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1 gain
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1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) ganar, adquirir, obtener, conseguir2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) ganar3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) aumentar, conseguir, ganar4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) adelantarse, ir adelantado
2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) aumento2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) beneficio, ganancia•- gain on
gain vb adquirir / obtener / conseguirtr[geɪn]1 (achievement) logro2 (profit) ganancia, beneficio■ the sale of the company brought him considerable gains la venta de la empresa le supuso unas ganancias considerables3 (increase) aumento1 (achieve) lograr, conseguir2 (obtain) ganar3 (increase) aumentar4 (clock) adelantar1 (clock) adelantar2 (shares) subir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto gain ground ganar terrenoto gain weight aumentar de peso, engordarto stand to gain tener probabilidad de ganarcapital gain plusvalíacapital gains tax impuesto sobre plusvalíaswindfall gain ganancia inesperadagain ['geɪn] vt1) acquire, obtain: ganar, obtener, adquirir, conseguirto gain knowledge: adquirir conocimientosto gain a victory: obtener una victoria2) reach: alcanzar, llegar a3) increase: ganar, aumentarto gain weight: aumentar de peso4) : adelantarse, ganarthe watch gains two minutes a day: el reloj se adelanta dos minutos por díagain vi1) profit: beneficiarse2) increase: aumentargain n1) profit: beneficio m, ganancia f, lucro m, provecho m2) increase: aumento mn.• ancheta s.f.• aumento s.m.• ganancia (Electrónica) s.f.• logro s.m.• provecho s.m.• ventaja s.f.v.• conquistar v.• conseguir v.• crecer v.• ganar v.• granjear v.• mejorar v.
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1. geɪn1) ( acquire) \<\<control\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<experience\>\> adquirir*; \<\<recognition\>\> obtener*, ganarse; \<\<qualifications\>\> (BrE) obtener*I succeeded in gaining their attention — logré atraer or captar su atención
2) ( increase) \<\<strength/speed\>\> ganar, cobrar3) \<\<time\>\> ganar
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vi1)a) ( improve)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
b) ( benefit) beneficiarse, sacar* provecho2)a) ( go fast) \<\<clock/watch\>\> adelantar(se)b) ( move nearer)
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their loss is our gain — nosotros nos beneficiamos or salimos ganando con su pérdida
2) c u ( increase) aumento m3) c ( Pol) triunfo m, victoria f[ɡeɪn]1. VT1) (=obtain, win) [+ respect] ganarse; [+ approval, support, supporters] conseguir; [+ experience] adquirir, obtener; [+ freedom] obtener, conseguir; [+ popularity, time] ganar; [+ friends] hacerse; [+ qualification] obtenerwhat 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
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to gain an advantage over sb — sacar ventaja a algnto gain sb's confidence, to gain the confidence of sb — ganar(se) la confianza de algn
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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 balónaccess, entry, ground, hand 1., 11)•
Labour has gained three seats from the Conservatives — los laboristas les han arrebatado tres escaños a los conservadores2) (=increase)the shares have gained four points — las acciones han aumentado or subido cuatro enteros
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to gain weight — engordar, aumentar de peso3) (=arrive at) llegar a2. VI1) (=profit)•
to gain by/ from sth — beneficiarse de algowho would gain by or from his death? — ¿quién iba a beneficiarse de su muerte?
