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what do you hope to gain by it

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1 gain

1. noun
1) Gewinn, der

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

ill-gotten gains — unrechtmäßig erworbener Besitz

2) (increase) Zunahme, die (in an + Dat.)
2. transitive verb
1) (obtain) gewinnen; finden [Zugang, Zutritt]; erwerben [Wissen, Ruf]; erlangen [Freiheit, Ruhm]; erzielen [Vorteil, Punkte]; verdienen [Lebensunterhalt, Geldsumme]

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

2) (win) gewinnen [Preis, Schlacht]; erringen [Sieg]

3) (obtain as increase)

gain weight/five pounds [in weight] — zunehmen/fünf Pfund zunehmen

gain speed — schneller werden

4) (reach) gewinnen (geh.), erreichen [Gipfel, Ufer]

5) (become fast by)

my watch gains two minutes a day — meine Uhr geht pro Tag zwei Minuten vor
3. intransitive verb
1) (make a profit)

gain by something — von etwas profitieren

2) (obtain increase)

gain in influence/prestige — an Einfluss/Prestige gewinnen

gain in wisdom — weiser werden

gain in knowledge — sein Wissen vergrößern

gain in weight — zunehmen

3) (become fast) [Uhr:] vorgehen

4)

gain on somebody — (come closer) jemandem [immer] näher kommen; (increase lead) den Vorsprung zu jemandem vergrößern

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[ɡein] 1. verb
1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) gewinnen

2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) gewinnen

3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) gewinnen

4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) vorgehen
2. noun
1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) die Zunahme

2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) der Gewinn

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gain

[geɪn]

I. n

1. no pl (increase) Anstieg m kein pl, Zunahme f kein pl; in speed Erhöhung f kein pl

\gain in height Höhengewinn m

\gain in numbers zahlenmäßiger Zuwachs

\gain in profits/productivity Gewinn-/Produktivitätssteigerung f

weight \gain Gewichtszunahme f

2. ECON, FIN (profit) Gewinn m

net \gain Nettogewinn m, Reingewinn m

pre-tax \gain Vorsteuergewinn m

3. (achievement) Gewinn m kein pl, Erfolg m

4. no pl (advantage) Vorteil m

personal/political \gain persönlicher/politischer Vorteil

to do sth for \gain etw zu seinem eigenen Vorteil tun; (for money) etw für Geld tun

5. no pl ELEC, TECH Verstärkungsgrad m

II. vt

1. (obtain)

▪ to \gain sth etw bekommen [o erlangen]

you've got nothing to lose and everything to \gain du hast nichts zu verlieren, aber alles zu gewinnen

what do you hope to \gain from the course? was versprechen Sie sich von diesem Kurs?

her performance \gained her international fame durch ihre Leistung erlangte sie internationalen Ruhm

the party have \gained a lot of support die Partei ist in der Sympathie der Wähler stark gestiegen

to \gain acceptance/popularity akzeptiert/populär werden

to \gain access to sth sich dat Zugang zu etw dat verschaffen

to \gain sb's confidence jds Vertrauen gewinnen

to \gain control of sth etw unter [seine] Kontrolle bekommen

to \gain entrance/entry [to sth] sich dat Zutritt [zu etw dat] verschaffen

to \gain experience Erfahrungen sammeln

to \gain freedom/independence die Freiheit/Unabhängigkeit erlangen

to \gain ground [an] Boden gewinnen; disease um sich akk greifen; rumours sich akk verbreiten

to \gain ground on sb gegenüber jdm an Boden gewinnen

to \gain an impression einen Eindruck gewinnen

to \gain insight [into sth] einen Einblick [in etw akk] bekommen, [etw] verstehen

to \gain recognition Anerkennung finden

to \gain a reputation for being sth sich dat einen Namen als etw machen

to \gain success Erfolg haben

to \gain the upper hand die Oberhand gewinnen

to \gain a victory einen Sieg erringen

2. (increase)

▪ to \gain sth an etw dat gewinnen

the share index \gained ten points der Aktienindex stieg um 10 Punkte an

to \gain altitude [an] Höhe gewinnen

to \gain knowledge sein Wissen erweitern

to \gain prestige an Prestige gewinnen

to \gain self-confidence Selbstvertrauen entwickeln

to \gain strength kräftiger werden, an Kraft zunehmen

to \gain time Zeit gewinnen

to \gain velocity [or speed] schneller werden

to \gain weight zunehmen

3. (reach) erreichen

to \gain one's destination sein Ziel erreichen

4.

▶ to \gain a foothold Fuß fassen

▶ nothing ventured, nothing \gained ( prov) wer wagt, gewinnt

III. vi

1. (increase) zunehmen; prices, numbers [an]steigen, zulegen; clock, watch vorgehen

the share index \gained by ten points der Aktienindex stieg um 10 Punkte an

to \gain in height an Höhe gewinnen

to \gain in numbers zahlenmäßig ansteigen

to \gain in profits/productivity einen Gewinn-/Produktivitätszuwachs verzeichnen

to \gain in weight zunehmen

2. (profit) profitieren

▪ to \gain from sth von etw dat profitieren

▪ to \gain by doing sth durch etw akk profitieren

3. (catch up)

▪ to \gain on sb jdn mehr und mehr einholen

they're \gaining on us sie kommen immer näher

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[geɪn]
1. n

1) no pl (= advantage) Vorteil m; (= profit) Gewinn m, Profit m

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

his loss is our gain — sein Verlust ist unser Gewinn, wir profitieren von seinem Verlust

2) pl (= winnings) Gewinn m; (= profits) Gewinne pl

3) (= increase) (in +gen) Zunahme f; (in speed) Erhöhung f; (in wealth) Steigerung f, Zunahme f; (in health) Besserung f; (in knowledge) Erweiterung f, Vergrößerung f

gain in numbers — zahlenmäßiger Zuwachs

gain in weight, weight gain — Gewichtszunahme f

gain in sales — Absatzsteigerung f

gain in height — Höhengewinn m

2. vt

1) (= obtain, win) gewinnen; knowledge, wealth erwerben; advantage, respect, entry, access sich (dat) verschaffen; control, the lead übernehmen; marks, points erzielen; sum of money verdienen; liberty erlangen; (= achieve) nothing, a little etc erreichen

we gained something for ourselves — damit haben wir etwas für uns erreicht

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

to gain independence — unabhängig werden

to gain sb's goodwill — jdn wohlwollend stimmen

to gain sb's confidence — jds Vertrauen erlangen

to gain experience — Erfahrungen sammeln

he gained a better view by climbing onto a wall — dadurch, dass er auf eine Mauer kletterte, hatte er einen besseren Ausblick

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

to gain time —

how did he gain such a reputation? — wie ist er zu diesem Ruf gekommen?

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

2) (= reach) other side, shore, summit erreichen

3)

(= increase) to gain height — (an) Höhe gewinnen, höhersteigen

to gain speed — schneller werden, beschleunigen

to gain strength — stärker werden

she has gained weight/3 kilos — sie hat zugenommen/3 Kilo zugenommen

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

3. vi

1) (watch) vorgehen

2) (= get further ahead) den Vorsprung vergrößern; (= close gap) aufholen

3) (= profit person) profitieren (by von)

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

society/the university would gain from that — das wäre für die Gesellschaft/die Universität von Vorteil

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

4)

to gain in confidence — mehr Selbstvertrauen bekommen

to gain in popularity — an Beliebtheit (dat) gewinnen

to gain in speed — schneller werden

to gain in height — (an) Höhe gewinnen

to gain in weight — zunehmen

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

to gain in strength — stärker werden

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gain [ɡeın]

A v/t

1. seinen Lebensunterhalt etc verdienen

2. Anhänger, jemandes Vertrauen, Zeit etc gewinnen:

point gained SPORT Pluspunkt m; → ground¹ A 2, upper hand

3. die Küste etc erreichen

4. fig erreichen, erlangen, erhalten, erringen:

gain experience Erfahrung(en) sammeln;

gain wealth Reichtümer erwerben;

gain admission Einlass finden; → advantage A 1

5. jemandem etwas einbringen, -tragen:

it gained him a promotion (a warning)

6. zunehmen an (dat):

gain speed (strength) schneller (stärker) werden;

he gained 10 pounds er nahm 10 Pfund zu; → weight A 3

7. meist gain over jemanden für sich gewinnen

8. vorgehen um (Uhr):

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

B v/i

1. (on, upon)

a) näher kommen (dat), (an) Boden gewinnen, aufholen (gegenüber)

b) seinen Vorsprung vergrößern (vor dat, gegenüber)

2. (an) Einfluss oder Boden gewinnen

3. besser oder kräftiger werden:

he gained daily er kam täglich mehr zu Kräften

4. WIRTSCH Profit oder Gewinn machen

5. (an Wert) gewinnen, besser zur Geltung kommen, im Ansehen steigen

6. zunehmen (in an dat):

gain (in weight) (an Gewicht) zunehmen;

the days were gaining in warmth die Tage wurden wärmer

7. (on, upon) übergreifen (auf akk), sich ausbreiten (über akk)

8. vorgehen (Uhr):

my watch gains by two minutes a day meine Uhr geht am Tag zwei Minuten vor

C s

1. Gewinn m, Vorteil m, Nutzen m ( alle:

to für)

2. (in) Zunahme f (an dat), Steigerung f (gen):

gain in knowledge Wissensbereicherung f;

gain in weight Gewichtszunahme f;

have a gain of two pounds zwei Pfund zunehmen

3. WIRTSCH

a) Profit m, Gewinn m:

for gain JUR in gewinnsüchtiger Absicht

b) pl US Verdienst m (aus Geschäften)

4. ELEK, PHYS Verstärkung f:

gain control Lautstärkeregelung f

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1. noun
1) Gewinn, der

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

ill-gotten gains — unrechtmäßig erworbener Besitz

2) (increase) Zunahme, die (in an + Dat.)
2. transitive verb
1) (obtain) gewinnen; finden [Zugang, Zutritt]; erwerben [Wissen, Ruf]; erlangen [Freiheit, Ruhm]; erzielen [Vorteil, Punkte]; verdienen [Lebensunterhalt, Geldsumme]

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

2) (win) gewinnen [Preis, Schlacht]; erringen [Sieg]

3) (obtain as increase)

gain weight/five pounds [in weight] — zunehmen/fünf Pfund zunehmen

gain speed — schneller werden

4) (reach) gewinnen (geh.), erreichen [Gipfel, Ufer]

5) (become fast by)

my watch gains two minutes a day — meine Uhr geht pro Tag zwei Minuten vor
3. intransitive verb
1) (make a profit)

gain by something — von etwas profitieren

2) (obtain increase)

gain in influence/prestige — an Einfluss/Prestige gewinnen

gain in wisdom — weiser werden

gain in knowledge — sein Wissen vergrößern

gain in weight — zunehmen

3) (become fast) [Uhr:] vorgehen

4)

gain on somebody — (come closer) jemandem [immer] näher kommen; (increase lead) den Vorsprung zu jemandem vergrößern

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n.

Gewinn -e m.

Verstärkung f.

Zunahme -n f. v.

erlangen v.

erwerben v.

gewinnen v.

(§ p.,pp.: gewann, gewonnen)

English-german dictionary > gain
2 hope

həup
1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) esperar

2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) esperanza

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) esperanza

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperanza, sueño

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- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes

hope¹ n esperanza

there's little hope of finding the treasure hay pocas esperanzas de encontrar el tesoro

never lose hope! ¡nunca pierdas la esperanza!

to give up hope / to lose hope perder las esperanzas

hope² vb esperar

here's a present for you, I hope you like it aquí tienes un regalo, espero que te guste

is Emma coming? I hope so ¿viene Emma? Espero que sí

to hope for the best esperar que la suerte nos acompañe

El gerundio de hope se escribe hoping

hope

tr[həʊp]

noun

1 (gen) esperanza; (false) ilusión nombre femenino

■ don't get your hopes up too soon no te hagas ilusiones antes de tiempo

■ she had high hopes for her son tenía grandes esperanzas puestas en su hijo

transitive verb

1 esperar

■ I hope you're well espero que estés bien

intransitive verb

1 esperar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I hope not espero que no

I hope so espero que sí

not a hope! familiar ¡ni hablar!

some hope! familiar ¡qué va!

to have little hope of doing something tener pocas posibilidades de hacer algo

hope chest SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL ajuar nombre masculino

hope ['ho:p] v, hoped ; hoping vi

: esperar

hope vt

: esperar que

we hope she comes: esperamos que venga

I hope not: espero que no

hope n

: esperanza f

hope

n.

