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to win (to lose) competition одержать победу (потерпеть поражение) в конкурентной борьбе -
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[ˌkɔmpɪ'tɪʃ(ə)n]n1) соревнование, состязание, конкурс- qualifying competitionsHe failed the competition. — Он проиграл это соревнование.
- skiing competitions
- swimming competitions
- piano competition
- beauty competition
- hold competitions
- take part in a competition
- win a competition
- lose a competition2) конкуренция, конкурентная борьбаThere is fierce competition between the three leading soap manufacturers. — Между этими тремя ведущими производителями мыла идет острая конкурентная борьба.
- high lot of competitionIn the face of intense competition small grocery shops go out of business. — Перед лицом сильной конкуренции мелкие бакалейные магазины закрываются
- considerable competition
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n1) соревнование, состязание; конкурс2) конкуренция
- active competition
- actual competition
- animated competition
- bona fide competition
- business competition
- buyers' competition
- closed competition
- commercial competition
- cruel competition
- cutthroat competition
- destructive competition
- direct competition
- enterprising competition
- fair competition
- fierce competition
- foreign competition
- free competition
- global competition
- healthy competition
- import competition
- indirect competition
- interindustry competition
- interseller competition
- intrabranch competition
- intraindustry competition
- intrasectoral competition
- intratype competition
- keen competition
- latent competition
- market competition
- monopolistic competition
- nonprice competition
- open competition
- price competition
- predatory competition
- product competition
- pure competition
- qualitative competition
- quality competition
- quasi competition
- rigorous competition
- ruthless competition
- sellers' competition
- severe competition
- spirited competition
- stiff competition
- tough competition
- unfair competition
- unrestrained competition
- unworkable competition
- workable competition
- world competition
- competition in selling effort
- competition on the world market
- avoid competition
- be drawn into competition
- be in competition with smb
- defy competition
- eliminate competition
- encounter competition
- engage in competition
- enter in competition
- face competition
- meet competition
- meet with competition
- mitigate competition
- provoke competition
- restrain competition
- shield from competition
- stand competition
- step up competition
- sustain competition
- win competition
- withstand competition competition clauseEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > competition
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win
1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) ganar2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) ganar3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) ganar(se)
2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) victoria- winner- winning
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- win over
- win the day
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win1 n victoriaour team has played six matches without a win nuestro equipo ha jugado seis partidos y no ha logrado ninguna victoriawin2 vb1. ganar2. ganar / llevarse / conseguirtr[wɪn]1 victoria■ who do you think will win the election? ¿quién crees que ganará las elecciones?2 (prize, cup, etc) ganar, llevarse■ we've won the pools! ¡hemos sacado una quiniela!3 (gain, obtain, achieve - gen) conseguir, obtener, ganar; (- friendship, respect) granjearse; (- sympathy, affection) ganarse, granjearse; (- support) atraer, captar; (- heart, love) conquistar1 ganar■ who's winning? ¿quién va ganando?■ OK! you win! ¡vale! ¡tú ganas!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto win hands down ganar fácilmenteto win the day llevarse la palmato win the toss ganar el sorteowin or lose tanto si ganamos como si perdemosyou can't win (certain to lose) no hay caso: ganarwin vt1) : ganar, conseguir2)to win over : ganarse a3)to win someone's heart : conquistar a alguienwin n: triunfo m, victoria fv.(§ p.,p.p.: won) = congraciar v.• ganar v.• lograr v.• triunfar v.n.• victoria s.f.
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1. wɪn1) ( gain) \<\<prize/title\>\> ganar; \<\<support\>\> conseguir*, ganarse; \<\<fame/recognition\>\> ganarse; \<\<affection\>\> ganarse, granjearse; \<\<scholarship/promotion\>\> conseguir*, obtener* (frml); \<\<contract\>\> conseguir*their perseverance won them universal admiration — su perseverancia les granjeó or les valió la admiración de todos
2) ( be victorious in) \<\<war/race/bet/election\>\> ganaryou can't win them all — (colloq) no se puede pretender ganarlas todas
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vi ganarto win AT something — \<\<at cards/billiards/golf\>\> ganar a algo
OK, you win! — (colloq) está bien, como tú digas
you can't win! — (colloq) no hay caso!
