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1 win
[win] 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.) a câştiga2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) a câştiga3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) a câştiga2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) victorie- winner- winning
- winning-post
- win over
- win the day
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2 set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
(to want very much: He had set his heart on winning the prize; He had his heart set on winning.) a dori cu orice preţEnglish-Romanian dictionary > set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
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3 distinguish
[di'stiŋɡwiʃ]1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) a distinge (de)2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) a distinge3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) a face deosebirea (între)4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) a se distinge•- distinguished -
4 trophy
['trəufi]plural - trophies; noun1) (a prize for winning in a sport etc: He won a silver trophy for shooting.) trofeu2) (something which is kept in memory of a victory, success etc.) trofeu
См. также в других словарях:
prize-winning — prize .winning adj [only before noun] a prize winning thing or person has won a prize ▪ a prize winning novel ▪ a prize winning pianist >prize winner n … Dictionary of contemporary English
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prize-winning — prize ,winning adjective * used for describing someone or something that has won an important prize: AWARD WINNING: a prize winning writer/novel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prize-winning — UK US /ˈpraɪzˌwɪnɪŋ/ adjective ► having won an important prize: »Visitors will have a chance to see the prize winning technology in action … Financial and business terms
prize-winning */ — UK / US adjective used for describing someone or something that has won an important prize a prize winning writer/novel … English dictionary
prize-winning — adj. Prize winning is used with these nouns: ↑economist, ↑journalist … Collocations dictionary
prize-winning — adjective (only before noun) a prizewinning film, book etc has won a prize: a prizewinning science reporter … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prize — 1. noun 1) an art prize Syn: award, reward, premium, purse; trophy, medal; honor, accolade, crown, laurels, palm 2) (prizes) the prizes of war Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
prize — 1 /praIz/ noun (C) 1 something that is given to someone who is successful in a competition, race, game of chance etc: First prize was a weekend for two in Paris. (+ for): Festival judges awarded Victims the prize for the best feature film. | win… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prize — prize1 W2S2 [praız] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: prise, an earlier form of price; PRICE1] 1.) something that is given to someone who is successful in a competition, race, game of chance etc ▪ In this month s competition you could win a prize worth … Dictionary of contemporary English
prize — I. /praɪz / (say pruyz) noun 1. a reward of victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition. 2. that which is won in a lottery or the like. 3. anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued. –adjective 4. that has gained a prize; …