• esperanza s.f.

• expectativa s.f.

• ilusión (Esperanza) s.f.

v.

• esperar v.

həʊp
I

mass & count noun esperanza f

the doctor told us she was beyond hope — el médico nos dijo que lo suyo no tenía cura

don't get your hopes up too much — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)

we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro

she did it in the hope of a reward — lo hizo con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa

to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones

to raise false hopes — crear falsas expectativas

to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien

we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad

not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!

some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)

II
1.

intransitive verb esperar

I hope so/not — espero que sí/que no

to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que...

2.

vt

to hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)

to hope to + INF — esperar + inf

[hǝʊp]
1. N

1) (=expectation) esperanza f

where there's life there's hope — mientras hay vida, hay esperanza

my hope is that he'll see reason — espero que entre en razón

• to be beyond (all) hope — [damaged article] no tener posibilidad de reparación; [person] no tener remedio

• to build one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)

• to be full of hope — estar lleno de esperanzas or ilusión

• to get one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)

don't get your hopes up — no te hagas ilusiones

• to give up hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)

• to have hopes of doing sth — tener esperanzas de hacer algo

I haven't much hope of succeeding — no tengo muchas esperanzas de conseguirlo

I had great hopes of or for him — tenía muchas esperanzas puestas en él

• he set out with high hopes — empezó lleno de esperanzas or ilusión, empezó con muchas esperanzas

• I ignored him in the hope that he would go away — no le hice caso con la esperanza de que se fuera

• I don't think there's much chance but we live in hope — no creo que haya muchas posibilidades pero la esperanza es lo último que se pierde

she lives in (the) hope of seeing her son again — vive con la esperanza de volver a ver a su hijo

• to lose hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)

• to be past hope — [damaged article] no tener posibilidad de reparación; [person] no tener remedio

• to place one's hope(s) in/on sth — depositar las esperanzas en algo

• to raise sb's hopes — dar esperanzas a algn

don't raise her hopes too much — no le des demasiadas esperanzas

don't raise your hopes — no te hagas ilusiones
false 1., 3), forlorn, pin 2., 3)
2) (=chance) posibilidad f

he hasn't much hope of winning — no tiene muchas posibilidades de ganar

there is little hope of reaching an agreement — hay pocas posibilidades or esperanzas de llegar a un acuerdo

• you haven't got a hope in hell * — no tienes la más remota posibilidad

• there's no hope of that — no hay posibilidad de eso

• not a hope! * — ¡ni en sueños!

• your only hope is to... — tu única esperanza es...

• some hope(s)! * —

"have you got the day off tomorrow?" - "some hope(s)!" — -¿libras mañana? -¡qué va! or ¡ya quisiera yo!

"maybe she'll change her mind" - "some hope(s)!" — -tal vez cambie de idea -¡no caerá esa breva!

3) (=person) esperanza f

he's the bright hope of the team — es la gran esperanza del equipo

you are my last/only hope — tú eres mi última/única esperanza

2.

VT esperar

your mother is well, I hope? — espero que su madre esté bien

to hope that... — esperar que... + subjun

I hope he comes soon — espero que venga pronto, ojalá venga pronto

I was hoping you'd stay — esperaba que te quedaras

I hope you don't think I'm going to do it! — ¡no pensarás que lo voy a hacer yo!

I hope to God or hell she remembers * — quiera el cielo que se acuerde

to hope to do sth — esperar hacer algo

what do you hope to gain from that? — ¿qué esperas ganar or conseguir con eso?

hoping to hear from you — en espera or a la espera de recibir noticias tuyas

• let's hope it doesn't rain — esperemos que no llueva

• I hope not — espero que no

• I hope so — espero que sí

I should hope so (too)! — ¡eso espero!

"I washed my hands first" - "I should hope so too!" — -me he lavado las manos antes -¡eso espero!

"but I apologized" - "I should hope so too!" — -pero me disculpé -¡faltaría más!

3.

VI esperar

• to hope against hope — esperar en vano

• to hope for sth — esperar algo

it's the best we can hope for — no podemos esperar nada mejor

we're hoping for a boy this time — esta vez esperamos que sea niño

I shouldn't hope for too much from this meeting — no depositaría muchas esperanzas en esta reunión

I always knew it was too much to hope for — siempre supe que era mucho pedir

we'll just have to hope for the best — esperemos que todo salga bien

I'm just going to enter the competition and hope for the best — voy a presentarme al concurso y que sea lo que Dios quiera

• to hope in God — confiar en Dios

4.

CPD

hope chest N — (US) ajuar m (de novia)

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[həʊp]
I

mass & count noun esperanza f

the doctor told us she was beyond hope — el médico nos dijo que lo suyo no tenía cura

don't get your hopes up too much — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)

we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro

she did it in the hope of a reward — lo hizo con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa

to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones

to raise false hopes — crear falsas expectativas

to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien

we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad

not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!

some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)

II
1.

intransitive verb esperar

I hope so/not — espero que sí/que no

to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que...

2.

vt

to hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)

to hope to + INF — esperar + inf

English-spanish dictionary > hope
3 gain

ɡein
1. verb
1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) ganar, adquirir, obtener, conseguir

2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) ganar

3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) aumentar, conseguir, ganar

4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) adelantarse, ir adelantado

2. noun
1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) aumento

2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) beneficio, ganancia

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- gain ground
- gain on

gain vb adquirir / obtener / conseguir

to gain experience adquirir experiencia

gain

tr[geɪn]

noun

1 (achievement) logro

2 (profit) ganancia, beneficio

■ the sale of the company brought him considerable gains la venta de la empresa le supuso unas ganancias considerables

3 (increase) aumento

transitive verb

1 (achieve) lograr, conseguir

2 (obtain) ganar

3 (increase) aumentar

4 (clock) adelantar

intransitive verb

1 (clock) adelantar

2 (shares) subir

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to gain ground ganar terreno

to gain weight aumentar de peso, engordar

to stand to gain tener probabilidad de ganar

capital gain plusvalía

capital gains tax impuesto sobre plusvalías

windfall gain ganancia inesperada

gain ['geɪn] vt

1) acquire, obtain: ganar, obtener, adquirir, conseguir

to gain knowledge: adquirir conocimientos

to gain a victory: obtener una victoria

2) reach: alcanzar, llegar a

3) increase: ganar, aumentar

to gain weight: aumentar de peso

4) : adelantarse, ganar

the watch gains two minutes a day: el reloj se adelanta dos minutos por día

gain vi

1) profit: beneficiarse

2) increase: aumentar

gain n

1) profit: beneficio m, ganancia f, lucro m, provecho m

2) increase: aumento m

gain

n.

• 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.

I
1. geɪn
transitive verb

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

there's a lot to be gained from this — esto ofrece muchas ventajas

2) ( increase) \<\<strength/speed\>\> ganar, cobrar

the shares gained 5 points — las acciones subieron 5 enteros

3) \<\<time\>\> ganar

my watch is gaining ten minutes a day — mi reloj (se) adelanta diez minutos por día

2.

vi

1)

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* provecho

2)

a) ( go fast) \<\<clock/watch\>\> adelantar(se)

b) ( move nearer)

to gain ON somebody — acortar (las) distancias con respecto a alguien

II

noun

1) u c ( profit) ( Busn) ganancia f, beneficio m

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

2) c u ( increase) aumento m

the gain in efficiency — el aumento de eficiencia

3) c ( Pol) triunfo m, victoria f

[ɡeɪn]
1. VT

1) (=obtain, win) [+ respect] ganarse; [+ approval, support, supporters] conseguir; [+ experience] adquirir, obtener; [+ freedom] obtener, conseguir; [+ popularity, time] ganar; [+ friends] hacerse; [+ qualification] obtener

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

Serbia's newly gained territories — los territorios recientemente adquiridos por Serbia

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

• to gain confidence — adquirir confianza

to gain sb's confidence, to gain the confidence of sb — ganar(se) la confianza de algn

• 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
access, entry, ground, hand 1., 11)
2) (=increase)

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

my watch has gained five minutes — mi reloj se ha adelantado cinco minutos

• to gain speed — ganar or cobrar velocidad

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

• to gain weight — engordar, aumentar de peso

I've gained three kilos — he engordado tres kilos

3) (=arrive at) llegar a

the steamer gained port — el vapor llegó a puerto

2. VI

1) (=profit)

• to gain by/ from sth — beneficiarse de algo

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

no one gains by putting others down — nadie sale beneficiando humillando a los demás

I gained immensely from the experience — me beneficié mucho de la experiencia, saqué mucho provecho de la experiencia
stand 3., 11)
2) (=advance) [watch] adelantarse; [runner] ganar terreno

3) (=increase, improve) [shares] aumentar de valor, subir

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

to gain in prestige — ganar prestigio

his reputation gained in stature — su reputación aumentó or creció

3. N

1) (=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 ciento

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

• productivity gains — aumentos mpl en la productividad
weight 3.
2) (=benefit, advantage) beneficio m

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

- their loss is our gain

3) (Econ) (=profit) ganancia f, beneficio m

• 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
capital 3.
- gain on

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1. [geɪn]
transitive verb

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

there's a lot to be gained from this — esto ofrece muchas ventajas

2) ( increase) \<\<strength/speed\>\> ganar, cobrar

the shares gained 5 points — las acciones subieron 5 enteros

3) \<\<time\>\> ganar

my watch is gaining ten minutes a day — mi reloj (se) adelanta diez minutos por día

2.

vi

1)

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* provecho

2)

a) ( go fast) \<\<clock/watch\>\> adelantar(se)

b) ( move nearer)

to gain ON somebody — acortar (las) distancias con respecto a alguien

II

noun

1) u c ( profit) ( Busn) ganancia f, beneficio m

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

2) c u ( increase) aumento m

the gain in efficiency — el aumento de eficiencia

3) c ( Pol) triunfo m, victoria f

English-spanish dictionary > gain
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[geɪn] n

1) ( increase) Anstieg m kein pl; in speed Erhöhung f kein pl, Zunahme f kein pl;

weight \gain Gewichtszunahme f;

a \gain in numbers ein zahlenmäßiger Zuwachs;

a \gain in height eine Zunahme an Höhe;

a \gain in profits/ business/ productivity eine Gewinn-/Geschäfts-/Produktivitätssteigerung

2) econ, fin ( profit) Gewinn m;

net \gain Nettogewinn m, Reingewinn m;

pre-tax \gain Vorsteuergewinn m

3) ( achievement) Gewinn m kein pl, ( advantage) Vorteil m;

personal/political \gain persönlicher/politischer Vorteil;

to do sth for \gain etw zu seinem eigenen Vorteil tun;

