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1 win
(in competition) gagner;∎ she always wins at tennis elle gagne toujours au tennis;∎ they're winning three nil ils gagnent trois à zéro;∎ he won by only one point il a gagné d'un point seulement;∎ did you win at cards? avez-vous gagné aux cartes?;∎ who do you think will win? à votre avis, qui va gagner ou l'emporter?;∎ he won by a length (in horseracing) il a gagné d'une longueur;∎ to let sb win laisser gagner qn;∎ OK, you win! bon, d'accord!;∎ I (just) can't win! j'ai toujours tort!;∎ to win hands down gagner haut la main∎ he won first prize il a gagné ou il a eu le premier prix;∎ he won £100 at poker il a gagné 100 livres au poker;∎ win yourself a dream holiday! gagnez des vacances de rêve!;∎ she won a gold medal in the Olympics elle a obtenu une médaille d'or aux jeux Olympiques;∎ his superior finishing speed won him the race il a gagné la course grâce à sa vitesse supérieure dans la dernière ligne ou au finish;∎ British to win a place at university obtenir une place à l'université;∎ figurative he has won his place in history il s'est fait un nom dans l'histoire;∎ the Greens have won ten seats les Verts ont gagné dix sièges;∎ they won the seat from Labour ils ont enlevé le siège aux travaillistes;∎ we have won a great victory nous avons remporté une grande victoire;∎ this offensive could win them the war cette offensive pourrait leur faire gagner la guerre∎ to win sb's heart gagner ou conquérir le cœur de qn;∎ to win the right to do sth obtenir le droit de faire qch;∎ archaic to win sb's hand obtenir la main de qn;∎ she was desperate to win his favour elle cherchait désespérément à attirer ses bonnes grâces;∎ intransigence has won him many enemies son intransigeance lui a valu de nombreux ennemis;∎ his impartiality has won him the respect of his colleagues son impartialité lui a valu ou fait gagner le respect de ses collègues;∎ he has finally won recognition for his work son travail a finalement été reconnu;∎ you've just won yourself a friend tu viens juste de te faire un ami∎ or literary (reach) we finally won the shore after three days at sea nous avons fini par gagner le rivage après trois jours de mer3 noun∎ they've had an unprecedented run of wins ils ont eu une série de victoires sans précédent;∎ we haven't had one win all season nous n'avons pas remporté une seule victoire de toute la saison∎ win, place, show gagnant, placé et troisième(money, trophy) reprendre, recouvrer; (land) reprendre, reconquérir; (loved one) reconquérir; (esteem, respect, support) retrouver, recouvrer; Politics (votes, voters, seats) récupérer, recouvrer;∎ they were determined to win back the Cup from the Australians ils étaient décidés à reprendre la Coupe aux Australiens;∎ I won every penny back from him je lui ai repris jusqu'au dernier centime;∎ you won't win back your wife with threats tu ne vas pas reconquérir ou retrouver l'amour de ta femme avec des menacestriompher;∎ the need for peace won out over the desire for revenge le besoin de paix triompha du désir de revanche(convert, convince) rallier;∎ he has won several of his former opponents over to his ideas il a rallié plusieurs de ses anciens adversaires à ses idées;∎ the report won her over to the protesters' cause le rapport l'a gagnée à la cause des protestataires;∎ we won him over in the end nous avons fini par le convaincre;∎ I won him round to my point of view j'ai réussi à le rallier à mon point de vueremporter;∎ the striking rail workers won through in the end les cheminots en grève ont fini par obtenir gain de cause -
2 gain
gain [geɪn]1 noun∎ to do sth for personal gain faire qch par intérêt;∎ my gain is your loss le profit de l'un est le dommage de l'autre(b) (acquisition) gain m;∎ there were large Conservative gains le Parti conservateur a gagné de nombreux sièges∎ a gain in speed une augmentation de vitesse;∎ a gain in weight une prise de poids;∎ there has been a net gain in their income leurs revenus ont nettement augmenté;∎ there has been a net gain in profits this year il y a eu une augmentation nette des bénéfices cette année;∎ Stock Exchange there has been a gain of 100 points on the Dow Jones l'indice Dow Jones a gagné 100 points;∎ Finance gain in value plus-value f(d) Electronics gain m∎ you will gain nothing by it vous n'y gagnerez rien;∎ what would we (have to) gain by joining? quel intérêt avons-nous à adhérer?;∎ to gain friends (by doing sth) se faire des amis (en faisant qch);∎ they're trying to gain our sympathy ils essaient de gagner notre sympathie;∎ they managed to gain entry to the building ils ont réussi à s'introduire dans le bâtiment;∎ he managed to gain a hearing il a réussi à se faire écouter;∎ to gain the impression that… avoir l'impression que… + indicative;∎ to gain an advantage obtenir un avantage;∎ we've not so much lost a daughter as gained a son nous n'avons pas perdu une fille mais gagné un fils(b) (increase) gagner;∎ Stock Exchange the share index has gained two points l'indice des actions a gagné deux points(c) (obtain more) gagner, obtenir;∎ to gain weight/speed prendre du poids/de la vitesse;∎ to gain experience acquérir de l'expérience;∎ to gain time gagner du temps;∎ to gain popularity devenir plus populaire;∎ he has gained prestige through this action cette action a rehaussé son prestige;∎ the party has gained support le parti a gagné des voix;∎ to gain ground (on) (of racer, pursuer) gagner du terrain (sur);∎ to gain ground (of custom) se répandre, se développer;∎ to gain a share (of market) gagner des parts de marché(d) (of clock, watch) avancer de;∎ my watch gains ten minutes a day ma montre avance de dix minutes par jour∎ we finally gained the shore nous avons fini par atteindre la rive∎ who stands to gain by this deal? qui y gagne dans cette affaire?;∎ we have all gained by his hard work nous avons tous bénéficié de son labeur;∎ we have gained by having her in the team cela nous a aidés de l'avoir dans l'équipe∎ to gain in popularity gagner en popularité;∎ to gain in experience acquérir de l'expérience;∎ to gain in self-confidence gagner ou prendre de l'assurance;∎ to gain in number devenir plus nombreux►► Electronics gain control réglage m du gain(catch up) rattraper, gagner du terrain sur
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