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1 vincere
1. v/t winavversario, nemico defeat, beatdifficoltà overcome2. v/i win* * *vincere v.tr.1 to win*: vincere una battaglia, una corsa, to win a battle, a race; vincere un concorso, to win a competition; vincere una guerra, to win a war; vincere una causa, to win a case; vincere un premio, to win (o to carry off) a prize; vincere un milione al totocalcio, to win one million euros on the pools; vincere una scommessa, to win a bet; vincere le elezioni, to win the election2 ( battere, sconfiggere) to beat*, to defeat; ( superare) to outdo*: l'ho vinto agli scacchi, I have beaten him at chess; vincere un concorrente, to beat (o to defeat) a competitor; vincere il nemico, to beat (o to defeat) the enemy; vince tutti al biliardo, he beats everyone at billiards; vincere qlcu. in gentilezza, in intelligenza, to outdo s.o. in kindness, in intelligence; nessuno lo vince in astuzia, nobody can outdo him in astuteness3 ( sopraffare, dominare) to overcome*: fu vinto dall'ira, he was overcome by anger; fui vinto dal sonno, dalla paura, I was overcome by sleep, by fear; vincere la timidezza, to overcome shyness; vincere la paura dell'acqua, to overcome one's fear of the water; vincere la diffidenza di qlcu., to overcome s.o.'s distrust; vincere le proprie passioni, to master one's passions; vincere ogni resistenza, to overcome all resistance // lasciarsi vincere dalla tentazione, to yield to temptation (o to give way to temptation) // vincere se stesso, to control oneself◆ v. intr. to win*: chi vinse?, who won?; il partito democratico ha vinto, the democratic party has won; la squadra ha vinto per 3 a 0, the team won three nil; vincere per una lunghezza, ( corse di cavalli) to win by a length; vincere con l'astuzia, to win by cunning // vinca il migliore, may the best man win.◘ vincersi v.rifl. ( dominarsi) to control oneself: devi vincerti e smettere di pensarci, you must control yourself and stop thinking about it; quando è preso dalla collera non sa vincere, when he is seized by anger he is unable to control himself.* * *1. ['vintʃere]vb irreg vt1) (gen) to winvincere una causa Dir — to win a case o suit
2) (sconfiggere: nemico) to defeat, vanquish, (avversario) to beat3) (superare: sentimenti) to overcome, (avere ragione di) to get the better of, outdolasciarsi vincere dalla tentazione — to succumb o yield to temptation
vincere qn in — (abilità) to outdo o surpass sb in, (bellezza) to surpass sb in
1) (in gioco, battaglia) to win2) (prevalere) to win, prevail3. vr (vincersi)to control o.s.* * *['vintʃere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (sconfiggere) to defeat [avversario, squadra, esercito]; to beat* [ malattia]2) (superare) to overcome* [sonno, complesso, paura]; to break* down [timidezza, diffidenza]vincere le resistenze di qcn. — to break through sb.'s reserve
3) (concludere con esito favorevole) to win* [gara, processo, guerra]4) (aggiudicarsi) to win* [premio, medaglia, borsa di studio, elezioni]2.vincere alle corse, alla roulette — to win at the races, at roulette
va bene, hai vinto, restiamo a casa — all right, you win, we'll stay at home
3.a volte si vince, a volte si perde — win some, lose some
••l'importante non è vincere ma partecipare — prov. it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game
chi la dura, la vince — slow and steady wins the race
* * *vincere/'vint∫ere/ [98]1 (sconfiggere) to defeat [avversario, squadra, esercito]; to beat* [ malattia]2 (superare) to overcome* [sonno, complesso, paura]; to break* down [timidezza, diffidenza]; vincere le resistenze di qcn. to break through sb.'s reserve3 (concludere con esito favorevole) to win* [gara, processo, guerra]4 (aggiudicarsi) to win* [premio, medaglia, borsa di studio, elezioni](aus. avere) to win*; vincere alle corse, alla roulette to win at the races, at roulette; va bene, hai vinto, restiamo a casa all right, you win, we'll stay at home; a volte si vince, a volte si perde win some, lose someIII vincersi verbo pronominale(controllarsi) to control oneselfche vinca il migliore! may the best man win! vincere un terno al lotto to hit the jackpot; l'importante non è vincere ma partecipare prov. it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game; chi la dura, la vince slow and steady wins the race. -
2 vincere
1. ['vintʃere]vb irreg vt1) (gen) to winvincere una causa Dir — to win a case o suit
2) (sconfiggere: nemico) to defeat, vanquish, (avversario) to beat3) (superare: sentimenti) to overcome, (avere ragione di) to get the better of, outdolasciarsi vincere dalla tentazione — to succumb o yield to temptation
vincere qn in — (abilità) to outdo o surpass sb in, (bellezza) to surpass sb in