stand 3., 11)I gained immensely from the experience — me beneficié mucho de la experiencia, saqué mucho provecho de la experiencia
2) (=advance) [watch] adelantarse; [runner] ganar terreno3) (=increase, improve) [shares] aumentar de valor, subir•
to gain in sth, to gain in popularity — adquirir mayor popularidad3. N1) (=increase) aumento m•
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 cientoweight 3.•
their shares showed a three- point gain — sus acciones experimentaron una subida de tres enteros2) (=benefit, advantage) beneficio m•
they are using the situation for personal/political gain — están utilizando la situación en beneficio propio/para ganar terreno político3) (Econ) (=profit) ganancia f, beneficio mcapital 3.•
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- gain on* * *
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1. [geɪn]1) ( acquire) \<\<control\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<experience\>\> adquirir*; \<\<recognition\>\> obtener*, ganarse; \<\<qualifications\>\> (BrE) obtener*I succeeded in gaining their attention — logré atraer or captar su atención
2) ( increase) \<\<strength/speed\>\> ganar, cobrar3) \<\<time\>\> ganar
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vi1)a) ( improve)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
b) ( benefit) beneficiarse, sacar* provecho2)a) ( go fast) \<\<clock/watch\>\> adelantar(se)b) ( move nearer)
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their loss is our gain — nosotros nos beneficiamos or salimos ganando con su pérdida
2) c u ( increase) aumento m3) c ( Pol) triunfo m, victoria f -
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(to allow to come in, go out: Let me in!; I let the dog out.) dejar entrar/salirout adv1. fuerathey're out in the garden están fuera, en el jardínmy father is in, but my mother has gone out mi padre está en casa, pero mi madre ha salido2. apagado3. en voz altatr[aʊt]1 (outside) fuera, afuera■ could you wait out there? ¿podrías esperar allí fuera?■ is it cold out? ¿hace frío en la calle?2 (move outside) fuera■ get out! ¡fuera!3 (not in) fuera■ there's no answer, they must be out no contestan, deben de haber salido■ shall we eat out? ¿comemos fuera?7 (available, existing) diferentes traducciones■ when will her new book be out? ¿cuándo saldrá su nuevo libro?9 (flowers) en flor; (sun, stars, etc) que ha salido■ the sun's out ha salido el sol, brilla el sol, hace sol10 (protruding) que se sale■ don't put your tongue out! ¡no saques la lengua!11 (clearly, loudly) en voz alta12 (to the end) hasta el final; (completely) completamente, totalmente13 SMALLRADIO/SMALL (end of message) fuera1 (extinguished) apagado,-a2 (unconscious) inconsciente; (asleep) dormido,-a■ the boxer knocked his opponent out el boxeador dejó K.O. a su contrincante■ he's out! ¡lo han eliminado!4 (wrong, not accurate) equivocado,-a■ my calculation was out by £5 mi cálculo tenía un error de 5 libras5 (not fashionable) pasado,-a de moda6 (out of order) estropeado,-a7 (unacceptable) prohibido,-a8 (on strike) en huelga9 (tide) bajo,-a10 (over, finished) acabado,-a1 (away from, no longer in) fuera de2 (from a state of) fuera de■ out of print agotado,-a3 (not involved in) fuera de4 (from among) de5 (without) sin■ we're out of tea se nos ha acabado el té, nos hemos quedado sin té■ he's out of work está parado, está sin trabajo6 (because of) por7 (using, made from) de■ made out of wood hecho,-a de madera8 (from) de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLout of favour en desgraciaout of sight, out of mind ojos que no ven, corazón que no sienteout of sorts indispuesto,-aout of this world extraordinario,-aout with it! ¡dilo ya!, ¡suéltalo ya!to feel out of it sentirse excluido,-ato be out and about (from illness) estar recuperado,-ato be out for something querer algoto be out of one's head / be out of one's mind estar loco,-ato be out to lunch SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL estar loco,-ato be out to do something estar decidido,-a a hacer algoout tray bandeja de salidasout ['aʊt] vi: revelarse, hacerse conocidoout advshe opened the door and looked out: abrió la puerta y miró para afuerato eat out: comer afuerathey let the secret out: sacaron el secreto a la luzhis money ran out: se le acabó el dineroto turn out the light: apagar la luz5) outside: fuera, afueraout in the garden: afuera en el jardín6) aloud: en voz alta, en altoto cry out: gritarout adj1) external: externo, exterior2) outlying: alejado, distantethe out islands: las islas distantes3) absent: ausente4) unfashionable: fuera de moda5) extinguished: apagadoout prepI looked out the window: miré por la ventanashe ran out the door: corrió por la puerta2) out ofadj.• fuera adj.adv.• afuera adv.• fuera adv.prep.• allá en prep.
