conquête

French

Etymology

Feminine of conquêt. From Middle French conqueste, from Old French conqueste, cunqueste, from a Vulgar Latin *conquista, from the feminine of Latin conquisitus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.kɛt/
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Noun

conquête f (plural conquêtes)

conquest
(figuratively) conquest (act of winning someone over)

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Further reading

“conquête” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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