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1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) ganar2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) ganar3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) ganar(se)
2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) victoria- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
- win through
win1 n victoriaour team has played six matches without a win nuestro equipo ha jugado seis partidos y no ha logrado ninguna victoriawin2 vb1. ganarI'm going to win voy a ganarLeeds won the match el Leeds ganó el partido2. ganar / llevarse / conseguirI won a prize in the lottery gané un premio en la loteríaEl pasado y participio pasado de win es won; el gerundio se escribe winningwintr[wɪn]noun1 victoria■ five consecutive wins cinco victorias consecutivas■ I had a win on the lottery gané (algo) en la loteríatransitive verb (pt & pp won, ger winning)1 (gen) ganar; (victory) conseguir, ganar■ the Spaniard won the 1500 metres el español ganó los 1500 metros■ who do you think will win the election? ¿quién crees que ganará las elecciones?■ you always win at cards siempre (me) ganas a las cartas2 (prize, cup, etc) ganar, llevarse■ we've won the pools! ¡hemos sacado una quiniela!■ she won first prize in a competition se llevó el primer premio en un concurso■ this performance won him an Oscar esta interpretación le valió un scar3 (gain, obtain, achieve - gen) conseguir, obtener, ganar; (- friendship, respect) granjearse; (- sympathy, affection) ganarse, granjearse; (- support) atraer, captar; (- heart, love) conquistar■ she won a place at university consiguió una plaza en la universidad■ we need to win support for the cause hay que captar apoyo para la causa■ he managed to win her friendship logró granjearse su amistadintransitive verb1 ganar■ who's winning? ¿quién va ganando?■ we won 1-0 ganamos por 1-0■ my horse won by a head mi caballo ganó por una cabeza■ OK! you win! ¡vale! ¡tú ganas!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto win hands down ganar fácilmenteto win the day llevarse la palmato win the toss ganar el sorteowin or lose tanto si ganamos como si perdemosyou can't win (certain to lose) no hay casowin ['wɪn] v, won ['wʌn] ; winning vi: ganarwin vt1) : ganar, conseguir2)to win over : ganarse a3)to win someone's heart : conquistar a alguienwin n: triunfo m, victoria fwinv.(§ p.,p.p.: won) = congraciar v.• ganar v.• lograr v.• triunfar v.n.• victoria s.f.
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1. wɪn(pres p winning; past & past p won) transitive verb1) (gain) \<\<prize/title\>\> ganar; \<\<support\>\> conseguir*, ganarse; \<\<fame/recognition\>\> ganarse; \<\<affection\>\> ganarse, granjearse; \<\<scholarship/promotion\>\> conseguir*, obtener* (frml); \<\<contract\>\> conseguir*their perseverance won them universal admiration — su perseverancia les granjeó or les valió la admiración de todos
to win somebody's heart — conquistar el corazón de alguien
to win something back — recuperar algo
2) (be victorious in) \<\<war/race/bet/election\>\> ganaryou can't win them all — (colloq) no se puede pretender ganarlas todas
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vi ganarthey're winning 3-1 — van ganando 3 a 1
to win AT something — \<\<at cards/billiards/golf\>\> ganar a algo
to win BY something — ganar por algo
OK, you win! — (colloq) está bien, como tú digas
you can't win! — (colloq) no hay caso!
Phrasal Verbs:- win over
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noun victoria f, triunfo mthe Dolphins have had no wins so far — los Dolphins no han ganado hasta ahora
[wɪn] (vb: pt, pp won)he had a win on the horses — ganó en las carreras
1.N victoria f , triunfo manother win for Castroforte — otra victoria or otro triunfo para el Castroforte
their fifth win in a row — su quinta victoria consecutiva, su quinto triunfo consecutivo
last Sunday's win against or over Pakistan — la victoria del domingo frente a or sobre Pakistán
to back a horse for a win — apostar dinero por un caballo para que gane la/una carrera
no-winI had a win on the lottery — gané la lotería
2. VT1) (=be victorious in) [+ competition, bet, war, election] ganar- win the daypragmatism will probably win the day — al final triunfará or se impondrá el pragmatismo
spur 1., 1)the government finally won the day after a heated debate — finalmente el gobierno triunfó or se impuso tras un debate acalorado
2) (=be awarded) [+ cup, award, prize, title] ganar; [+ contract, order] obtener, conseguirthe party won a convincing victory at the polls — el partido consiguió or obtuvo una victoria convincente en las elecciones
3) (=obtain) [+ pay rise, promotion] conseguir, ganarse; [+ support, friendship, recognition] ganarse; [+ metal, ore] extraer (from de)how to win friends and influence people — cómo ganarse amigos e influenciar a las personas
to win a reputation for honesty — granjearse or ganarse una reputación de persona honrada
to win sb sth: it won him first prize — le valió or le ganó el primer premio
this manoeuvre won him the time he needed — esta maniobra le ganó el tiempo que necesitaba
to win sth from sb — ganar algo a algn
he won five pounds from her at cards — le ganó cinco libras jugando a cartas
new land won from the marshes — nuevas tierras ganadas a los pantanos
to win sb's hand (in marriage) — obtener la mano de algn (en matrimonio) frm
to win sb's heart — conquistar a algn
to win sb to one's cause — ganar a algn para la causa de uno, atraer a algn a la causa de uno
4) (=reach) [+ shore] llegar a, alcanzar; [+ goal] conseguirhe won his way to the top of his profession — (a base de trabajar duro) consiguió llegar a la cima de su profesión
5) (Mil) (=capture) tomar3.VI (in war, sport, competition) ganarwho's winning? — ¿quién va ganando?
go in and win! — ¡a ganar!
he has a good chance of winning — tiene muchas posibilidades de hacerse con la victoria or de ganar
OK, you win * — vale, ganas tú
Evans won 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 — Evans ganó 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
she always wins at cards — siempre gana a las cartas
to win by a head/a length — ganar por una cabeza/un largo
to play to win — jugar a ganar
you can't win —
whatever you say, you're always wrong, you can't win — digas lo que digas, ellos siempre tienen razón, ¡no hay manera!
- win hands down- win back- win out- win over* * *
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1. [wɪn](pres p winning; past & past p won) transitive verb1) (gain) \<\<prize/title\>\> ganar; \<\<support\>\> conseguir*, ganarse; \<\<fame/recognition\>\> ganarse; \<\<affection\>\> ganarse, granjearse; \<\<scholarship/promotion\>\> conseguir*, obtener* (frml); \<\<contract\>\> conseguir*their perseverance won them universal admiration — su perseverancia les granjeó or les valió la admiración de todos
to win somebody's heart — conquistar el corazón de alguien
to win something back — recuperar algo
2) (be victorious in) \<\<war/race/bet/election\>\> ganaryou can't win them all — (colloq) no se puede pretender ganarlas todas
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vi ganarthey're winning 3-1 — van ganando 3 a 1
to win AT something — \<\<at cards/billiards/golf\>\> ganar a algo
to win BY something — ganar por algo
OK, you win! — (colloq) está bien, como tú digas
you can't win! — (colloq) no hay caso!
Phrasal Verbs:- win over
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noun victoria f, triunfo mthe Dolphins have had no wins so far — los Dolphins no han ganado hasta ahora
he had a win on the horses — ganó en las carreras
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
