"erobern" in English erobern {v.t.} to capture Detailed translations for "erobern" erobern{transitive verb} erobern(also: einnehmen) to capture Wir kämpfen, um uns zu verteidigen oder um Positionen zu erobern und zu halten. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review We fight to defend ourselves, or to capture positions that we can occupy and hold.