gain

ganar
el beneficio
gain(
geyn
)
Un verbo transitivo es un verbo que requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. Yo compré un libro.).
verbo transitivo
1. (lograr)
a. ganar
You'll have to work hard to gain her confidence.Tendrás que trabajar mucho para ganar su confianza.
b. ganarse
She quickly gained the respect of her colleagues.Se ganó rápidamente el respeto de sus colegas.
c. conseguir
After years of slavery, he finally gained his freedom.Después de años de esclavitud, por fin consiguió su libertad.
d. obtener
It's important to your father and me that you gain an education.A tu padre y a mí nos importa que obtengas una educación.
e. adquirir
It doesn't pay well, but it'll be a good way to gain experience.No pagan muy bien, pero será una buena forma de adquirir experiencia.
f. hacerse
You can gain a lot of friends just by smiling.Puedes hacerte muchos amigos tan solo con sonreír.
2. (incrementar)
a. cobrar
As we gained speed, we lost control of the car.A medida que cobrábamos velocidad, perdíamos el control del carro.
b. ganar
The boat gained speed as the wind blew harder.El barco ganaba velocidad cuanto más soplaba el viento.
c. aumentar
She gained a little weight after giving birth.Aumentó un poco de peso después del parto.
3. (avanzar)
a. adelantar
My watch gains a minute every day.Mi reloj se adelanta un minuto cada día
4. (venir a)
a. llegar
The army gained the hill at dawn.El ejército llegó a la colina al amanecer.
Un verbo intransitivo es un verbo que no requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. El hombre estornudó.).
verbo intransitivo
5. (sacar beneficio)
a. beneficiarse
We can definitely gain from this opportunity.Sin duda podemos beneficiarnos de esta oportunidad.
6. (incrementar)
a. aumentar
Our stocks have gained in value this month.Nuestras acciones han aumentado de valor este mes.
7. (avanzar)
a. adelantarse
That clock must be gaining because it's 10 minutes faster than the one in the kitchen.Ese reloj tiene que estar adelantándose porque hay una diferencia de diez minutos con el de la cocina.
b. ganar terreno
We’re gaining every day, but we still have another 80 miles before we reach the mountain.Ganamos terreno cada día, pero aún nos quedan 80 millas antes de que alcancemos la montaña.
Un sustantivo es una palabra que se refiere a una persona, un animal, un lugar, un sentimiento o una idea (p.ej. hombre, perro, casa).
sustantivo
8. (ventaja)
a. el beneficio
(m) significa que un sustantivo es de género masculino (p.ej. el hombre, el sol).
(M)
We can use this opportunity for our own gain.Podemos aprovechar esta oportunidad en nuestro propio beneficio.
9. (subida)
a. el aumento
(m) significa que un sustantivo es de género masculino (p.ej. el hombre, el sol).
(M)
There's been a gain in the area of tourism.Ha habido un aumento en el ámbito del turismo.
10. (electrónica)
a. la ganancia
(f) significa que un sustantivo es de género femenino (p.ej. la mujer, la luna).
(F)
The signal isn't very strong. — Did you try turning up the gain?La señal no está muy fuerte. — ¿Has probado subir la ganancia?
gains
Un sustantivo plural indica que hay más de una persona, un lugar, una cosa o una idea.
sustantivo plural
11. (finanzas)
a. las ganancias
(f) significa que un sustantivo es de género femenino (p.ej. la mujer, la luna).
(F)
Our investment finally produced gains.Por fin, produjo ganancias nuestra inversión.
b. los beneficios
(m) significa que un sustantivo es de género masculino (p.ej. el hombre, el sol).
(M)
We've had significant gains as a company in the last quarter.Nuestra compañía ha tenido beneficios considerables en el último trimestre.
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gain
Un sustantivo es una palabra que se refiere a una persona, un animal, un lugar, un sentimiento o una idea (p.ej. hombre, perro, casa).
Sustantivo
1. (profit)
a. la beneficio m, ganancia
(f) significa que un sustantivo es de género femenino (p.ej. la mujer, la luna).
(F)
for personal gainen beneficio propio
2. (increase)
a. el aumento
(m) significa que un sustantivo es de género masculino (p.ej. el hombre, el sol).
