win

win
win [{{t}}wɪn] (pt & pp won [{{t}}wʌn], cont winning)
1 intransitive verb
(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
2 transitive verb
(a) (award, prize, race, competition) gagner; (scholarship) obtenir; (contract) gagner, remporter;
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
(b) (acquire, secure → friendship, love) gagner; (→ sympathy) s'attirer; (→ popularity) acquérir;
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
(c) {{}}Mining{{}} extraire
(d) {{}}formal{{}}
or {{}}literary{{}} (reach) we finally won the shore after three days at sea nous avons fini par gagner le rivage après trois jours de mer
(e) {{}}archaic{{}}
or {{}}literary{{}} (earn) to win one's living or one's daily bread gagner sa vie ou son pain quotidien
3 noun
(a) {{}}Sport{{}} victoire f;
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
(b) {{}}American{{}} {{}}Horseracing{{}}
win, place, show gagnant, placé et troisième
win back separable transitive verb
(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 menaces
win out intransitive verb
triompher;
the need for peace won out over the desire for revenge le besoin de paix triompha du désir de revanche
win over separable transitive verb
(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 vue
win round {{}}British{{}} = win over
win through intransitive verb
remporter;
the striking rail workers won through in the end les cheminots en grève ont fini par obtenir gain de cause

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