prevail
prevail(
prih
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veyl
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to triumph)
a. prevalecer
Many people had written us off, but we prevailed and won the championship.Muchas personas nos habían descartado, pero prevalecimos y ganamos el campeonato.
The families of the victims may rest assured that justice will prevail.Las familias de las víctimas pueden tener la seguridad de que prevalecerá la justicia.
b. imponerse
The general told his troops that they would prevail against the enemy.El general le dijo a sus tropas que se impondrían sobre el enemigo.
a. predominar
In this area the notion that the policy should be determined by the state government still prevails.En esta área todavía predomina la noción de que las políticas deben ser decididas por el gobierno estatal.
b. imperar
The current situation that prevails can only lead to civil war.La situación que impera actualmente solo puede llevar a la guerra civil.
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