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vencer

/benˈθeɾ/, [bẽn̟ˈθeɾ]

defeat, overcome, win

Verb vencer (first-person singular present venzo, first-person singular preterite vencí, past participle vencido)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to defeat, to win, to conquer
    El amor vence todo.
    Love conquers all.
  2. (transitive with a) to beat
    vencer al sistema
    to beat the system
  3. (intransitive) to expire
    La leche venció.
    The milk went sour.
    El plazo ha vencido.
    The deadline has expired.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Puedes vencer a la realidad con suficiente imaginación.

    Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.

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  • Creo que se puede vencer a Tom.

    I think Tom can be beaten.

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  • Después de vencer en todos los encuentros, obtuvo el título de campeón.

    After winning all the matches, he got the title of champion.

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  • La inteligencia artificial no puede vencer a la estupidez natural.

    Artificial intelligence cannot beat natural stupidity.

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  • Es un milagro que yo pudiera vencer el cáncer.

    It's a miracle that I've got over cancer.

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  • A pesar de que tratamos mucho, no pudimos vencer a Jane.

    Even though we tried hard, we couldn't beat Jane.

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