I aʊt1) adverb2)a) ( outside) fuera, afuera (esp AmL)is the cat in or out? — ¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?
all the books on Dickens are out — todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados; see also out of
b) (not at home, work)he's out to o at lunch — ha salido a comer
to eat o (frml) dine out — cenar/comer fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
3) ( removed)4)a) (indicating movement, direction)b) (outstretched, projecting)the dog had its tongue out — el perro tenía la lengua fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
arms out, legs together — brazos extendidos, piernas juntas
5) ( indicating distance)ten miles out — ( Naut) a diez millas de la costa
6)a) (ejected, dismissed)b) (from hospital, jail)c) ( out of office)7) ( in phrases)out for: Lewis was out for revenge Lewis quería vengarse; out to + inf: she's out to beat the record está decidida a batir el récord; they're only out to make money su único objetivo es hacer dinero; they're out to get you! — andan tras de ti!, van a por ti! (Esp); see also out of
8)a) (displayed, not put away)are the plates out yet? — ¿están puestos ya los platos?
b) ( in blossom) en florc) ( shining)when the sun's out — cuando hay or hace sol
9)a) (revealed, in the open)once the news was out, she left the country — en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país
out with it! who stole the documents? — dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?
b) (published, produced)a report out today points out that... — un informe publicado hoy señala que...
c) ( in existence) (colloq)10) (clearly, loudly)he said it out loud — lo dijo en voz alta; see also call, cry, speak out
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1) (pred)a) ( extinguished)to be out — \<\<fire/light/pipe\>\> estar* apagado
b) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimientoafter five vodkas she was out cold — con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate (fam)
2) (pred)a) ( at an end)before the month/year is out — antes de que acabe el mes/año
b) ( out of fashion) pasado de moda; see also go out 7) a)c) ( out of the question) (colloq)smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out — ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios (fam), está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios
3) ( Sport)a) ( eliminated)b) ( outside limit) (pred) fuerait was out — cayó or fue fuera
out! — ( call by line-judge or umpire) out!
4) ( inaccurate) (pred)you're way o a long way o miles out — andas muy lejos or muy errado
5) (without, out of) (colloq) (pred)6) < homosexual> declarado
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he looked out the window — miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana; see also out of 1)
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1)a) ( in baseball) out m, hombre m fuerab) ( escape) (AmE colloq) escapatoria f2) outs pl (AmE)a)to be on the outs with somebody — estar* enemistado con alguien
b) ( those not in power)
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transitive verb revelar la homosexualidad de[aʊt]1. ADVWhen out is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go out, put out, walk out, look up the verb.1) (=not in) fuera, afuerait's cold out — fuera or afuera hace frío
they're out in the garden — están fuera or afuera en el jardín
to be out — (=not at home) no estar (en casa)
Mr Green is out — el señor Green no está or (LAm) no se encuentra
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to have a day out — pasar un día fuera de casa•
out you go! — ¡fuera!•
the journey out — el viaje de ida•
to have a night out — salir por la noche (a divertirse); (drinking) salir de juerga or (LAm) de parranda•
to run out — salir corriendo•
the tide is out — la marea está bajasecond I, 3., 3)•
out with him! — ¡fuera con él!, ¡que le echen fuera!2) (=on strike)she's out in Kuwait — se fue a Kuwait, está en Kuwait
three days out from Plymouth — (Naut) a tres días de Plymouth
4)• to be out, when the sun is out — cuando brilla el sol
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to come out, when the sun comes out — cuando sale el sol5) (=in existence) que hay, que ha habidowhen will the magazine be out? — ¿cuándo sale la revista?
the book is out — se ha publicado el libro, ha salido el libro
6) (=in the open) conocido(-a), fuera•
your secret's out — tu secreto se ha descubierto or ha salido a la luz•
out with it! — ¡desembucha!, ¡suéltalo ya!, ¡suelta la lengua! (LAm)7) (=to or at an end) terminado(-a)8) [lamp, fire, gas] apagado(-a)"lights out at ten pm" — "se apagan las luces a las diez"
9) (=not in fashion) pasado(-a) de modalong dresses are out — ya no se llevan los vestidos largos, los vestidos largos están pasados de moda
10) (=not in power)11) (Sport) [player] fuera de juego; [boxer] fuera de combate; [loser] eliminado(-a)that's it, Liverpool are out — ya está, Liverpool queda eliminado
you're out — (in games) quedas eliminado
out! — ¡fuera!