Phrasal Verbs:- win over
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noun victoria f, triunfo m[wɪn] (vb: pt, pp won)1.N victoria f, triunfo manother win for Castroforte — otra victoria or otro triunfo para el Castroforte
their fifth win in a row — su quinta victoria consecutiva, su quinto triunfo consecutivo
last Sunday's win against or over Pakistan — la victoria del domingo frente a or sobre Pakistán
no-winto back a horse for a win — apostar dinero por un caballo para que gane la/una carrera
2. VT1) (=be victorious in) [+ competition, bet, war, election] ganar- win the daypragmatism will probably win the day — al final triunfará or se impondrá el pragmatismo
spur 1., 1)the government finally won the day after a heated debate — finalmente el gobierno triunfó or se impuso tras un debate acalorado
2) (=be awarded) [+ cup, award, prize, title] ganar; [+ contract, order] obtener, conseguirthe party won a convincing victory at the polls — el partido consiguió or obtuvo una victoria convincente en las elecciones
3) (=obtain) [+ pay rise, promotion] conseguir, ganarse; [+ support, friendship, recognition] ganarse; [+ metal, ore] extraer ( from de)to win a reputation for honesty — granjearse or ganarse una reputación de persona honrada
to win sb sth: it won him first prize — le valió or le ganó el primer premio
to win sb to one's cause — ganar a algn para la causa de uno, atraer a algn a la causa de uno
4) (=reach) [+ shore] llegar a, alcanzar; [+ goal] conseguirhe won his way to the top of his profession — (a base de trabajar duro) consiguió llegar a la cima de su profesión
5) (Mil) (=capture) tomar3.VI (in war, sport, competition) ganarwho's winning? — ¿quién va ganando?
go in and win! — ¡a ganar!
OK, you win * — vale, ganas tú
Evans won 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 — Evans ganó 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
to win by a head/a length — ganar por una cabeza/un largo
you can't win —
whatever you say, you're always wrong, you can't win — digas lo que digas, ellos siempre tienen razón, ¡no hay manera!
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1. [wɪn]1) ( gain) \<\<prize/title\>\> ganar; \<\<support\>\> conseguir*, ganarse; \<\<fame/recognition\>\> ganarse; \<\<affection\>\> ganarse, granjearse; \<\<scholarship/promotion\>\> conseguir*, obtener* (frml); \<\<contract\>\> conseguir*their perseverance won them universal admiration — su perseverancia les granjeó or les valió la admiración de todos
2) ( be victorious in) \<\<war/race/bet/election\>\> ganaryou can't win them all — (colloq) no se puede pretender ganarlas todas
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vi ganarto win AT something — \<\<at cards/billiards/golf\>\> ganar a algo
OK, you win! — (colloq) está bien, como tú digas
you can't win! — (colloq) no hay caso!
Phrasal Verbs:- win over
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[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) vinde2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) vinde3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) vinde2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) sejr- winner- winning
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- win through* * *[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) vinde2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) vinde3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) vinde2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) sejr- winner- winning
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[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) zmagati2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) dobiti3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) pridobiti2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) zmaga- winner- winning
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- win through* * *I [win]nouncolloquially dobivanje; dobljena igra; dobiček; uspeh, zmagaII [win]transitive verbdobiti ( from od), pridobiti, doseči; zaslužiti, dobiti pri kartanju, v igri; military osvojiti, priti (do cilja); pregovoriti, premamiti; intransitive verb zmagati, biti zmagovalec, imeti uspeh, priti do ciljato win one's blue — dobiti pravico za nošenje modre oznake (Oɔfordske ali Cambridgeske univerze) po nastopih na dirkah, tekmahto win s.o. to consent — pregovoriti koga k privolitvito win fame (fortune, a victory) — doseči slavo (bogastvo, zmago)to win home — priti, dospeti domovto win £ 3 off s.o. — dobiti ʌ funte od koga v igrito win to the shore — doseči obalo, priti do obale, bregato win one's spurs figuratively postati vitezto win the toss — dobiti pri igri za denar, pri kartanju za denarto win one's way — priti do, doseči; napraviti svojo pot, prispeti; prodreti, uspetito win a wife — dobiti si, najti ženo (za zakon)III [win]Scottish dialectal transitive verb sušiti (seno) na zraku; plati (žito) -
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win [wɪn](verb: preterite, past participle won)1. nounvictoire f(in war, sport, competition) gagner• who's winning? qui gagne ?• you win! (in reluctant agreement) soit ! tu as gagné !a. [+ war, match, competition] gagnerc. [+ fame, fortune] trouver ; [+ sb's friendship] gagner ; [+ sympathy, support, supporters] s'attirer• to win sb's love/respect se faire aimer/respecter de qn► win over, win round separable transitive verb[+ person] convaincre* * *[wɪn] 1.2) ( successful bet) pari m gagnant2.1) Games, Military, Sport gagner; Politics gagner [election, votes] ( from somebody aux dépens de quelqu'un); gagner les élections dans [region, city] ( from somebody aux dépens de quelqu'un)to win a (parliamentary) seat — être élu député ( from somebody aux dépens de quelqu'un)
2) ( acquire) obtenir [reprieve] ( from de); gagner [friendship, heart]; s'attirer [sympathy]; s'acquérir [support] (of de)3.to win somebody's love/respect — se faire aimer/respecter de quelqu'un
you win! — ( in argument) je m'incline!
