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Meaning of vinco | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
[ˈwɪŋ.koː]

Definitions

  1. to win
    conjugation-3
  2. to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish
    conjugation-3

Equivalents

English beat conquer defeat Overcome

Examples

“SĪMŌ: Quid “mī pater”? Quasi tū huius indigeās patris: / Domus, uxor, līberī, inventī invītō patre! / Adductī quī illam cīvem hinc dīcant, vīcerīs.”

SIMO: What [do you mean], “my [dear] father”? As if you needed a father for this: A home, a wife, a child — [all] found against your father’s will! [And now,] if you bring here [those] who say she’s a citizen, you will have won. (A witness has arrived to confirm that the woman from Andros [the “uxor”-to-be] is in fact a citizen as required for legal marriage.)

“Julius Caesar”

I came, I saw, I conquered

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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