( for money) etw für Geld tun vt

1) ( obtain)

to \gain sth etw bekommen [o erlangen];

to \gain access to a person/ building sich dat Zugang zu einer Person/einem Gebäude verschaffen;

to \gain acceptance/ popularity akzeptiert/populär werden;

to \gain confidence [or self-confidence] Selbstvertrauen entwickeln;

to \gain sb's confidence jds Vertrauen erhalten;

to \gain control of sth etw unter seine Kontrolle bekommen;

to \gain entrance/entry [to sth] sich dat den Zutritt [zu etw dat] verschaffen;

to \gain entree into social circles Zutritt zu gesellschaftlichen Kreisen erhalten;

to \gain experience Erfahrungen sammeln;

to \gain freedom/ independence die Freiheit/Unabhängigkeit erlangen;

to \gain ground ( progress) work [an] Boden gewinnen; disease um sich akk greifen; rumours sich akk verbreiten;

to \gain ground [on sb] ( catch up) [im Vergleich zu jdm] aufholen;

to \gain an impression einen Eindruck bekommen;

to \gain insight [into sth] einen Einblick [in etw akk] bekommen, [etw] verstehen;

to \gain knowledge sein Wissen erweitern, Wissen sammeln;

to \gain prestige an Prestige gewinnen;

to \gain recognition [or respectability] Anerkennung finden, anerkannt werden;

to \gain a reputation for being sth sich dat einen Namen als etw machen;

to \gain success Erfolg haben;

to \gain time Zeit gewinnen;

to \gain a victory einen Sieg erringen;

you've got nothing to lose and everything to \gain du hast nichts zu verlieren, aber alles zu gewinnen;

what do you hope to \gain from the course? was versprechen Sie sich von diesem Kurs?;

her performance \gained her international fame durch ihre Leistung erlangte sie internationalen Ruhm;

the party have \gained a lot of support die Partei ist in der Sympathie der Wähler stark gestiegen

2) ( increase)

to \gain altitude [an] Höhe gewinnen;

to \gain confidence/ experience/ competence an Sicherheit/Erfahrung/Kompetenz zunehmen;

to \gain impetus [or momentum] an Schwung [o Kraft] gewinnen;

to \gain strength kräftiger werden, an Kraft zunehmen;

to \gain velocity [or speed] schneller werden;

to \gain weight zunehmen;

my watch has \gained about ten minutes over the last twenty-four hours meine Uhr geht jetzt innerhalb der letzten 24 Stunden 10 Minuten vor;

the share index \gained ten points der Aktienindex stieg um 10 Punkte an

3) ( reach) erreichen;

to \gain one's destination sein Ziel erreichen

PHRASES:

to \gain a foothold Fuß fassen;

to \gain the upper hand die Oberhand gewinnen;

nothing ventured, nothing \gained (ventured, nothing \gained) wer wagt, gewinnt vi

1) ( increase) zunehmen; prices, numbers [an]steigen; clock, watch vorgehen;

once she went off the diet she started \gaining again sobald sie mit der Diät aufhörte, nahm sie gleich wieder zu;

the share index \gained by ten points der Aktienindex stieg um 10 Punkte an;

to \gain in numbers zahlenmäßig ansteigen;

to \gain in height an Höhe gewinnen;

to \gain in weight zunehmen;

to \gain in profits/ business/ productivity Gewinn/Geschäft/Produktivität steigern

2) ( profit) profitieren;

to \gain from sth von etw dat profitieren;

to \gain by doing sth durch etw akk profitieren

3) ( catch up)

to \gain on sb jdn mehr und mehr einholen;

they're \gaining on us sie kommen immer näher ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > gain
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[ɡeɪn]
1. n

(increase) aumento, (improvement) miglioramento, (advantage) vantaggio, utile m, (profit) guadagno, profitto

gain in weight — aumento di peso

to do sth for gain — fare qc per lucro

his loss is our gain — lui ci perde, noi ci guadagniamo

the Conservatives made several gains — i Conservatori hanno guadagnato parecchi seggi

2. vt

(obtain, acquire: respect, approval) ottenere, (reputation) farsi, (experience, wealth, knowledge, territory) acquistare, (reach: summit, shore) raggiungere, guadagnare, (objective) raggiungere, (increase: weight) aumentare di

to gain 3lbs/kilos (in weight) — aumentare di 3 libbre/chili

what do I have to gain by staying here? — che ci guadagno restando qui?

what do you hope to gain by this? — cosa speri di guadagnarci?

to gain experience — fare esperienza

I gained valuable experience by working there — ho fatto molta esperienza lavorando lì

to gain strength — (person) riprendere le forze, (theory) avvalorarsi

to gain possession of — impadronirsi di, impossessarsi di

to gain ground — guadagnare terreno

to gain speed — acquistare velocità

to gain weight — aumentare di peso

my watch has gained 5 minutes — il mio orologio va avanti di 5 minuti

to gain an advantage over sb — avvantaggiarsi rispetto a qn

3. vi

(person) guadagnare, (watch) andare avanti

to gain in/by — aumentare di/con

to gain in weight — aumentare di peso

to gain in popularity — acquistare popolarità

•

- gain upon

English-Italian dictionary > gain ****
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1. [geın] n

1. 1) часто pl доходы; заработок; барыши; выручка; прибыль

in the hope of gain - в надежде на барыши

ill-gotten gains - деньги, добытые нечестным путём

2) нажива; корысть

the love of gain - корыстолюбие

2. 1) выигрыш

unexpected gain - неожиданный выигрыш

2) pl достижения, завоевания

3) pl победа ( на выборах)

this party has made spectacular gains in local elections - эта партия одержала блестящую победу на выборах в местные органы власти

3. увеличение, рост, прирост

a gain in weight - прибавление в весе

a gain in health - улучшение здоровья

this new discovery is a gain to human knowledge - это новое открытие расширяет круг человеческих знаний

4. воен. успех

5. геол. привнос ( при выветривании)

6. физ. усиление

♢ their loss is our gain - их просчёты нам на пользу; ≅ кто-то теряет, кто-то находит

light gains make heavy purses - ≅ копейка рубль бережёт

ill-gotten gains seldom prosper - посл. ≅ чужое добро впрок нейдёт

2. [geın] v

1. 1) получать; приобретать

to gain experience (as one grows older) - приобретать опыт /набираться опыта/ (с годами)

to gain strength [health] (after illness) - набираться сил [здоровья] (после болезни)

to gain colour - порозоветь

to gain influence - становиться влиятельным

to gain recognition - добиться признания

they were unable to gain ascendancy - им не удалось взять верх

to gain the character of... - приобрести репутацию..., прослыть...

to gain perspective - а) жив. приобретать перспективу, становиться объёмным; б) проясняться, выясняться

only then did things gain any perspective - только тогда всё в какой-то мере прояснилось

2) зарабатывать

to gain a living /a livelihood/ - зарабатывать средства к существованию /на жизнь/

to gain one's bread - зарабатывать на кусок хлеба

3) добывать

to gain information - добывать сведения

2. извлекать пользу, выгоду

he gained a lot of money by the transaction - он заработал кучу денег на этой сделке

what will you gain by that, what do you have /stand/ to gain by that? - чего вы этим добьётесь?, какая вам от этого польза?, что вы от этого выиграете?

you will gain by reading these books - тебе очень полезно прочитать эти книги

3. 1) выиграть

to gain a battle - выиграть битву /сражение/

to gain a prize - выиграть приз

to gain a suit at law - выиграть дело в суде

he gains a good deal on being known /on acquaintance/ - чем лучше его узнаёшь, тем он больше нравится

2) добиться, завоевать

to gain a victory - одержать победу

to gain a majority of 50 votes - добиться перевеса /большинства/ в 50 голосов

to gain one's end /object/ - достигнуть /добиться/ своей цели, добиться своего

to gain one's point - а) = to gain one's end; б) отстоять свои позиции /свою точку зрения/

to gain a point - а) выиграть очко; б) получить преимущество

to gain smb.'s sympathy - приобрести /снискать/ чьё-л. расположение

to gain smb.'s confidence - завоевать чьё-л. доверие

his sincerity gained the confidence of everyone - своей искренностью он заслужил всеобщее доверие

to gain smb.'s ear, to gain the ear of smb. - быть благосклонно выслушанным кем-л.

to gain a hearing - а) добиться аудиенции; б) заставить выслушать себя

to gain smb.'s heart - покорить чьё-л. сердце, добиться чьей-л. любви

to gain the lead - спорт. быть на первом месте; вырваться вперёд, стать лидером, лидировать

to gain a half-wheel lead - обогнать на полколеса ( велоспорт)

to gain a one lap lead - обогнать на круг ( лёгкая атлетика)

3) захватывать, завоёвывать

to gain ground - воен. захватывать местность; продвигаться вперёд [см. тж. ♢ ]

to gain land from the sea - отвоёвывать сушу у моря

to gain possession of smth. - овладевать чем-л.

to gain possession of the ball - спорт. овладеть мячом

4. достигать, добираться

to gain one's destination - а) добраться до нужного места; б) достичь своей цели

to gain the top of a mountain - взобраться на вершину горы

to gain the shore - добраться /доплыть/ до берега

to gain the top floor - подняться на верхний этаж

to gain the sea /the offing/ - мор. выйти в открытое море

to gain contact - воен. войти в соприкосновение

5. 1) увеличивать, набирать (скорость и т. п.)

to gain altitude - ав. набирать высоту

to gain speed - набирать скорость

my watch gains five minutes a day - мои часы убегают на пять минут в сутки

to gain weight = to gain in weight [см. 5, 2)]

2) увеличиваться, нарастать; прибавлять

my watch neither gains nor loses - мои часы идут точно

to gain in weight - прибавлять в весе, набирать вес, полнеть

the days were gaining in warmth - дни становились теплее

to gain in authority - приобретать всё большую власть /-ее влияние/

to gain in renown - завоёвывать известность

the fire is gaining - пожар разгорается

6. (on)

1) нагонять

to gain on a competitor [on the other runners in a race] - нагонять соперника [других бегунов, участвующих в соревнованиях]

our race horse was gaining on the favourite - наш скакун настигал фаворита

to gain on a ship - нагонять судно, приближаться к судну

2) двигаться быстрее, чем...

to gain on one's pursuers - уходить от своих преследователей

7. (on)

1) постепенно вторгаться, захватывать часть суши (о море, реке)

2) постепенно добиваться расположения; всё больше нравиться; захватывать

music that gains on the listeners - музыка, которая постепенно захватывает слушателей /проникает слушателям в душу/

he is gaining on me - он мне всё больше нравится

bad habits gain on people - дурным привычкам легко поддаться

♢ to gain time - выиграть /оттянуть/ время

to gain a foothold /a footing/ - укрепиться, утвердиться ( на небольшом пространстве); стать твёрдой ногой; завоевать положение

to gain ground - а) преуспевать, делать успехи; б) распространяться; [см. тж. 3, 3)]

his ideas are gaining ground - его идеи получают всё большее распространение

to gain the upper hand - одержать победу, взять верх, одолеть

to gain the day - выиграть сражение, одержать победу

to gain the wind - мор. выиграть ветер
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1. [geın] n

1. стр. вырез, гнездо ( в дереве)

2. горн.

1) вруб, зарубка

2) квершлаг, просек

2. [geın] v стр.