I've done my best to please her, but you just can't win — j'ai tout fait pour lui plaire, mais rien à faire
win or lose, the discussions have been valuable — quoi qu'il arrive, les discussions ont été profitables
Phrasal Verbs:- win back- win out- win over••win some, lose some — on ne peut pas gagner à tous les coups
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(in competition) gagner;∎ she always wins at tennis elle gagne toujours au tennis;∎ they're winning three nil ils gagnent trois à zéro;∎ he won by only one point il a gagné d'un point seulement;∎ did you win at cards? avez-vous gagné aux cartes?;∎ who do you think will win? à votre avis, qui va gagner ou l'emporter?;∎ he won by a length (in horseracing) il a gagné d'une longueur;∎ to let sb win laisser gagner qn;∎ OK, you win! bon, d'accord!;∎ I (just) can't win! j'ai toujours tort!;∎ to win hands down gagner haut la main∎ he won first prize il a gagné ou il a eu le premier prix;∎ he won £100 at poker il a gagné 100 livres au poker;∎ win yourself a dream holiday! gagnez des vacances de rêve!;∎ she won a gold medal in the Olympics elle a obtenu une médaille d'or aux jeux Olympiques;∎ his superior finishing speed won him the race il a gagné la course grâce à sa vitesse supérieure dans la dernière ligne ou au finish;∎ British to win a place at university obtenir une place à l'université;∎ figurative he has won his place in history il s'est fait un nom dans l'histoire;∎ the Greens have won ten seats les Verts ont gagné dix sièges;∎ they won the seat from Labour ils ont enlevé le siège aux travaillistes;∎ we have won a great victory nous avons remporté une grande victoire;∎ this offensive could win them the war cette offensive pourrait leur faire gagner la guerre∎ to win sb's heart gagner ou conquérir le cœur de qn;∎ to win the right to do sth obtenir le droit de faire qch;∎ archaic to win sb's hand obtenir la main de qn;∎ she was desperate to win his favour elle cherchait désespérément à attirer ses bonnes grâces;∎ intransigence has won him many enemies son intransigeance lui a valu de nombreux ennemis;∎ his impartiality has won him the respect of his colleagues son impartialité lui a valu ou fait gagner le respect de ses collègues;∎ he has finally won recognition for his work son travail a finalement été reconnu;∎ you've just won yourself a friend tu viens juste de te faire un ami∎ or literary (reach) we finally won the shore after three days at sea nous avons fini par gagner le rivage après trois jours de mer3 noun∎ they've had an unprecedented run of wins ils ont eu une série de victoires sans précédent;∎ we haven't had one win all season nous n'avons pas remporté une seule victoire de toute la saison∎ win, place, show gagnant, placé et troisième(money, trophy) reprendre, recouvrer; (land) reprendre, reconquérir; (loved one) reconquérir; (esteem, respect, support) retrouver, recouvrer; Politics (votes, voters, seats) récupérer, recouvrer;∎ they were determined to win back the Cup from the Australians ils étaient décidés à reprendre la Coupe aux Australiens;∎ I won every penny back from him je lui ai repris jusqu'au dernier centime;∎ you won't win back your wife with threats tu ne vas pas reconquérir ou retrouver l'amour de ta femme avec des menacestriompher;∎ the need for peace won out over the desire for revenge le besoin de paix triompha du désir de revanche(convert, convince) rallier;∎ he has won several of his former opponents over to his ideas il a rallié plusieurs de ses anciens adversaires à ses idées;∎ the report won her over to the protesters' cause le rapport l'a gagnée à la cause des protestataires;∎ we won him over in the end nous avons fini par le convaincre;∎ I won him round to my point of view j'ai réussi à le rallier à mon point de vueremporter;∎ the striking rail workers won through in the end les cheminots en grève ont fini par obtenir gain de cause -
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win 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) vinne, seire2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) vinne3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) vinne, oppnå2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) seier; suksess; gevinst- winner- winning
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- win throughvinneIsubst. \/wɪn\/1) (hverdagslig, sport) seier2) ( hverdagslig) gevinstII1) vinne, seire2) (oppmerksomhet, støtte) få, oppnå, vekke3) ( gruvedrift) utvinne, bryte4) ( gammeldags) inntalightly won, lightly gone ( ordtak) det som kommer lett, går lettwin big vinne stortwin clear from lykkes unngåwin\/earn one's spurs se ➢ spurwin hands down se ➢ handwin or lose enten en vinner eller taper, hvordan det enn går• win or lose, she will earn quite a lotenten hun vinner eller taper, vil hun tjene ganske godtwin out\/through ( hverdagslig) seire, klare seg, lykkeswin some, lose some man kan ikke lykkes hver gangwin somebody over\/round vinne noen for en sak, overbevise noen, overtale noenwin somebody something vinne noe for noenwin the day\/field ( gammeldags) se ➢ fieldyou can't win them all man kan ikke lykkes hver gang -
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[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) ganhar2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) ganhar3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) meta2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.)- winner- winning
