No. 952 in French

remporter

To win or carry away.

In a sentence

Ils ont réussi à remporter le premier prix au concours de danse.
They managed to win the first prize at the dance competition.
The word 'remporter' is used here to signify achieving victory or being awarded a prize.
L'équipe espère remporter le championnat cette saison.
The team hopes to win the championship this season.
Here, 'remporter' expresses the aim of achieving success in a competition.
Elle a tout fait pour remporter l'accord de ses partenaires.
She did everything to gain the agreement of her partners.
In this context, 'remporter' is metaphorically used to denote achieving approval or concession in a negotiation.

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