делать гнездо или паз

НБАРС > gain
7 gain

ɡeɪn часто pl доходы;
заработок;
барыши;
выручка;
прибыль - in the hope of * в надежде на барыши - ill-gotten *s деньги, добытые нечестным путем нажива;
корысть - the love of * корыстолюбие выигрыш - unexpected * неожиданный выигрыш pl достижения, завоевания pl победа( на выборах) - this party has made spectacular *s in local elections эта партия одержала блестящую победу на выборах в местные органы власти увеличение, рост, прирост - a * in weight прибавление в весе - a * in health улучшение здоровья - this new discovery is a * to human knowledge это новое открытие расширяет круг человеческих знаний (военное) успех (геология) привнос (при выветривании) (физическое) усиление > their loss is our * их просчеты нам на пользу;
кто-то теряет, кто-то находит > light *s make heavy purses копейка рубль бережет > ill-gotten *s seldom prosper (пословица) чужое добро впрок нейдет получать;
приобретать - to * experience( as one grows older) приобретать опыт /набираться опыта/ (с годами) - to * strength (after illness) набираться сил (после болезни) - to * colour порозоветь - to * influence становиться влиятельным - to * recognition добиться признания - they were unable to * ascendancy им не удалось взять верх - to * the character of... приобрести репутацию..., прослыть... - to * perspective приобретать перспективу, становиться объемным;
проясняться, выясняться - only then did things * any perspective только тогда все в какой-то мере прояснилось зарабатывать - to * a living /a livelihood/ зарабатывать средства к существованию /на жизнь/ - to * one's bread зарабатывать на кусок хлеба добывать - to * information добывать сведения извлекать пользу, выгоду - he *ed a lot of money by the transaction он заработал кучу денег на этой сделке - what will you * by that, what do you have /stand/ to * by that? чего вы этим добьетесь?, какая вам от этого польза?, что вы от этого выиграете? - you will * by reading these books тебе очень полезно прочитать эти книги выиграть - to * a battle выиграть битву /сражение/ - to * a prize выиграть приз - to * a suit at law выиграть дело в суде - he *s a good deal on being known /on acquaintance/ чем лучше его узнаешь, тем он больше нравится добиться, завоевать - to * a victory одержать победу - to * a majority of 50 votes добиться перевеса /большинства/ в 50 голосов - to * one's end /object/ достигнуть /добиться/ своей цели, добиться своего - to * one's point достигнуть /добиться/ своей цели, добиться своего;
отстоять свои позиции /свою точку зрения/ - to * a point выиграть очко;
получить преимущество - to * smb.'s sympathy приобрести /снискать/ чье-л. расположение - to * smb.'s confidence завоевать чье-л. доверие - his sincerity *ed the confidence of everyone своей искренностью он заслужил всеобщее доверие - to * smb.'s ear, to * the ear of smb. быть благосклонно выслушанным кем-л. - to * a hearing добиться аудиенции;
заставить выслушать себя - to * smb.'s heart покорить чье-л. сердце, добиться чьей-л. любви - to * the lead (спортивное) быть на первом месте;
вырваться вперед, стать лидером, лидировать - to * a half-wheel lead обогнать на полколеса (велоспорт) - to * a one lap lead обогнать на круг (легкая атлетика) захватывать, завоевывать - to * ground (военное) захватывать местность;
продвигаться вперед - to * land from the sea отвоевывать сушу у моря - to * possession of smth. овладевать чем-л. - to * possession of the ball (спортивное) овладеть мячом достигать, добираться - to * one's destination добраться до нужного места;
достичь своей цели - to * the top of a mountain взобраться на вершину горы - to * the shore добраться /доплыть/ до берега - to * the top floor подняться на верхний этаж - to * the sea /the offing/ (морское) выйти в открытое море - to * contact( военное) войти в соприкосновение увеличивать, набирать (скорость и т. п.) - to * altitude (авиация) набирать высоту - to * speed набирать скорость - my watch *s five minutes a day мои часы убегают на пять минут в сутки - to * weight прибавлять в весе, набирать вес, полнеть увеличиваться, нарастать;
прибавлять - my watch neither *s nor loses мои часы идут точно - to * in weight прибавлять в весе, набирать вес, полнеть - the days were *ing in warmth дни становились теплее - to * in authority приобретать все большую власть /-шее влияние/ - to * in renown завоевывать известность - the fire is *ing пожар разгорается (on) нагонять - to * on a competitor нагонять соперника - our race horse was *ing on the favourite наш скакун настигал фаворита - to * on a ship нагонять судно, приближаться к судну (on) двигаться быстрее, чем... - to * on one's pursuers уходить от своих преследователей (on) постепенно вторгаться, захватывать часть суши (о море, реке) (on) постепенно добиваться расположения;
все больше нравиться;
захватывать - music that *s on the listeners музыка, которая постепенно захватывает слушателей /проникает слушателям в душу/ - he is *ing on me он мне все больше нравится - bad habits * on people дурным привычкам легко поддаться > to * time выиграть /оттянуть/ время > to * a foothold /a footing/ укрепиться, утвердиться( на небольшом пространстве) ;
стать твердой ногой;
завоевать положение > to * ground преуспевать, делать успехи;
распространяться > his ideas are *ing ground его идеи получают все большее распространение > to * the upper hand одержать победу, взять верх, одолеть > to * the day выиграть сражение, одержать победу > to * the wind (морское) выиграть ветер (строительство) вырез, гнездо( в дереве) (горное) вруб, зарубка;
квершлаг, просек( строительство) делать гнездо или паз appreciation ~ прибыль за счет повышения курса валюты average ~ средний выигрыш capital ~ выручка от продажи капитального имущества capital ~ доход от прироста капитала capital ~ доход от продажи капитала capital ~ курсовая выручка chargeable ~ доход, облагаемый налогом contingent ~ непредвиденный доход dishonest ~ нечестный выигрыш dollar ~ долларовая прибыль exchange ~ курсовая прибыль exchange rate ~ курсовая прибыль foreign exchange ~ прибыль в иностранной валюте gain выигрывать, добиваться;
to gain a prize выиграть приз;
to gain time сэкономить, выиграть время ~ выигрывать ~ выигрыш ~ тех. вырез, гнездо (в дереве, в столбе) ~ добиваться ~ достигать, добираться;
to gain touch воен. установить соприкосновение (с противником) ;
to gain the rear of the enemy воен. выйти в тыл противника ~ достигать ~ pl доходы (from - от) ;
заработок;
выигрыш (в карты и т. п.) ~ доходы ~ зарабатывать, добывать ~ зарабатывать, добывать ~ зарабатывать ~ извлекать выгоду ~ извлекать пользу, выгоду;
выгадывать ~ извлекать пользу, выгоду ~ извлекать пользу ~ извлекать прибыль ~ горн. квершлаг ~ нажива, корысть;
love of gain корыстолюбие ~ нажива, корысть ~ повышение валютного курса ~ повышение цены финансового инструмента ~ получать, приобретать;
to gain confidence( of smb.) войти в доверие (к кому-л.) ~ получать ~ получить ~ прибыль, выгода ~ прибыль, полученная в результате повышения цены финансового инструмента ~ прибыль, выгода ~ приобретать ~ прирост ~ рост ~ увеличение, прирост, рост ~ увеличение ~ увеличивать ~ улучшаться ~ усиление ~ радио, тлв. усиление;
illgotten gains never prosper посл. = чужое добро впрок нейдет ~ функция выигрыша gain выигрывать, добиваться;
to gain a prize выиграть приз;
to gain time сэкономить, выиграть время ~ a programming experience вчт. приобретать опыт программирования ~ an access вчт. получать доступ ~ получать, приобретать;
to gain confidence (of smb.) войти в доверие (к кому-л.) to ~ experience приобретать опыт;
to gain ill repute стяжать дурную славу to ~ experience приобретать опыт;
to gain ill repute стяжать дурную славу ~ in market share приобретение доли рынка ~ in productivity рост производительности ~ of sharpness вчт. увеличение резкости ~ on вторгаться, захватывать постепенно часть суши (о море) ~ on добиться (чьего-л. расположения) ~ on нагонять ~ over переманить на свою сторону, убедить;
gain upon = gain on;
to gain the upper hand взять верх;
my watch gains мои часы спешат ~ on bonds прибыль от облигации ~ on disposal of fixed assets прибыль от реализации основных фондов ~ on drawn bond прибыль от облигации с фиксированной ставкой ~ on market value прибыль за счет рыночной стоимости ценной бумаги ~ on securities прибыль от ценных бумаг ~ on shares прибыль от акций ~ over переманить на свою сторону, убедить;
gain upon = gain on;
to gain the upper hand взять верх;
my watch gains мои часы спешат to ~ weight увеличиваться в весе;
to gain strength набираться сил, оправляться ~ достигать, добираться;
to gain touch воен. установить соприкосновение (с противником) ;
to gain the rear of the enemy воен. выйти в тыл противника ~ over переманить на свою сторону, убедить;
gain upon = gain on;
to gain the upper hand взять верх;
my watch gains мои часы спешат gain выигрывать, добиваться;
to gain a prize выиграть приз;
to gain time сэкономить, выиграть время ~ достигать, добираться;
to gain touch воен. установить соприкосновение (с противником) ;
to gain the rear of the enemy воен. выйти в тыл противника ~ over переманить на свою сторону, убедить;
gain upon = gain on;
to gain the upper hand взять верх;
my watch gains мои часы спешат to ~ weight увеличиваться в весе;
to gain strength набираться сил, оправляться gambling ~ выигрыш в азартной игре hedging ~ бирж. выигрыш от хеджирования ill-gotten ~ доход, полученный нечестным путем ~ радио, тлв. усиление;
illgotten gains never prosper посл. = чужое добро впрок нейдет interest ~ доход от процентов ~ нажива, корысть;
love of gain корыстолюбие maturity-dependent capital ~ доход от прироста капитала, зависящий от срока платежей ~ over переманить на свою сторону, убедить;
gain upon = gain on;
to gain the upper hand взять верх;
my watch gains мои часы спешат net capital ~ чистый прирост капитала net exchange ~ доход от обмена валюты net ~ чистая прибыль net migration ~ чистый прирост населения за счет миграции netted exchange ~ чистая прибыль от обмена валюты nonnetted exchange ~ нереализованная валютная прибыль nonrealized exchange ~ нереализованная прибыль на разнице валютных курсов nontaxed ~ доход, не облагаемый налогом paper ~ бумажная прибыль paper ~ нереализованная прибыль potential ~ возможная прибыль realized capital ~ доход от прироста капитала realized ~ полученная прибыль realized ~ реализованная прибыль short-term capital ~ краткосрочный доход от прироста капитала short-term ~ краткосрочная прибыль speculative ~ спекулятивный доход stock ~ прирост запасов stock ~ увеличение запасов tax-exempt ~ прибыль, не облагаемая налогом taxable capital ~ облагаемые налогом доходы от прироста капитала taxable ~ облагаемый налогом доход от прироста капитала unrealized ~ нереализованная прибыль unrealized ~ нереализованный доход value ~ повышение цены value ~ увеличение стоимости

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > gain
8 pretender

v.

1 to claim.

Ella pretende la casa y el auto She claims the house and the car.

2 to apply for.

3 to court.

4 to want, to seek, to go after, to aspire to obtain.

Ella pretendió una hazaña peligrosa She attempted a dangerous feat.

5 to want to, to intend to, to mean to, to try to.

Ella pretende viajar en la tormenta She intends to travel in the storm.

6 to intend to marry, to court, to pay court to.

Ricardo pretende a María Richard intends to marry Mary.

7 to be intended to, to be meant to, to be needed to.

8 to feign, to pretend, to purport, to sham.

Ella pretende un desmayo She feigns a fainting spell.

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pretender

► verbo transitivo

1 (querer) to want to

■ pretende ganar el concurso he wants to win the contest

2 (intentar) to try to

■ no sé qué pretende hacer I don't know what he's trying to do

3 (cortejar) to court

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verb

1) to attempt

2) seek

3) claim

4) intend

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VT

1) (=aspirar a)

¿qué pretende usted? — what are you after?, what do you hope to achieve?

pretender el trono — to pretend to the throne

• pretender hacer algo, pretendió convencerme — he tried to convince me

pretendo sacar algo de provecho — I intend to get something out of it

¿qué pretende usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

no pretendo ser rico — I've no aspirations to be rich

pretende llegar a ser médico — she hopes to become a doctor

pretender que — + subjun to expect that...

¡no pretenderás que te pague la comida! — you're not expecting me to pay for your meal, are you?

2) frm (=afirmar) to claim

pretende que el coche le atropelló adrede — he claims that the car deliberately knocked him down

3) † (=cortejar) to woo, court

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (intentar, aspirar)

¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? — what do you hope to gain with that attitude?

¿qué pretendes de mí? — what do you expect of me?

pretender + INF — to try to + inf

no pretenderás hacerlo tú sola — you're not going to try to do it alone, are you?

pretendía hacerme cambiar de opinión — she was trying to make me change my mind

¿qué pretendes decir con eso? — what are you trying to say?, what are you getting at?

b) ( esperar)

¿pretendes que te crea? — do you expect me to believe you?

