conquest

1. (countable, uncountable)An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.

   Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persians

   Eroberung

   завоева́ниеzavojevánije

   завоюва́нняzavojuvánnja, здобуття́zdobuttjá

2. (broadly, countable, figuratively, often, uncountable)An act or instance of gaining control of or mastery over something, overcoming obstacles.

   Mankind's conquest of space

   покоре́ниеpokorénije, преодоле́ниеpreodolénije

3. (countable, uncountable)That which is conquered; possession gained by mental or physical effort, force, or struggle.

   Eroberung

4. (colloquial, countable, figuratively, uncountable)A person whose romantic affections one has gained, or with whom one has had sex, or the act of gaining another's romantic affections.

5. (countable, uncountable)A competitive mode found in first-person shooter games in which competing teams (usually two) attempt to take over predetermined spawn points labeled by flags.

   Conquest-Modus, Conquestmodus, Conquest

6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.

1. They extended their territory by conquest.

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2. Tom talked about his latest conquest.

   deTom sprach von seiner neuesten Eroberung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. What is the point of conquest?

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4. Tom bragged about his latest conquest.

   deTom gab mit seiner neuesten Eroberung an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. The conquest of America cost between 60 and 70 million lives.

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