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On ne voit plus le vainqueur.

On ne voit plus le vainqueur.
We don't see the winner anymore.
From Lesson 242:Time prepositions of duration (en, dans)·French

Questions & Answers about On ne voit plus le vainqueur.

Why do we use on here instead of nous for 'we'?
In everyday spoken French, on is almost always used instead of nous to mean 'we'. Remember that even though it means 'we', on always takes the third-person singular verb form, which is why we use voit instead of voyons.
Where is the pas in this negative sentence?
Instead of the standard ne ... pas for 'not', this sentence uses the negative structure ne ... plus, which means 'no longer' or 'not anymore'. It surrounds the conjugated verb voit exactly the same way ne ... pas would.
Do I pronounce the 's' at the end of plus here?
No. When plus is used as part of a negative phrase like ne ... plus, the final 's' is silent. You typically only pronounce the 's' when plus means 'more' in a positive or mathematical sense.
How does le vainqueur mean 'the winner'?
Le vainqueur translates directly to 'the victor' or 'the conqueror'. It comes from the French verb vaincre, meaning 'to defeat' or 'to conquer'. In the context of a game, race, or competition, it is the standard word for 'the winner'.

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