2) (ant) < mujer> to woo (dated)

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (intentar, aspirar)

¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? — what do you hope to gain with that attitude?

¿qué pretendes de mí? — what do you expect of me?

pretender + INF — to try to + inf

no pretenderás hacerlo tú sola — you're not going to try to do it alone, are you?

pretendía hacerme cambiar de opinión — she was trying to make me change my mind

¿qué pretendes decir con eso? — what are you trying to say?, what are you getting at?

b) ( esperar)

¿pretendes que te crea? — do you expect me to believe you?

2) (ant) < mujer> to woo (dated)

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pretender¹

¹ = intend, make + pretence, purport, be out to + Verbo, lay + claim(s) to, look to.

Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.

Ex: This account makes no pretence of being comprehensive and for a through treatment of these areas other texts should be consulted.

Ex: The LA purports to act as a professional body, but some of its bye-laws are the very antithesis of professionalism.

Ex: Clearly the cataloguer is out to produce a description in a standard order.

Ex: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.

Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.

* no pretender ser = make + no claim to.

* pretender hacer = try.

* pretender lograr lo imposible = square + the circle.

* pretender lo imposible = square + the circle.

pretender²

² = pretend, feign.

Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.

Ex: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.

* pretender + poseer = claim.

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pretender [E1 ]

vt

A

(intentar, aspirar): ¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? what do you hope to gain with that attitude?

¿pero qué pretendes? ¿que haga yo tu trabajo? are you trying to get me to do your work, or what?, what are you after? you want me to do your work? ( colloq)

¿qué pretendes de mí? what do you expect of me?, what do you expect me to do?

pretender + INF to try to + INF

no pretenderás hacerlo tú sola you're not going to try to do it o try and do it alone

pretendía hacerme cambiar de opinión her intention was to make me change my mind, she was trying to o ( colloq) she was out to make me change my mind

¿qué pretendes decir con eso? what do you mean by that?, what are you trying to say?, what are you getting at?

pretende engañarme con sus mentiras he's trying to fool me with his lies

con la campaña se pretende llamar la atención sobre el problema it is hoped that the campaign will draw attention to the problem

pretender QUE + SUBJ:

¿pretendes que crea esa mentira? do you expect me to believe such a lie?

si pretendes que te aprueben porque eres mi hijo, estás muy equivocado if you expect them to pass you o if you're hoping they'll pass you because you're my son, you're badly mistaken

sólo pretendo que sea feliz I just want her to be happy

B ( ant); ‹mujer› to woo ( dated)

la pretenden varios hombres several men are wooing her o are trying to win her hand ( dated)

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pretender ( conjugate pretender) verbo transitivo:
◊ ¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? what do you hope to gain with that attitude?;

pretendía entrar sin pagar he was trying to get in without paying;
no pretendo saberlo todo I don't claim to know everything;
lo único que pretendía era ayudar I was only trying to help;
¿pretendes que te crea? do you expect me to believe you?
pretender verbo transitivo
1 (aspirar, intentar) to expect, try to: pretendía que le diera la razón, he was trying to make me agree with him
pretende ser actriz, she hopes to become an actress
2 (simular) to try: pretendió no habernos visto, he pretended he hadn't seen us
3 frml (cortejar) to woo, court

' pretender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pretendienta
- pretendiente
- aspirar
English:
aim at
- allege
- make out
- pretend
- pretender
- purport

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pretender vt

1. [intentar, aspirar a]
sólo pretendo ayudarte I just want to help you;

pretendo comprarme una casa I'm hoping to buy a house;

pretende llegar a presidente he aims to become president;

no sé qué pretende con esa actitud I don't know what he hopes to achieve with that attitude;

¿pretendes que te crea? do you expect me to believe you?;

¿qué pretendes decir? what do you mean?;

¿no pretenderás que te deje el dinero? you don't really expect me to lend you the money, do you?

2. [simular] to pretend;

pretende estar estudiando he pretends he's studying

3. [afirmar] to claim

4. [cortejar] to court

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pretender

v/t

:

pretender hacer algo try to do sth

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pretender vt

1) intentar: to attempt, to try

pretendo estudiar: I'm trying to study

2) afirmar: to claim

pretende ser pobre: he claims he's poor

3) : to seek, to aspire to

¿qué pretendes tú?: what are you after?

4) cortejar: to court

5)

pretender que : to expect

¿pretendes que lo crea?: do you expect me to believe you?

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pretender vb

1. (querer) to want

¿quién es usted? ¿qué pretende? who are you? what do you want?

nunca pretendí hacerte daño I never wanted to hurt you

2. (intentar) to try [pt. & pp. tried]

los obreros pretendían obtener un aumento de salario the workers were trying to get a wage increase

Spanish-English dictionary > pretender
9 adelantar

v.

1 to overtake (vehículo, competidor) (en carretera).

prohibido adelantar no overtaking (en señal)

2 to move forward.

adelantó su coche para que yo pudiera aparcar she moved her car forward so I could park

3 to bring forward.

me quedaré en la oficina para adelantar el trabajo I'm going to stay on late at the office to get ahead with my work

4 to pay in advance (money).

pedí que me adelantaran la mitad del sueldo de julio I asked for an advance of half of my wages for July

5 to release.

el gobierno adelantará los primeros resultados a las ocho the government will announce the first results at eight o'clock

no podemos adelantar nada más por el momento we can't tell you o say any more for the time being

6 to promote, to advance.

¿qué adelantas con eso? what do you hope to gain o achieve by that?

María adelantó una idea Mary advanced=set forward an idea.

Ricardo adelantó al fin Richard advanced=got ahead at last.

Pedro adelanta mil dólares Peter advances one thousand dollars.

7 to make progress.

la informática ha adelantado mucho en la última década there has been a lot of progress in information technology over the past decade

8 to be fast (reloj).

9 to get ahead of, to move ahead of.

El auto adelantó a la motocicleta The car got ahead of the motorcycle.

10 to push forward, to move forward.

Silvia adelanta el proyecto Silvia pushes the project forward.

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adelantar

► verbo transitivo

1 to move forward

2 (reloj) to put forward

3 (pasar delante) to pass

4 AUTOMÓVIL to overtake

5 (dinero) to pay in advance

► verbo intransitivo

1 (progresar) to make progress

2 (reloj) to be fast

► verbo pronominal adelantarse

1 (ir delante) to go ahead

2 (llegar temprano) to be early

3 (anticiparse) to get ahead (a, of)

4 (reloj) to gain, be fast

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verb

1) to advance

2) move forward

3) pass

•

- adelantarse a

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1. VT

1) (=pasar por delante) [+ vehículo, rival] to overtake, pass ( esp EEUU)

adelantó al resto del pelotón — he overtook the rest of the pack

la oposición ha adelantado al gobierno en las encuestas — the opposition has overtaken the government in the polls

2) (=mover de sitio) [+ ficha, meta] to move forward

adelantaron la meta 300 metros — they moved the finishing line 300 metres forward

3) [en el tiempo]

a) [+ fecha, acto] to bring forward

no van a adelantar las elecciones — there is not going to be an early election, the election is not going to be brought forward

no adelantemos acontecimientos — let's not get ahead of ourselves, let's not jump the gun *

b) [+ reloj] to put forward

hoy se adelantan los relojes una hora — today the clocks go forward (by) one hour

4) (=conseguir)

no adelantamos nada con decírselo — we'll get nowhere by telling him

¿qué adelantas con enfadarte? — getting upset won't get you anywhere

5) (=anticipar)

a) [+ sueldo, dinero] to pay in advance, advance

me adelantaron parte de la paga de Navidad — they paid me some of my Christmas bonus in advance, they advanced me some of my Christmas bonus

el dinero es para adelantar pagas a las tropas — the money is for making advance payments to the troops

b) [+ información] to disclose, reveal

ha adelantado las líneas generales de su plan — he has disclosed o revealed the outline of his plan

como adelantó este periódico, ha aumentado la tasa de paro — as this newspaper revealed, the unemployment rate has gone up

lo único que puedo adelantarte es que se trata de una buena noticia — the only thing that I can tell you now is that it is good news

6) (=apresurar) [+ trabajo] to speed up

yo voy poniendo la mesa para adelantar trabajo — I'll start laying the table to speed things up

adelantar el paso — to speed up, quicken one's pace

7) (Dep) [+ balón] to pass forward

2. VI

1) (Aut) to overtake, pass (EEUU)

"prohibido adelantar" — "no overtaking", "no passing" (EEUU)

2) (=avanzar) to make progress

por el atajo adelantaremos más — we'll make better progress if we take the shortcut

llevamos un mes negociando sin adelantar nada — we have spent a month negotiating without making any progress o headway

3) [reloj] to gain time

ese reloj adelanta dos minutos diarios — that clock gains two minutes a day

3.

See:

adelantarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <fecha/viaje> to bring forward

b) <pieza/ficha> to move... forward

2) ( pasar)

a) (Auto) to pass, overtake

b) < corredor> to overtake, pass

3)

a) < información> to disclose; < noticia> to break

te adelanto que no es ninguna maravilla — I warn you, it's nothing special

les adelantamos la programación de mañana — here is a rundown of tomorrow's programs

b) < dinero>

le adelantó una parte del sueldo — she gave him an advance on his salary

la empresa te adelanta el dinero para comprarlo — the company lends you the money to buy it

4) < reloj> to put... forward

5) < balón> to pass... forward

6) < trabajo> to get on with

7)

a) ( conseguir) to gain

con llorar no adelantas nada — crying won't get you anywhere

b) ( en una clasificación) < puestos> to go up, move up
2.
adelantar vi

1)

a) ( avanzar) to make progress

b) reloj to gain

2) (Auto) to pass, overtake (BrE)

prohibido adelantar — no passing (AmE), no overtaking (BrE)
3.
adelantarse v pron

1)

a) ( avanzar) to move forward

b) ( ir delante) to go ahead

se adelantó para comprar las entradas — she went (on) ahead to buy the tickets

2) ( respecto de lo esperado) cosecha to be early; verano/frío to arrive early

3) ( anticiparse)

se adelantó a su época — he was ahead of his time

adelantarse a los acontecimientos — to jump the gun; (+ me/te/le etc)

yo iba a pagar, pero él se me adelantó — I was going to pay, but he beat me to it

alguien se me había adelantado — someone had beaten me to it

4) reloj to gain

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= bring forward.

Ex. Although the age for receiving old-age pension is 65 years, an individual can decide to bring it forward to a maximum of 5 years.

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* adelantar el comienzo de Algo = jump-start [jump start].

* adelantar por el lado incorrecto = undertake.

* adelantarse = out-think [outthink].

* adelantarse a = outguess, second-guess [secondguess], forestall.

* adelantarse a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* adelantarse a la competencia = get in + ahead of the field.

* adelantarse a los acontecimientos = ahead of the curve, jump + the gun.

* adelantarse a + Posesivo + tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* adelantarse pronto en el marcador = take + an early lead.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <fecha/viaje> to bring forward

b) <pieza/ficha> to move... forward

2) ( pasar)

a) (Auto) to pass, overtake

b) < corredor> to overtake, pass

3)

a) < información> to disclose; < noticia> to break

te adelanto que no es ninguna maravilla — I warn you, it's nothing special

les adelantamos la programación de mañana — here is a rundown of tomorrow's programs

b) < dinero>

le adelantó una parte del sueldo — she gave him an advance on his salary

la empresa te adelanta el dinero para comprarlo — the company lends you the money to buy it

4) < reloj> to put... forward

5) < balón> to pass... forward

6) < trabajo> to get on with

7)

a) ( conseguir) to gain

con llorar no adelantas nada — crying won't get you anywhere

b) ( en una clasificación) < puestos> to go up, move up
2.
adelantar vi

1)

a) ( avanzar) to make progress

b) reloj to gain

2) (Auto) to pass, overtake (BrE)

prohibido adelantar — no passing (AmE), no overtaking (BrE)
3.
adelantarse v pron

1)

a) ( avanzar) to move forward

b) ( ir delante) to go ahead

se adelantó para comprar las entradas — she went (on) ahead to buy the tickets

2) ( respecto de lo esperado) cosecha to be early; verano/frío to arrive early

3) ( anticiparse)

se adelantó a su época — he was ahead of his time

adelantarse a los acontecimientos — to jump the gun; (+ me/te/le etc)

yo iba a pagar, pero él se me adelantó — I was going to pay, but he beat me to it

alguien se me había adelantado — someone had beaten me to it

4) reloj to gain

* * *

= bring forward.