1) (in gioco, battaglia) to win2) (prevalere) to win, prevail3. vr (vincersi)to control o.s. -
3 cedere
1. v/t ( dare) hand over, give up( vendere) sell, dispose ofcedere il posto give up one's seat2. v/i give in, surrender (a to)muro, terreno collapse, give waynon cedere! don't give in!* * *cedere v.tr.1 ( dare) to give*; to let* s.o. have: ti cedo volentieri la mia stanza, I'll be happy to give you (o to let you have) my room // cedere terreno, to yield ground // cedere il passo, to let s.o. pass // cedere la strada, to give way // cedere la destra, to walk on s.o.'s left2 ( trasferire) to hand over; to transfer: ho ceduto il mio posto nel consiglio, I've handed over my place on the Board; ha ceduto la guida del partito al suo braccio destro, he handed over (o ceded) the leadership of his party to his right-hand man // (fin., comm.): cedere una tenuta, to transfer an estate; cedere una cambiale, to transfer a bill; cedere un privilegio, to surrender a privilege; fu obbligato a cedere i diritti d'autore ad altri, he was obliged to assign his copyrights to another person; cedere una proprietà mediante atto pubblico, to grant a property by deed3 ( vendere) to sell*: mi ha ceduto la sua quota di azioni, he sold me his quota of shares; hanno ceduto il negozio qui di fronte per quattro soldi, they've sold the shop across the street for peanuts; cedere merce sottocosto, to sell goods under cost price4 ( consegnare) to surrender; ( con un trattato) to cede: la nostra città fu ceduta al nemico, our town was surrended to the enemy; la Corsica fu ceduta alla Francia, Corsica was ceded to France // cedere le armi, to surrender◆ v. intr.1 ( arrendersi) to give* in, to yield, to surrender: non cedere!, don't give in!; non cederà alla forza, she won't yield to force; il nostro esercito fu costretto a cedere, our army was forced to surrender2 ( sprofondare) to give* way: il ghiaccio sta cedendo, the ice is giving way; hanno ceduto le fondamenta, the foundations have given way; c'è rischio che ceda il tetto della galleria, the roof of the tunnel might give way (o cave in); il terreno ha ceduto per via degli scavi, the land gave way (o subsided) because of excavations3 ( rompersi) to give* way: la corda cedette e la barca fu trascinata via, the rope gave way and the boat floated off* * *['tʃɛdere]1. vt1)cedere qc (a qn) — to give sth up (to sb), (eredità, diritto) to transfer sth (to sb), make sth over (to sb)cedere il posto a qn — (in autobus) to give sb one's seat
2) (Comm : vendere) to sell"cedo"; "cedesi" — "for sale"
2)cedere a — to give way to, to surrender to, yield to, give in to3) (deformarsi: tessuto, scarpe) to give* * *['tʃɛdere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (lasciare) to give* (up) [ turno]; to yield, to surrender [ potere]mi ha ceduto il suo monolocale per... — he let me have o sold me his studio for
2.cedere i diritti (d'autore) — to surrender o waive one's copyright
1) (arrendersi) to yield, to surrender, to give* in, to give* way2) (piegarsi) [ gambe] to give* way, to buckle3) (rompersi) [sedia, ponte] to give* way; [ramo, serratura, porta] to yield; [ tetto] to fall* in, to cave in4) (allentarsi) [ elastico] to loosen, to slacken; [ stoffa] to stretch* * *cedere/'t∫εdere/ [2]1 (lasciare) to give* (up) [ turno]; to yield, to surrender [ potere]; mi ha ceduto il posto he let me have his place; cedo la parola al mio collega I'll hand over to my colleague2 (vendere) to sell* out [ azioni]; mi ha ceduto il suo monolocale per... he let me have o sold me his studio for...3 dir. econ. to cede, to remise [ proprietà]; to make* over [ bene]; cedere i diritti (d'autore) to surrender o waive one's copyright(aus. avere)1 (arrendersi) to yield, to surrender, to give* in, to give* way; cedere alla tentazione to give in to temptation; non cede mai he never gives up2 (piegarsi) [ gambe] to give* way, to buckle3 (rompersi) [ sedia, ponte] to give* way; [ ramo, serratura, porta] to yield; [ tetto] to fall* in, to cave in -
4 soccombere
succumb* * *soccombere v. intr.1 to succumb, to give* way (to s.o., sthg.), to give* in (to s.o., sthg.); to be overcome (by sthg.): soccombere al dolore, alle tentazioni, to succumb to grief, to temptation; soccombere al nemico, to yield to (o to be overcome by) the enemy2 ( morire) to die, to succumb3 (dir.) to lose* one's case.* * *[sok'kombere]1) (morire) to succumb, to die2) (cedere) to succumb, to yieldsoccombere a — to succumb to [ nemico]; to succumb o surrender to [disperazione, fatica]
* * *soccombere/sok'kombere/ [2](aus. essere)1 (morire) to succumb, to die2 (cedere) to succumb, to yield; soccombere a to succumb to [ nemico]; to succumb o surrender to [disperazione, fatica].
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