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- win through* * *[win] n coll vitória, sucesso (em esporte). • vt+vi (ps, pp won). 1 vencer, ganhar, triunfar. we won the day/ the field / nós vencemos. 2 obter (sucesso). they won golden opinions / eles obtiveram a mais irrestrita admiração de todos. 3 conquistar, cativar (auditório). 4 alcançar, atingir (margem, cume). we won our goal / nós alcançamos nosso objetivo. 5 Mil tomar. 6 conquistar o amor de, persuadir ao casamento. 7 conseguir a simpatia de. 8 persuadir, convencer. 9 influenciar. 10 lavrar (minérios). they won their way eles impuseram-se. to win by a head/ short head ganhar apertado. to win in impor-se, obter as simpatias. to win in a canter ganhar bem, ganhar facilmente. to win on/ upon a) ganhar. b) obter o melhor de. c) ganhar favores de, ter influência sobre. we won on him / nós obtivemos influência sobre ele. to win over/ round conquistar a opinião, o apoio de alguém. he won him over / ele conquistou a sua simpatia. he had won us over to his side / ele nos havia conquistado para o seu partido. to win the day ganhar uma discussão. to win through a) vencer as dificuldades, passar com êxito por obstáculos. b) prevalecer, ser bem-sucedido. you can’t win não tem jeito, nada do que você fizer será bom, satisfatório. you win você ganhou (eu desisto). -
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[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) dosáhnout; vyhrát2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) získat, vyhrát3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) získat2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) vítězství- winner- winning
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[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) sigra (í), vinna2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) vinna (til)3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) ávinna sér, vinna til2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) sigur- winner- winning
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[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) uzvarēt; laimēt2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) laimēt3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) izpelnīties; izcīnīt; iekarot2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) uzvara; veiksme; laime- winner- winning
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[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) laimėti2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) laimėti3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) nusipelnyti2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) pergalė, laimėjimas- winner- winning
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[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) dosiahnuť; vyhrať2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) vyhrať3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) získať2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) víťazstvo- winner- winning
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[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) a câştiga2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) a câştiga3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) a câştiga2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) victorie- winner- winning
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[win] 1. present participle - winning; verb1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) κερδίζω2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) κερδίζω3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) κερδίζω2. noun(a victory or success: She's had two wins in four races.) νίκη- winner- winning
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win — [win] vi. won, winning [ME winnen < OE winnan, to fight, endure, struggle, akin to Ger winnen, to struggle, contend < IE base * wen , to desire, strive for > WISH, L venus, love] 1. a) to gain a victory; be victorious; triumph: sometimes … English World dictionary
win hands down — phrase to win by a large amount or very easily The team confidently expected to win hands down. Thesaurus: to win a game, competition or argumentsynonym Main entry: win … Useful english dictionary
win in a walk — win without effort or competition … Useful english dictionary
win — win1 W1S1 [wın] v past tense and past participle won [wʌn] present participle winning ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/race)¦ 2¦(prize)¦ 3¦(get/achieve)¦ 4¦(make somebody win something)¦ 5 you win 6 you can t win 7 you can t win them all … Dictionary of contemporary English
win — 1 /wIn/ verb past tense and past participle won /w n/ present participle winning 1 COMPETITION/RACE (I, T) to be the best or first in a competition, game, election etc: Who do you think will win the next election? | win at sth: I never win at… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
win — I UK [wɪn] / US verb Word forms win : present tense I/you/we/they win he/she/it wins present participle winning past tense won UK [wʌn] / US past participle won *** Metaphor: Winning a competition or game is like hitting or killing your opponent … English dictionary
competition — com|pe|ti|tion W1S1 [ˌkɔmpıˈtıʃən US ˌka:m ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: competitio, from competere; COMPETE] 1.) [U] a situation in which people or organizations try to be more successful than other people or organizations… … Dictionary of contemporary English
competition — com|pe|ti|tion [ ,kampə tıʃn ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the activities of companies that are trying to be more successful than others: Competition has intensified in recent months. fierce/stiff competition: They were faced with fierce competition.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
