subdue

By hard work you have become masters of the earth and you have subdued it.
Grâce à un rude labeur vous êtes devenus maîtres de la terre et vous l'avez dominée.
When we have subdued the serpent, we soar on the wings of the eagle to the spirit.
Lorsque nous avons vaincu le serpent, nous nous élevons à l’esprit sur les ailes de l‘aigle.
I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
En un instant je confondrais leurs ennemis, Je tournerais ma main contre leurs adversaires ;
In the most advanced industrial countries we have subdued the forces of nature and pressed them into the service of mankind; we have thereby infinitely multiplied production, so that a child now produces more than a hundred adults previously did.
Dans les pays industriels les plus avancés, nous avons dompté les forces de la nature et les avons contraintes au service des hommes ; nous avons ainsi multiplié la production à l'infini, si bien qu'actuellement un enfant produit plus qu'autrefois cent adultes.
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