No. 9,158 in French

conquérant

"Conquérant" means "conqueror" in English.

In a sentence

Le conquérant a mené son armée à la victoire.
The conqueror led his army to victory.
In this sentence, 'conquérant' is used as a noun to refer to a person who conquers, a leader achieving military success.
Elle a un esprit conquérant, toujours en quête de nouveaux défis.
She has a conquering spirit, always seeking new challenges.
Here, 'conquérant' is used as an adjective describing the nature of someone's courageous and ambitious personality.
L'histoire est marquée par plusieurs périodes conquérantes.
History is marked by several conquering periods.
In this case, 'conquérant' is used in its adjectival form (as 'conquérantes') to describe periods characterized by conquest or expansion.

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