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121 win
[wɪn]1. v (won; won)1) выигрыватьto win by a head — опередить на голову (на скачках); вырвать победу
2) завоёвывать; одерживать победуto win the day/field — одержать победу
to win upon — постепенно завоевывать (симпатию, признание и т. n.)
to win smb.'s heart — покорить чьё-либо сердце
to win one's way — пробить себе дорогу; добиться успеха
2. nвыигрыш; победа -
122 win smb.'s hand
зaвoeвaть чьё-л. cepдцe, дoбитьcя чьeгo-л. coглacия нa бpaк Toт.... All the officers of the ship wagered him that he would not win the hand of the Princess Mirabelle (N. Coward) -
123 win\ over
1. IIIwin over smb. /smb. over/ win over the audience (a few of the leading men, the opponent team, etc.) завоевывать [на свою сторону] зрителя и т.д.2. XIbe won over let oneself be won over дать себя уговорить /убедить/ в чем-л.; be won over in some manner he can be easily won over его легко можно убедить /склонить на свою сторону/3. XXI1win over smb. /smb. over/ to smth. win smb. over to one's side (to one's views, to one's way of thinking, to one's cause, to a policy, etc.) склонять /перетянуть/ кого-л. на свою сторону и т.д.; win over smb. /smb. over/ by smth. win smb. over by foul means привлекать кого-л. на свою сторону нечестными способами и т.д.4. XXIIwin aver smb. by doing smth. win over smb. by refusing to make concessions привлечь кого-л. на свою сторону нежеланием идти на уступки -
124 win-win
1) Общая лексика: обоюдовыгодный (e.g., win-win solutions - AD), беспроигрышная (A win-win situation is where all outcomes are desirable. / Of or being a situation in which the outcome benefits each of two often opposing groups: a win-win proposition for the buyer and the seller.), с выгодой для обеих сторон2) Деловая лексика: взаимная выгода, взаимовыгода, обоюдная выгода, взаимовыгодный -
125 win\ back
1. IIIwin back smth. /smth. back/ win back world respect (the trophy, one's money, etc.) вернуть себе всеобщее уважение и т.д.2. XXI1win back smth. /smth. back/ from smb. win a province back from the enemy отбить провинцию у врага -
126 win hands down
выиграть без труда, шутя, легко одержать победу; ≈ в два счёта одолеть [этим. спорт. бросить поводья, так как победа обеспечена (о жокее)]; см. тж. hands downAnd turning to George he said: ‘She's a clipper. She'll win hands down.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part I, ch. II) — И, повернувшись к Джорджу, он сказал: - Лошадка классная. Она возьмет приз без труда.
Will you and Tiernan come in with me and Edstrom to take over the city and run it during the next two years? If you will, we can win hands down. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Titan’, ch. XXXV) — Не хотите ли вы с Тирненом присоединиться ко мне и Эдстрому и годика на два забрать город в свои руки? Если мы будем действовать сообща, мы можем победить, даже пальцем не пошевельнув.
Of course, he told himself savagely, if only Smith hadn't been so damned ladylike in his tactics they'd have won hands down. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Northern Light’, part II, ch. I) — Конечно, с яростью говорил он себе, если бы Смит так не церемонился, они бы в два счета одолели этого типа.
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127 win a few lose a few etc
expr AmE infmlWin a few, lose a few, that's the way the cookie crumbles — Когда выиграешь, когда проиграешь, все бывает
Well, sir, win a few, lose the rest is what I say — Выиграешь немного, а просадишь все. Я всегда так говорил
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > win a few lose a few etc
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128 the one that got away
n infmlThis championship is the one that got away last year — В прошлом году мне не удалось выиграть этот чемпионат
He took so long to make up his mind about his first really serious girlfriend that she married someone else. He thought of her now, a little ruefully, as the one that got away — Он так долго не мог решиться жениться на ней, что она вышла замуж за другого. Сейчас он с сожалением думает, какую чудесную девушку он проворонил
Ah well, you can't win them all, you can win most of them but there will always be the one that got away, it's like in fishing — Всех не перетрахаешь. Большинство из них клюют на это дело, но обязательно найдется одна такая, которая сорвется с крючка, как на рыбалке
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > the one that got away
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