Ex: Although the age for receiving old-age pension is 65 years, an individual can decide to bring it forward to a maximum of 5 years.

* adelantar el comienzo de Algo = jump-start [jump start].

* adelantar por el lado incorrecto = undertake.

* adelantarse = out-think [outthink].

* adelantarse a = outguess, second-guess [secondguess], forestall.

* adelantarse a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* adelantarse a la competencia = get in + ahead of the field.

* adelantarse a los acontecimientos = ahead of the curve, jump + the gun.

* adelantarse a + Posesivo + tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.

* adelantarse pronto en el marcador = take + an early lead.

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adelantar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹pieza/ficha› to move … forward; ‹cinta› to wind … forward

2 ‹fecha/viaje› to bring forward

B (pasar)

1 ( Auto) to pass, overtake

2 ‹corredor› to overtake, pass

me adelantó en la recta she overtook me o passed me o got past me o got ahead of me on the straight

C

1 ‹información›

por el momento no podemos adelantar ninguna noticia/información at the moment we cannot release any news/release o disclose any information

te adelanto que la obra no es ninguna maravilla I can tell you now o I warn you, the play is nothing special

les adelantamos la programación de mañana here is a rundown of tomorrow's programs

les adelantamos que el próximo lunes no habrá servicio ( frml); we wish to advise you that there will be no service next Monday ( frml)

2 ‹dinero›

te adelanto 1.000 a cuenta de lo que te debo I'll give you 1,000 toward(s) what I owe you

no me quiso adelantar nada sobre el sueldo she wouldn't give me an advance on my salary

la empresa te adelanta el dinero para comprar un billete anual the company lends you the money o gives you a loan to buy an annual season ticket

D ‹reloj› to put … forward

E ‹balón› to pass … forward

F ‹trabajo› to get on with

G

1 (conseguir) to gain

llorando or con llorar no adelantas nada crying won't get you anywhere

2 (en una clasificación) ‹puestos› to go up, move up, climb

■ adelantar

vi

A

1 (avanzar) to make progress

la ciencia ha adelantado mucho en los últimos años science has advanced a great deal in recent years

con tanto ruido no he adelantado nada with all this noise, I've made absolutely no progress o I haven't managed to get on with anything

2 «reloj» to gain

B ( Auto) to pass, overtake ( BrE)

[ S ] prohibido adelantar no passing ( AmE), no overtaking ( BrE)

■ adelantarse

v pron

A

1 (avanzar) to move forward

2 (ir delante) to go ahead

se adelantó para ir comprando las entradas she went (on) ahead to buy the tickets

B

(ocurrir antes de lo esperado): este año el verano/la nieve se ha adelantado summer/the snow is early this year

un intelectual que se adelantó a su tiempo an intellectual who was ahead of his time

C

(anticiparse): no nos adelantemos a los acontecimientos let's not get ahead of ourselves, let's not jump the gun ( colloq)

(+ me/te/le etc): yo iba a pagar, pero él se me adelantó I was going to pay, but he beat me to it

cuando me decidí por el piso alguien se me había adelantado when I decided to take the apartment, someone had beaten me to it o got in ahead of me

D «reloj» to gain

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adelantar ( conjugate adelantar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹fecha/viaje› to bring forward

b) ‹pieza/ficha› to move … forward

2 ( sobrepasar) to overtake, pass
3
a) ‹ reloj› to put … forward

b) ‹ balón› to pass … forward

c) ‹ trabajo› to get on with

4 ( conseguir) to gain;
◊ con llorar no adelantas nada crying won't get you anywhere

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( avanzar) to make progress

b) [ reloj] to gain

2 (Auto) to pass, overtake (BrE)
adelantarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( avanzar) to move forward

b) ( ir delante) to go ahead;

◊ se adelantó para comprar las entradas she went (on) ahead to buy the tickets

2
a) [ cosecha] to be early;

[verano/frío] to arrive early
b) [ reloj] to gain

3 ( anticiparse):
◊ se adelantó a su época he was ahead of his time;

adelantarse a los acontecimientos to jump the gun;
yo iba a pagar, pero él se me adelantó I was going to pay, but he beat me to it
adelantar
I verbo transitivo
1 to move o bring forward
(un reloj) to put forward
figurado to advance: no adelantas nada ocultándoselo, you won't get anything by concealing it from him
2 (sobrepasar a un coche, a alguien) to overtake
3 (una fecha, una convocatoria) to bring forward
fig (hacer predicciones) adelantar acontecimientos, to get ahead of oneself
no adelantemos acontecimientos, let's not cross the bridge before we come to it
II verbo intransitivo
1 to advance
2 (progresar) to make progress: hemos adelantado mucho en una hora, we've made a lot of progress in one hour
3 (reloj) to be fast
' adelantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticipar
- guión
- pasar
English:
advance
- bring forward
- overtake
- pass
- pull out
- bring
- gain
- get
- hasten
- over
- progress
- put
- somewhere

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adelantar

♦ vt

1. [vehículo, competidor] to overtake;

me adelantó en la última vuelta she overtook me on the final lap

2. [mover hacia adelante] to move forward;
[pie] to put forward; [balón] to pass forward;
adelantó su coche para que yo pudiera aparcar she moved her car forward so I could park;

adelante dos casillas [en juego] move forward o jump two squares;

habrá que adelantar los relojes una hora we'll have to put the clocks forward (by) an hour

3. [en el tiempo] [reunión, viaje] to bring forward;

adelantaron la fecha de la reunión they brought forward the date of the meeting;

me quedaré en la oficina para adelantar el trabajo I'm going to stay on late at the office to get ahead with my work

4. [dinero] to pay in advance;

pedí que me adelantaran la mitad del sueldo de julio I asked for an advance of half of my wages for July

5. [información] to release;

el gobierno adelantará los primeros resultados a las ocho the government will announce the first results at eight o'clock;

no podemos adelantar nada más por el momento we can't tell you o say any more for the time being

6. [mejorar] to promote, to advance;

¿qué adelantas con eso? what do you hope to gain o achieve by that?;

con mentir no adelantamos nada there's nothing to be gained by lying;

no adelanto nada en mis estudios de alemán I'm not making any progress with my German;

adelantaron cinco puestos en la clasificación they moved up five places in the table

♦ vi

1. [progresar] to make progress;

la informática ha adelantado mucho en la última década there has been a lot of progress in information technology over the past decade

2. [reloj] to be fast;

mi reloj adelanta my watch is fast

3. [en carretera] to overtake;

prohibido adelantar [en señal] no overtaking

4. [avanzar] to advance, to go forward;

la fila adelanta con lentitud the Br queue o US line is moving forward o advancing slowly

♦ See also the pronominal verb adelantarse

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adelantar

I v/t

1 ( mover) move forward; reloj put forward

2 AUTO pass, Br

overtake

3 dinero advance

4 ( conseguir) achieve, gain

II v/i

1 de reloj be fast

2 ( avanzar) make progress

3 AUTO pass, Br

overtake

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adelantar vt

1) : to advance, to move forward

2) : to overtake, to pass

3) : to reveal (information) in advance

4) : to advance, to lend (money)

♦ See also the reflexive verb adelantarse

* * *

adelantar vb

1. (coche, etc) to overtake [pt. overtook; pp. overtaken]

el atleta adelantó a su rival the athlete overtook his rival

2. (fecha) to bring forward [pt. & pp. brought]

adelantamos la fecha del viaje we brought the date of our journey forward

3. (reloj) to put forward [pt. & pp. put]

esta noche hay que adelantar el reloj we have to put the clocks forward tonight

4. (objeto) to move forward

adelanté la silla para ver mejor I moved my chair forward so I could see better

Spanish-English dictionary > adelantar
10 dadurch

Adv.

1. räumlich: through (it, there etc.); that way; muss ich wirklich dadurch? do I really have to go through there?

2. (auf solche Weise) by it, in this way, that’s how; dadurch, dass by (+ Ger.) dadurch machst du dir nur noch mehr Arbeit you’re just ( oder only) making more work for yourself by doing that; die dadurch gewonnene Zeit the time saved by doing etc. that; was willst du dadurch gewinnen? what do you hope to gain by that?

3. (aus diesem Grund) because of that, as a result, that’s why; dadurch, dass because, due to the fact that; er kaufte eine Zeitung und verpasste dadurch den Zug he bought (himself) a newspaper and missed his train as a result; dadurch, dass er uns geholfen hat auch thanks to his help; dadurch, dass ich nur noch halbtags arbeite, habe ich mehr Zeit für mich auch I have more time for myself now that I only work part-time

* * *

(auf diese Weise) thereby;

(deswegen) because of that

* * *
da|dụrch [da'dʊrç] (emph) ['daːdʊrç]
adv

1) (örtlich) through there; (wenn Bezugsobjekt vorher erwähnt) through it; (geh in Relativsatz) through which

2) (kausal) thereby (form); (= mithilfe von, aus diesem Grund auch) because of this/that, through this/that; (= durch diesen Umstand, diese Tat etc auch) by or with that; (= auf diese Weise) in this/that way

was willst du dadurch gewinnen? — what do you hope to gain by or from that?

meinst du, dadurch wird alles wieder gut? — do you think that will make everything all right again?

dadurch kam es, dass er nicht dabei sein konnte — that was why he couldn't be there

3)

dadurch, dass ich das tat, hat er... — by my doing that he..., because I did that he...

dadurch, dass er den zweiten Satz gewonnen hat, sind seine Chancen wieder gestiegen — his chances improved again with him or his winning the second set

dadurch, dass das Haus isoliert ist, ist es viel wärmer — the house is much warmer because it's insulated or for being insulated

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da·durch

[daˈdʊrç]

adv

1. örtlich through [it/them]; (emph) through there

2. kausal (aus diesem Grund) so, thus form; (auf diese Weise) in this way

du kannst versuchen, etwas zu tun, aber \dadurch wird es nicht besser you can try doing something, but it won't make it better

3. (deswegen)

▪ \dadurch, dass... because...

\dadurch, dass er es getan hat, hat er... by doing that he has..., because he did that, he has...

\dadurch, dass das Haus isoliert ist, ist es viel wärmer the house is much warmer because it's insulated [or for being insulated]

\dadurch, dass er den zweiten Satz gewonnen hat, sind seine Chancen wieder gestiegen his chances improved again with him [or form his] winning the second set

* * *

Adverb

1) through it/them

2) (durch diesen Umstand) as a result; (durch dieses Mittel) in this way; by this [means]

ich nehme den D-Zug, dadurch bin ich zwanzig Minuten eher da — I'll take the express, that way I'll get there twenty minutes earlier

dadurch, dass er älter ist, hat er einige Vorteile — he has several advantages by virtue of being older or because he is older

dadurch gekennzeichnet sein, dass... — be characterized by the fact that...

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dadurch adv

1. räumlich: through (it, there etc); that way;

muss ich wirklich dadurch? do I really have to go through there?

2. (auf solche Weise) by it, in this way, that’s how;

dadurch, dass by (+ger)

dadurch machst du dir nur noch mehr Arbeit you’re just ( oder only) making more work for yourself by doing that;

die dadurch gewonnene Zeit the time saved by doing etc that;

was willst du dadurch gewinnen? what do you hope to gain by that?