12) (indicating error) equivocado(-a)your watch is five minutes out — su reloj lleva cinco minutos de atraso/de adelanto
13) (indicating loudness, clearness) en voz alta, en altoright 2., 1), straight 2., 1)speak out (loud)! — ¡habla en voz alta or fuerte!
he's out for all he can get — busca sus propios fines, anda detrás de lo suyo
15)to be out — (=unconscious) estar inconsciente; (=drunk) estar completamente borracho; (=asleep) estar durmiendo como un tronco
I was out for some minutes — estuve inconsciente durante varios minutos, estuve varios minutos sin conocimiento
16)17) (=worn through)18)When out of is part of a set combination, eg out of danger, out of proportion, out of sight, look up the other word.out of —
a) (=outside, beyond) fuera de•
to go out of the house — salir de la casa•
to look out of the window — mirar por la ventana•
to throw sth out of a window — tirar algo por una ventana•
to turn sb out of the house — echar a algn de la casa- feel out of itdanger 1., proportion 1., 1), range 1., 5), season 1., 2), sight 1., 2)b) (cause, motive) pornecessity, spite•
out of respect for you — por el respeto que te tengoc) (origin) de•
a box made out of wood — una caja (hecha) de maderad) (=from among) de cadae) (=without) sinit's out of stock — (Comm) está agotado
breath 1., 1)to be out of hearts — (Cards) tener fallo a corazones
f) (Vet)Blue Ribbon, by Black Rum out of Grenada — el caballo Blue Ribbon, hijo de Black Rum y de la yegua Grenada
2.3.VT (=expose as homosexual) revelar la homosexualidad de4.VI* * *
I [aʊt]1) adverb2)a) ( outside) fuera, afuera (esp AmL)is the cat in or out? — ¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?
all the books on Dickens are out — todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados; see also out of
b) (not at home, work)he's out to o at lunch — ha salido a comer
to eat o (frml) dine out — cenar/comer fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
3) ( removed)4)a) (indicating movement, direction)b) (outstretched, projecting)the dog had its tongue out — el perro tenía la lengua fuera or (esp AmL) afuera
arms out, legs together — brazos extendidos, piernas juntas
5) ( indicating distance)ten miles out — ( Naut) a diez millas de la costa
6)a) (ejected, dismissed)b) (from hospital, jail)c) ( out of office)7) ( in phrases)out for: Lewis was out for revenge Lewis quería vengarse; out to + inf: she's out to beat the record está decidida a batir el récord; they're only out to make money su único objetivo es hacer dinero; they're out to get you! — andan tras de ti!, van a por ti! (Esp); see also out of
8)a) (displayed, not put away)are the plates out yet? — ¿están puestos ya los platos?
b) ( in blossom) en florc) ( shining)when the sun's out — cuando hay or hace sol
9)a) (revealed, in the open)once the news was out, she left the country — en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país
out with it! who stole the documents? — dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?
b) (published, produced)a report out today points out that... — un informe publicado hoy señala que...
c) ( in existence) (colloq)10) (clearly, loudly)he said it out loud — lo dijo en voz alta; see also call, cry, speak out
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1) (pred)a) ( extinguished)to be out — \<\<fire/light/pipe\>\> estar* apagado
b) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimientoafter five vodkas she was out cold — con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate (fam)
2) (pred)a) ( at an end)before the month/year is out — antes de que acabe el mes/año
b) ( out of fashion) pasado de moda; see also go out 7) a)c) ( out of the question) (colloq)smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out — ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios (fam), está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios
3) ( Sport)a) ( eliminated)b) ( outside limit) (pred) fuerait was out — cayó or fue fuera
out! — ( call by line-judge or umpire) out!
4) ( inaccurate) (pred)you're way o a long way o miles out — andas muy lejos or muy errado
5) (without, out of) (colloq) (pred)6) < homosexual> declarado
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he looked out the window — miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana; see also out of 1)
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1)a) ( in baseball) out m, hombre m fuerab) ( escape) (AmE colloq) escapatoria f2) outs pl (AmE)a)to be on the outs with somebody — estar* enemistado con alguien
b) ( those not in power)
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transitive verb revelar la homosexualidad de
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