confidence in strength

His enthusiasm for running had by no means abated; in fact it seemed to have gone from strength to strength. (Th. Wilder, ‘The Cabala’, ch. 2) — Его увлечение бегом ничуть не ослабло. Наоборот, оно крепло с каждым днем.

And Wallace, having acquired self-confidence, went on from strength to strength. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘The Heart of a Goof’, ch. V) — Поверив в свои силы, Уоллес стал все лучше и лучше играть в гольф.

You'll go from strength to strength, won't you, George? You'll be ashamed of being seen with your old friends. (C. P. Snow, ‘Strangers and Brothers’, ch. 13) — Вас ожидают все большие успехи на юридическом поприще, Джордж. Вы еще будете стыдиться своих старых друзей...

no recuperamos el dinero robado — we didn't get the stolen money back, we didn't recover the stolen money más frm

al verte recuperó la sonrisa — the smile came back o returned to her face when she saw you

nunca recuperó la memoria — she never got her memory back, she never regained o recovered her memory

tengo que recuperar una asignatura — I have to retake o resit one subject

recuperar la confianza en sí mismo — to regain o recover one's self-confidence

recuperarse DE algo — de enfermedad to recover from something, recuperate from something (frml); de sorpresa/desgracia to get over something, recover from something

recuperar la confianza en sí mismo — to regain o recover one's self-confidence

recuperarse DE algo — de enfermedad to recover from something, recuperate from something (frml); de sorpresa/desgracia to get over something, recover from something

Ex: FIB$3 will hit words where the stem 'FIB' is followed by no more than three characters.

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn o make a month?

como orador no hay quien le gane o no le gana nadie — as a speaker there is no one to touch him, no one outdoes him at speaking

¿qué gano yo con todo esto? — what do I gain o get from all this?

tierras ganadas al mar — land reclaimed o won from the sea

ganar popularidad — to win o earn popularity

• dejarse ganar — [con trampas] to lose on purpose

• ha ganado mucho en salud — his health has greatly improved

• salir ganando — to do well

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

Ex: The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

be to somebody's gain — für jemanden von Vorteil sein

gain possession of something — in den Besitz einer Sache (Gen.) kommen

my watch gains two minutes a day — meine Uhr geht pro Tag zwei Minuten vor

gain in influence/prestige — an Einfluss/Prestige gewinnen

the love of gain — Profitgier f (pej)

to do sth for gain — etw aus Berechnung (dat) or zum eigenen Vorteil tun; (for money) etw des Geldes wegen tun

gain in weight, weight gain — Gewichtszunahme f

gain in sales — Absatzsteigerung f

gain in height — Höhengewinn m

what does he hope to gain by it? — was verspricht or erhofft er sich (dat) davon?

they didn't gain entry to the building — sie kamen nicht in das Gebäude hinein

we gained an advantage over him — wir waren ihm gegenüber im Vorteil

to gain ground — (an) Boden gewinnen; (disease) um sich greifen, sich verbreiten; (rumours) sich verbreiten

he gained a reputation as... — er hat sich (dat) einen Namen als... gemacht

as he gained confidence — als er sicherer wurde, als seine Selbstsicherheit wuchs or zunahm

to gain popularity — an Beliebtheit (dat) gewinnen

my watch gains five minutes each day — meine Uhr geht fünf Minuten pro Tag vor

you can only gain by it — das kann nur Ihr Vorteil sein, Sie können dabei nur profitieren

we stood to gain from the decision — die Entscheidung war für uns von Vorteil

to gain in popularity — an Beliebtheit (dat) gewinnen

to gain in prestige — an Ansehen gewinnen, sich (dat) größeres Ansehen verschaffen

gain possession of something — in den Besitz einer Sache (Gen.) kommen

I succeeded in gaining their attention — logré atraer or captar su atención

to gain IN something: the shares have gained in value las acciones han subido or aumentado de valor; she's gradually gaining in confidence — poco a poco va adquiriendo confianza en sí misma

their loss is our gain — nosotros nos beneficiamos or salimos ganando con su pérdida

what do you hope to gain by it? — ¿qué provecho esperas sacar con esto?, ¿qué esperas ganar or conseguir con esto?

there is nothing to be gained by feeling bitter — no se gana or consigue nada guardando rencores

he had nothing to gain by lying to me — no iba a ganar or conseguir nada mintiéndome

• to gain an advantage over sb — sacar ventaja a algn

• to gain confidence — adquirir confianza

• to gain control of sth — hacerse con el control de algo

• Kenya gained independence from Great Britain in 1963 — Kenia obtuvo or consiguió la independencia de Gran Bretaña en 1963

• my daughter has just gained a place at university — mi hija acaba de obtener una plaza en la universidad

• Jones gained possession of the ball — Jones se hizo con el balón

• Labour has gained three seats from the Conservatives — los laboristas les han arrebatado tres escaños a los conservadores

the shares have gained four points — las acciones han aumentado or subido cuatro enteros

• to gain speed — ganar or cobrar velocidad

• to gain strength — (physically) cobrar fuerzas; (mentally) hacerse más fuerte

• to gain weight — engordar, aumentar de peso

• to gain by/ from sth — beneficiarse de algo

who would gain by or from his death? — ¿quién iba a beneficiarse de su muerte?

• to gain in sth, to gain in popularity — adquirir mayor popularidad

his reputation gained in stature — su reputación aumentó or creció

• a gain in weight — un aumento de peso

• Labour made gains in the South — los laboristas ganaron terreno en el sur

• the effect of a modest gain in the pound — el efecto de una pequeña subida en la libra

• a gain of eight per cent — un aumento or una subida del ocho por ciento

• their shares showed a three- point gain — sus acciones experimentaron una subida de tres enteros

• productivity gains — aumentos mpl en la productividad

• they are using the situation for personal/political gain — están utilizando la situación en beneficio propio/para ganar terreno político

• the company reported pre-tax gains of £759 million — la compañía anunció haber obtenido unos beneficios or unas ganancias brutas de 759 millones de libras

I succeeded in gaining their attention — logré atraer or captar su atención