked away and hid himself in a quiet corner, while the conqueror, flying up to a high wall, flapped his wings and crowed exultingly with all his might.
The vanquished Cock immediately came out of his corner, and ruled henceforth with undisputed mastery.
The blow had struck home, and Danglars was entirely vanquished; with a trembling hand he took the two letters from the count, who held them carelessly between finger and thumb, and proceeded to scrutinize the signatures, with a minuteness that the count might have regarded as insulting, had it not suited his present purpose to mislead the banker.
“Or kill yourself!” said Eugénie (in a tone which a Vestal in the amphitheatre would have used, when urging the victorious gladiator to finish his vanquished adversary).
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