3. (aus diesem Grund) because of that, as a result, that’s why;

dadurch, dass because, due to the fact that;

er kaufte eine Zeitung und verpasste dadurch den Zug he bought (himself) a newspaper and missed his train as a result;

dadurch, dass er uns geholfen hat auch thanks to his help;

dadurch, dass ich nur noch halbtags arbeite, habe ich mehr Zeit für mich auch I have more time for myself now that I only work part-time

* * *

Adverb

1) through it/them

2) (durch diesen Umstand) as a result; (durch dieses Mittel) in this way; by this [means]

ich nehme den D-Zug, dadurch bin ich zwanzig Minuten eher da — I'll take the express, that way I'll get there twenty minutes earlier

dadurch, dass er älter ist, hat er einige Vorteile — he has several advantages by virtue of being older or because he is older

dadurch gekennzeichnet sein, dass... — be characterized by the fact that...

* * *

adv.

thereby adv.

thus adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > dadurch
11 nutzen

m; -s, kein Pl. use; (Gewinn) profit, gain; (Vorteil) advantage; auch JUR. benefit; praktischer Nutzen practical use ( oder value); von Nutzen useful, helpful; zum Nutzen von for the benefit of; Nutzen bringen yield a profit; Nutzen ziehen aus profit ( oder benefit) from, capitalize on; davon habe ich wenig Nutzen it’s not much use to me

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der Nutzen

benefit; utility; advantage; profit; gain; avail; value; use

* * *
Nụt|zen ['nʊtsn]
m -s, -

1) use; (= Nützlichkeit) usefulness

es hat keinen Nutzen, das zu tun — there's no use or point (in) doing that

zum Nutzen der Öffentlichkeit — for the benefit of the public

jdm von Nutzen sein — to be useful or of use to sb; (einer anderen Person auch) to be of service to sb

von großem/geringem Nutzen sein — to be of great/little use

2) (= Vorteil) advantage, benefit; (= Gewinn) profit

jdm Nutzen bringen (Vorteil) — to be of advantage to sb; (Gewinn) to bring sb profit, to prove profitable to sb

großen Nutzen von etw versprechen — to expect to benefit or profit greatly from sth

von etw Nutzen haben — to gain or profit by sth

aus etw Nutzen ziehen — to reap the benefits of sth

* * *

der

1) (something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) benefit

2) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) good

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) use

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Nut·zen

<-s>

[ˈnʊtsən]

m kein pl advantage, benefit

welchen \Nutzen versprichst du dir davon? what do you hope to gain from it?

wirtschaftlicher \Nutzen economic value

[jdm] \Nutzen bringen to be of advantage [or benefit] [to sb]

mir ist nicht klar, welchen \Nutzen es bringen soll, wenn wir auf seine Vorschläge eingehen I don't see what the advantage would be in accepting his proposal

jdm zum \Nutzen gereichen (geh) to be to sb's advantage

von etw dat irgendeinen \Nutzen haben to gain [or derive benefit] from sth

welchen \Nutzen soll ich davon haben, euch zu helfen what am I going to get out of helping you?

[jdm] von \Nutzen sein to be of use [to sb]

das wäre von \Nutzen that would be helpful

von geringem \Nutzen sein to not be much use

von großem \Nutzen sein to be a lot of use

aus etw dat [seinen] \Nutzen ziehen to derive benefit from sth

zum \Nutzen der/des... to the benefit of the...

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der; Nutzens

1) benefit

den Nutzen [von etwas] haben — benefit or gain [from something]

Nutzen aus etwas ziehen — benefit from something; exploit something

[jemandem] von Nutzen sein — be of use or useful [to somebody]

2) (Profit) profit

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nutzen, nützen

A. v/i be of use, be useful (

zu etwas for sth;

jemandem to sb); (vorteilhaft sein) be of advantage oder benefit (

jemandem to sb);

jemandem nutzen auch benefit sb;

das nützt (mir) nichts that’s no use ( oder good) (to me);

nützt (dir) das in irgendeiner Weise? is that any use (to you)?;

das nützt wenig that doesn’t help much, that’s not much help;

es nützt alles nichts, wir müssen gehen we’ve got to go whether we like or not;

was nützt es, dass man spart/dass du ihn ermahnst? what’s the use ( oder good) of saving/of you(r) telling him to be careful?;

Heulen nützt nichts oder

es nützt nichts zu heulen it’s no use crying

B. v/t use, make use of; (Naturkräfte etc) harness; (nutzbringend anwenden) put to good use; (ausnützen) take advantage of;

die Gelegenheit nutzen take advantage of ( oder seize) the opportunity;

du hast deine Chance nicht genützt you didn’t take your chance;

du hast keine Chance, aber nutze sie hum you don’t stand a chance so you might as well go for it

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der; Nutzens

1) benefit

den Nutzen [von etwas] haben — benefit or gain [from something]

Nutzen aus etwas ziehen — benefit from something; exploit something

[jemandem] von Nutzen sein — be of use or useful [to somebody]

2) (Profit) profit

* * *

- m.

benefit n.

profit n.

utility n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > nutzen
12 nützen

m; -s, kein Pl. use; (Gewinn) profit, gain; (Vorteil) advantage; auch JUR. benefit; praktischer Nutzen practical use ( oder value); von Nutzen useful, helpful; zum Nutzen von for the benefit of; Nutzen bringen yield a profit; Nutzen ziehen aus profit ( oder benefit) from, capitalize on; davon habe ich wenig Nutzen it’s not much use to me

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der Nutzen

benefit; utility; advantage; profit; gain; avail; value; use

* * *
Nụt|zen ['nʊtsn]
m -s, -

1) use; (= Nützlichkeit) usefulness

es hat keinen Nutzen, das zu tun — there's no use or point (in) doing that

zum Nutzen der Öffentlichkeit — for the benefit of the public

jdm von Nutzen sein — to be useful or of use to sb; (einer anderen Person auch) to be of service to sb

von großem/geringem Nutzen sein — to be of great/little use

2) (= Vorteil) advantage, benefit; (= Gewinn) profit

jdm Nutzen bringen (Vorteil) — to be of advantage to sb; (Gewinn) to bring sb profit, to prove profitable to sb

großen Nutzen von etw versprechen — to expect to benefit or profit greatly from sth

von etw Nutzen haben — to gain or profit by sth

aus etw Nutzen ziehen — to reap the benefits of sth

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der

1) (something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) benefit

2) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) good

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) use

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Nut·zen

<-s>

[ˈnʊtsən]

m kein pl advantage, benefit

welchen \Nutzen versprichst du dir davon? what do you hope to gain from it?

wirtschaftlicher \Nutzen economic value

[jdm] \Nutzen bringen to be of advantage [or benefit] [to sb]

mir ist nicht klar, welchen \Nutzen es bringen soll, wenn wir auf seine Vorschläge eingehen I don't see what the advantage would be in accepting his proposal

jdm zum \Nutzen gereichen (geh) to be to sb's advantage

von etw dat irgendeinen \Nutzen haben to gain [or derive benefit] from sth

welchen \Nutzen soll ich davon haben, euch zu helfen what am I going to get out of helping you?

[jdm] von \Nutzen sein to be of use [to sb]

das wäre von \Nutzen that would be helpful

von geringem \Nutzen sein to not be much use

von großem \Nutzen sein to be a lot of use

aus etw dat [seinen] \Nutzen ziehen to derive benefit from sth

zum \Nutzen der/des... to the benefit of the...

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der; Nutzens

1) benefit

den Nutzen [von etwas] haben — benefit or gain [from something]

Nutzen aus etwas ziehen — benefit from something; exploit something

[jemandem] von Nutzen sein — be of use or useful [to somebody]

2) (Profit) profit

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nutzen, nützen

A. v/i be of use, be useful (

zu etwas for sth;

jemandem to sb); (vorteilhaft sein) be of advantage oder benefit (

jemandem to sb);

jemandem nutzen auch benefit sb;

das nützt (mir) nichts that’s no use ( oder good) (to me);

nützt (dir) das in irgendeiner Weise? is that any use (to you)?;

das nützt wenig that doesn’t help much, that’s not much help;

es nützt alles nichts, wir müssen gehen we’ve got to go whether we like or not;

was nützt es, dass man spart/dass du ihn ermahnst? what’s the use ( oder good) of saving/of you(r) telling him to be careful?;

Heulen nützt nichts oder

es nützt nichts zu heulen it’s no use crying

B. v/t use, make use of; (Naturkräfte etc) harness; (nutzbringend anwenden) put to good use; (ausnützen) take advantage of;

die Gelegenheit nutzen take advantage of ( oder seize) the opportunity;

du hast deine Chance nicht genützt you didn’t take your chance;

du hast keine Chance, aber nutze sie hum you don’t stand a chance so you might as well go for it

* * *

der; Nutzens

1) benefit

den Nutzen [von etwas] haben — benefit or gain [from something]

Nutzen aus etwas ziehen — benefit from something; exploit something

[jemandem] von Nutzen sein — be of use or useful [to somebody]

2) (Profit) profit

* * *

- m.

benefit n.

profit n.

utility n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > nützen
13 Nutzen

m; -s, kein Pl. use; (Gewinn) profit, gain; (Vorteil) advantage; auch JUR. benefit; praktischer Nutzen practical use ( oder value); von Nutzen useful, helpful; zum Nutzen von for the benefit of; Nutzen bringen yield a profit; Nutzen ziehen aus profit ( oder benefit) from, capitalize on; davon habe ich wenig Nutzen it’s not much use to me

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der Nutzen

benefit; utility; advantage; profit; gain; avail; value; use

* * *
Nụt|zen ['nʊtsn]
m -s, -

1) use; (= Nützlichkeit) usefulness

es hat keinen Nutzen, das zu tun — there's no use or point (in) doing that

zum Nutzen der Öffentlichkeit — for the benefit of the public

jdm von Nutzen sein — to be useful or of use to sb; (einer anderen Person auch) to be of service to sb

von großem/geringem Nutzen sein — to be of great/little use

2) (= Vorteil) advantage, benefit; (= Gewinn) profit

jdm Nutzen bringen (Vorteil) — to be of advantage to sb; (Gewinn) to bring sb profit, to prove profitable to sb

großen Nutzen von etw versprechen — to expect to benefit or profit greatly from sth

von etw Nutzen haben — to gain or profit by sth

aus etw Nutzen ziehen — to reap the benefits of sth

* * *

der

1) (something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) benefit

2) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) good

3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) use

* * *

Nut·zen

<-s>

[ˈnʊtsən]

m kein pl advantage, benefit

welchen \Nutzen versprichst du dir davon? what do you hope to gain from it?

wirtschaftlicher \Nutzen economic value

[jdm] \Nutzen bringen to be of advantage [or benefit] [to sb]

mir ist nicht klar, welchen \Nutzen es bringen soll, wenn wir auf seine Vorschläge eingehen I don't see what the advantage would be in accepting his proposal

jdm zum \Nutzen gereichen (geh) to be to sb's advantage

von etw dat irgendeinen \Nutzen haben to gain [or derive benefit] from sth

welchen \Nutzen soll ich davon haben, euch zu helfen what am I going to get out of helping you?

[jdm] von \Nutzen sein to be of use [to sb]

das wäre von \Nutzen that would be helpful

von geringem \Nutzen sein to not be much use

von großem \Nutzen sein to be a lot of use

aus etw dat [seinen] \Nutzen ziehen to derive benefit from sth

zum \Nutzen der/des... to the benefit of the...

