prove a win

los socialistas triunfaron en las elecciones — the socialists triumphed in o won the elections

triunfar en la vida — to succeed o be successful in life

Ex: As his confidence grows, he begins to make a success of his scavenging, becoming an underground entrepreneur and an explorer of the world beneath the streets.

consiguieron la mayoría absoluta — they won o gained an absolute majority

• conseguir hacer algo — to manage to do sth

• conseguir que algn haga algo — to get sb to do sth

Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.

al principio tuve muchas dudas — I had a lot of misgivings o doubts at first

• un hecho que no admite duda — an unquestionable fact

• ante la duda, no lo hagas — if in doubt, don't

• me asaltó la duda de si... — I was suddenly seized by a doubt as to whether...

• no cabe duda de que... — there can be no doubt that...

• en caso de duda — if in doubt

• para desvanecer o disipar toda duda — in order to clear up any doubts, to banish all doubts

• estar en duda, aún está en duda si él será el nuevo director — there's still some doubt as to o about whether he will be the new manager

estoy en la duda sobre si me iré de vacaciones o no — I'm undecided o in two minds about whether to go on holiday or not

• fuera de toda duda — beyond all doubt

• sin lugar a duda(s) — without doubt, undoubtedly

• poner algo en duda — to question sth, doubt sth

nadie está poniendo en duda su fidelidad — nobody is questioning o doubting his fidelity

• sacar a algn de dudas o de la duda — to clear things up for sb

• salir de dudas, pregúntaselo a él, así saldremos de dudas — ask him, then we'll know

• sin duda — undoubtedly

• sin sombra de duda — without a shadow of a doubt

¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt

sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly

ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't

no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it

¿tienen alguna duda? — are there any queries o questions?

no cabe ninguna duda or la menor duda — there cannot be the slightest doubt

sin duda or sin lugar a dudas — undoubtedly

ante or en la duda, abstente — if in doubt, don't

no sé que hacer, estoy en (la) duda — I don't know what to do; I'm of (AmE) o (BrE) in two minds about it

Ex: Of course just like any seed, the seed of doubt needs proper environment to grow.

Ex: However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.

• hacer una baza — to make o win a trick

• jugar una baza, si juega bien su baza, conseguirá el trabajo — if he plays his cards right, he'll get the job

hacer or ganar una baza — to win a trick

meter baza — (fam) to butt in (colloq)

Pedro nunca deja meter baza a nadie — Pedro never lets anybody get a word in edgewise (AmE) o (BrE) edgeways

hacer or ganar una baza — to win a trick

meter baza — (fam) to butt in (colloq)

Pedro nunca deja meter baza a nadie — Pedro never lets anybody get a word in edgewise (AmE) o (BrE) edgeways

Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.

come to a [sharp] point — spitz zulaufen

at gun-point/knife-point — mit vorgehaltener [Schuss]waffe/vorgehaltenem Messer

not to put too fine a point on it — (fig.) um nichts zu beschönigen

agree on a point — in einem Punkt od. einer Frage übereinstimmen

score points off somebody — (fig.) jemanden an die Wand spielen

things have reached a point where or come to such a point that... — die Sache ist dahin od. so weit gediehen, dass...; (negatively) es ist so weit gekommen, dass...

up to a point — bis zu einem gewissen Grad

she was abrupt to the point of rudeness — sie war in einer Weise barsch, die schon an Unverschämtheit grenzte

be at/on the point of something — kurz vor etwas (Dat.) sein; einer Sache (Dat.) nahe sein

be on the point of doing something — im Begriff sein, etwas zu tun; etwas gerade tun wollen

best/strong point — starke Seite; Stärke, die

getting up early has its points — frühes Aufstehen hat auch seine Vorzüge

the point — (essential thing) das Entscheidende

that is just the point or the whole point — das ist genau der springende Punkt

come to or get to the point — zur Sache od. zum Thema kommen

keep or stick to the point — beim Thema bleiben

carry or make one's point — sich durchsetzen

make or prove a point — etwas beweisen

you have a point there — da hast du recht; da ist [et]was dran (ugs.)

there's no point in protesting — es hat keinen Sinn od. Zweck zu protestieren

point of contact — Berührungspunkt, der

point of no return — Punkt, an dem es kein Zurück mehr gibt

point of view — (fig.) Standpunkt, der

[power or electric] point — Steckdose, die

she pointed through the window — sie zeigte aus dem Fenster

the compass needle pointed to the north — die Kompassnadel zeigte od. wies nach Norden

point one's finger at something/somebody — mit dem Finger auf etwas/jemanden deuten od. zeigen od. weisen