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der; Nutzens

1) benefit

den Nutzen [von etwas] haben — benefit or gain [from something]

Nutzen aus etwas ziehen — benefit from something; exploit something

[jemandem] von Nutzen sein — be of use or useful [to somebody]

2) (Profit) profit

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Nutzen m; -s, kein pl use; (Gewinn) profit, gain; (Vorteil) advantage; auch JUR benefit;

praktischer Nutzen practical use ( oder value);

von Nutzen useful, helpful;

zum Nutzen von for the benefit of;

Nutzen bringen yield a profit;

Nutzen ziehen aus profit ( oder benefit) from, capitalize on;

davon habe ich wenig Nutzen it’s not much use to me

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der; Nutzens

1) benefit

den Nutzen [von etwas] haben — benefit or gain [from something]

Nutzen aus etwas ziehen — benefit from something; exploit something

[jemandem] von Nutzen sein — be of use or useful [to somebody]

2) (Profit) profit

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- m.

benefit n.

profit n.

utility n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Nutzen
14 Nutzen

nut·zen, nüt·zen

1. nut·zen [ʼnʊtsn̩], nüt·zen [ʼnʏtsn̩]

vi ( von Nutzen sein)

[jdm] [etwas] nutzen [o nützen] to be of use [to sb];

und was soll das \Nutzen, wenn ich mich ein drittes Mal darum bemühe? and what's the use in me giving it a third go?;

drohe ihm, das nützt immer! threaten him, that always helps!;

schön, dass meine Ermahnungen doch etwas genutzt/ genützt haben good; my warnings weren't a complete waste of time;

[jdm] nichts nutzen [o nützen] to not do [sb] any good, to be no use [to sb];

du kannst sie ja fragen, aber das wird [dir] nichts \Nutzen you can ask her but it won't do [you] any good;

ich will Geld sehen, ein Schuldschein nützt mir nichts I want to see money - an IOU is no good to me

vt

1) ( in Gebrauch nehmen)

etw nutzen [o nützen] to use sth;

er hat zwar einen Kabelanschluss, nützt ihn aber kaum he does have cable TV but he hardly watches it

2) ( ausnutzen)

etw nutzen [o nützen] to exploit [or take advantage of] sth;

eine günstige Gelegenheit \Nutzen to seize an opportunity;

die Gunst der Stunde \Nutzen to make use of an opportune moment

2. Nut·zen <-s> [ʼnʊtsn̩] m

kein pl advantage, benefit;

welchen \Nutzen versprichst du dir davon? what do you hope to gain from it?;

[jdm] \Nutzen bringen to be of advantage [or benefit] [to sb];

mir ist nicht klar, welchen \Nutzen es bringen soll, wenn wir auf seine Vorschläge eingehen I don't see what the advantage would be in accepting his proposal;

jdm zum \Nutzen gereichen ( geh) to be to sb's advantage;

von etw irgendeinen \Nutzen haben to gain [or derive benefit] from sth;

welchen \Nutzen soll ich davon haben, euch zu helfen? what am I going to get out of helping you?;

[jdm] von \Nutzen sein to be of use [to sb];

das wäre von \Nutzen that would be helpful;

von geringem \Nutzen sein to not be much use;

von großem \Nutzen sein to be a lot of use;

aus etw [seinen] \Nutzen ziehen to derive benefit from sth;

zum \Nutzen der/des... to the benefit of the...

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Nutzen
15 nutzen

nut·zen, nüt·zen

1. nut·zen [ʼnʊtsn̩], nüt·zen [ʼnʏtsn̩]

vi ( von Nutzen sein)

[jdm] [etwas] nutzen [o nützen] to be of use [to sb];

und was soll das \nutzen, wenn ich mich ein drittes Mal darum bemühe? and what's the use in me giving it a third go?;

drohe ihm, das nützt immer! threaten him, that always helps!;

schön, dass meine Ermahnungen doch etwas genutzt/ genützt haben good; my warnings weren't a complete waste of time;

[jdm] nichts nutzen [o nützen] to not do [sb] any good, to be no use [to sb];

du kannst sie ja fragen, aber das wird [dir] nichts \nutzen you can ask her but it won't do [you] any good;

ich will Geld sehen, ein Schuldschein nützt mir nichts I want to see money - an IOU is no good to me

vt

1) ( in Gebrauch nehmen)

etw nutzen [o nützen] to use sth;

er hat zwar einen Kabelanschluss, nützt ihn aber kaum he does have cable TV but he hardly watches it

2) ( ausnutzen)

etw nutzen [o nützen] to exploit [or take advantage of] sth;

eine günstige Gelegenheit \nutzen to seize an opportunity;

die Gunst der Stunde \nutzen to make use of an opportune moment

2. Nut·zen <-s> [ʼnʊtsn̩] m

kein pl advantage, benefit;

welchen \nutzen versprichst du dir davon? what do you hope to gain from it?;

[jdm] \nutzen bringen to be of advantage [or benefit] [to sb];

mir ist nicht klar, welchen \nutzen es bringen soll, wenn wir auf seine Vorschläge eingehen I don't see what the advantage would be in accepting his proposal;

jdm zum \nutzen gereichen ( geh) to be to sb's advantage;

von etw irgendeinen \nutzen haben to gain [or derive benefit] from sth;

welchen \nutzen soll ich davon haben, euch zu helfen? what am I going to get out of helping you?;

[jdm] von \nutzen sein to be of use [to sb];

das wäre von \nutzen that would be helpful;

von geringem \nutzen sein to not be much use;

von großem \nutzen sein to be a lot of use;

aus etw [seinen] \nutzen ziehen to derive benefit from sth;

zum \nutzen der/des... to the benefit of the...

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > nutzen
16 erhoffen

v/t: ( sich [Dat]) erhoffen hope for; (erwarten) expect ( von from, of)

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to hope for

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er|họf|fen [ɛɐ'hɔfn] ptp erho\#fft
vt
to hope for
etw erhoffen — to hope for sth (von from)

was erhoffst du dir davon? — what do you hope to gain from it?

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er·hof·fen *

vt

▪ [sich dat] etw [von jdm/etw] \erhoffen to hope for sth [from sb/sth]

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transitives Verb

sich (Dat.) viel/wenig von etwas erhoffen — expect a lot/little from something

die erhoffte Änderung/Lohnerhöhung — the change/pay rise we/they had expected

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erhoffen v/t: (

sich [dat])

erhoffen hope for; (erwarten) expect (

von from, of)

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transitives Verb

sich (Dat.) viel/wenig von etwas erhoffen — expect a lot/little from something

die erhoffte Änderung/Lohnerhöhung — the change/pay rise we/they had expected

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v.

to hope for v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > erhoffen
17 pretender

pretender ( conjugate pretender) verbo transitivo:
◊ ¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? what do you hope to gain with that attitude?;
pretendía entrar sin pagar he was trying to get in without paying; no pretendo saberlo todo I don't claim to know everything; lo único que pretendía era ayudar I was only trying to help; ¿pretendes que te crea? do you expect me to believe you?
pretender verbo transitivo
1 (aspirar, intentar) to expect, try to: pretendía que le diera la razón, he was trying to make me agree with him
pretende ser actriz, she hopes to become an actress
2 (simular) to try: pretendió no habernos visto, he pretended he hadn't seen us
3 frml (cortejar) to woo, court ' pretender' also found in these entries: Spanish: pretendienta - pretendiente - aspirar English: aim at - allege - make out - pretend - pretender - purport

pretender

tr[prɪ'tendə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 pretendiente nombre masulino o femenino (to, a)

pretender

n.

• impostor s.m.

• pretendiente s.m.

prɪ'tendər, prɪ'tendə(r)
noun

pretender (TO something) — pretendiente mf (a algo)

[prɪ'tendǝ(r)]
N pretendiente mf
pretender to the throne — pretendiente mf al trono

the Young Pretender — el joven Pretendiente

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[prɪ'tendər, prɪ'tendə(r)]
noun

pretender (TO something) — pretendiente mf (a algo)

English-spanish dictionary > pretender
18 pretendido

adj.

intended, pretended, alleged.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: pretender.

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pretendido

► participio pasado

1→ link=pretender pretender

► adjetivo

1 supposed

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ADJ supposed, alleged

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- da adjetivo (delante del n)

el pretendido duque — the so-called duke

con pretendido interés — with false interest

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= intended.

Ex. In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

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- da adjetivo (delante del n)

el pretendido duque — the so-called duke

con pretendido interés — with false interest

* * *

= intended.

Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

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pretendido -da

adjective

( delante del n):

la pretendida duquesa the so-called duchess

con pretendida afectuosidad with false affection

lo justificó con una pretendida enfermedad he justified it by pretending o saying he'd been ill

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Del verbo pretender: ( conjugate pretender)

pretendido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
pretender
pretendido
pretender ( conjugate pretender) verbo transitivo:
◊ ¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? what do you hope to gain with that attitude?;

pretendía entrar sin pagar he was trying to get in without paying;
no pretendo saberlo todo I don't claim to know everything;
lo único que pretendía era ayudar I was only trying to help;
¿pretendes que te crea? do you expect me to believe you?
pretendido -da adjetivo ( delante del n) ‹interés/amabilidad› feigned;
el pretendido duque the so-called duke;
con pretendido interés with false interest
pretender verbo transitivo
1 (aspirar, intentar) to expect, try to: pretendía que le diera la razón, he was trying to make me agree with him
pretende ser actriz, she hopes to become an actress
2 (simular) to try: pretendió no habernos visto, he pretended he hadn't seen us
3 frml (cortejar) to woo, court

' pretendido' also found in these entries:
English:
apparent
- intended

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pretendido, -a adj

supposed;

la pretendida bajada de precios no se ha producido todavía the supposed fall in prices has yet to materialize;

la obra describe con pretendido realismo la guerra the work provides a supposedly realistic portrayal of the war

Spanish-English dictionary > pretendido
19 pretendido

Del verbo pretender: ( conjugate pretender) \ \
pretendido es: \ \
el participio
Multiple Entries: pretender pretendido
pretender ( conjugate pretender) verbo transitivo:
◊ ¿qué pretendes con esa actitud? what do you hope to gain with that attitude?;
pretendía entrar sin pagar he was trying to get in without paying; no pretendo saberlo todo I don't claim to know everything; lo único que pretendía era ayudar I was only trying to help; ¿pretendes que te crea? do you expect me to believe you?
pretendido -da adjetivo ( delante del n) ‹interés/amabilidad› feigned; el pretendido duque the so-called duke; con pretendido interés with false interest
pretender verbo transitivo
1 (aspirar, intentar) to expect, try to: pretendía que le diera la razón, he was trying to make me agree with him
pretende ser actriz, she hopes to become an actress
2 (simular) to try: pretendió no habernos visto, he pretended he hadn't seen us
3 frml (cortejar) to woo, court ' pretendido' also found in these entries: English: apparent - intended

English-spanish dictionary > pretendido
20 achieve

ə' i:v
verb

(to gain or reach successfully: He has achieved his ambition.) conseguir, lograr

- achievement

achieve vb conseguir / lograr

El gerundio de achieve se escribe achieving

achieve

tr[ə'ʧiːv]

transitive verb

1 (finish) realizar, llevar a cabo

2 (attain) lograr, conseguir

achieve [ə'ʧi:v] vt, achieved ; achieving : lograr, alcanzar, conseguir, realizar

achieve

v.

• acabar v.

• alcanzar v.

• ejecutar v.

• llevar a cabo v.

• lograr v.

• realizar v.

ə'tʃiːv
transitive verb

a) ( accomplish) lograr

the meeting didn't achieve much — no se logró demasiado en la reunión

b) ( attain) \<\<success/victory\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<aim\>\> lograr, conseguir*, alcanzar*; \<\<ambition\>\> hacer* realidad

[ǝ'tʃiːv]
1.

VT (=reach) conseguir, alcanzar; (=complete) llevar a cabo; (=accomplish) realizar

he will never achieve anything — él no hará nunca nada

what do you hope to achieve by that? — ¿qué esperas lograr con eso?

2.

VI (=be successful) avanzar, hacer progresos

the children are not achieving as they should — los niños no avanzan or hacen los progresos que debieran

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[ə'tʃiːv]
transitive verb

a) ( accomplish) lograr

the meeting didn't achieve much — no se logró demasiado en la reunión

b) ( attain) \<\<success/victory\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<aim\>\> lograr, conseguir*, alcanzar*; \<\<ambition\>\> hacer* realidad

English-spanish dictionary > achieve

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