(M)
Un verbo transitivo es un verbo que requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. Yo compré un libro.).
verbo transitivo
3. (advantage, reputation)
a. cobrar, ganar
4. (victory)
a. obtener
5. (sympathy)
a. granjearse, ganarse
to gain access tolograr acceder or acceso a
he gained the impression that…le dio la impresión de que…
6. (increase)
a. ganar
to gain weightganar peso
to gain ground onganar terreno a
to gain speedcobrar velocidad
to gain timeganar tiempo
Un verbo intransitivo es un verbo que no requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. El hombre estornudó.).
verbo intransitivo
7. (benefit)
a.
to gain by somethingbeneficiarse de algo
8. (increase)
a.
to gain in confidencecobrar or ganar confianza
to gain in popularityhacerse cada vez más popular
9. (clock)
a. adelantar
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gain [ɡeɪn]
verbo transitivo
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
what have you gained by it? what do I have to gain by staying here? he'll gain nothing by being rude Labour has gained three seats the company did not disclose how much it expects to gain from the two deals a former intelligence chief, who has gained respect in his 18-month stint in the Bonn Cabinet you will never gain her respect if you don't tell the truth he had gained respect among his colleagues as an excellent negotiator Rabin also reportedly gained approval to act against Hezbollah without further consultation the drug has first to gain approval from the FDA they have gained approval for the construction of a hotel on the site students can gain valuable experience by working on the campus radio or magazine they realize that passing exams is no longer enough to gain a place at university their efforts helped the hostages gain their freedom she had somehow gained possession of the letter he started a war of liberation against Syria costing almost 1,000 lives and gaining no territory their strategy failed to gain public support he uses his disease to gain sympathy you won't gain many friends doing that
to gain an advantage over sb sacar ventaja a algn
technologies evolve and opponents seek ways to gain a new advantage to gain [confidence] you can become more adventurous as you gain confidence simple exercises to help you gain confidence in your appearance and in yourself stumblingly he began to reply, gaining more confidence as he went along
to gain confidence adquirir confianza
you'll gradually gain more confidence in yourself I think the market will continue slowly to gain confidence men who are beginning to gain the confidence to express themselves
to gain sb's confidence to gain the confidence of sb ganar(se) la confianza de algn
hoping to gain her confidence, I told her my name it proved very hard to gain the confidence of the local community to put forward a plan to gain the confidence of the voters
to gain control of sth hacerse con el control de algo
the Republicans gained control of both chambers Hemmer gained control of the ball to gain one's [objective] use any means imaginable to gain your objective
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
to gain [popularity] the idea slowly gained popularity feng shui has been steadily gaining popularity in the United States it did not gain mass popularity until the 50s as the wine gains popularity the variety and quality will develop
Jones gained possession of the ball Jones se hizo con el balón
Jones gained [possession] of the ball and made a shot at goal
Labour has gained three seats from the Conservatives los laboristas les han arrebatado tres escaños a los conservadores
to gain [time] he believes Croatia agreed to the truce in order to gain time to buy desperately needed weapons to gain the upper hand
access entry ground hand
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
the vehicle was gaining speed as it approached
to gain strength (physically) cobrar fuerzas; (mentally) hacerse más fuerte
she gained strength and was able to walk unaided he gradually gained the strength to look after himself and not depend on other people the reformist tendency in the labour movement gained strength some people are weakened by adversity, others gain strength from it
to gain weight engordar; aumentar de peso
I've gained three kilos he engordado tres kilos
she gained some 25lbs in weight during her pregnancy some people do gain weight after they stop smoking
3 (arrive at) llegar a
the steamer gained port el vapor llegó a puerto
we gained the summit two days later
verbo intransitivo
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
some regions stood to gain by reallocation of resources he hasn't gained by the exchange he was hoping to gain by refusing to negotiate to gain [from] sth some people stand to gain from the change in the law Walesa is likely to gain from all the confusion Iraq's leader must not be allowed to gain from his assault on basic human values they are gaining from other peoples' suffering
stand
2 (advance) [+watch] adelantarse; [+runner] ganar terreno
my watch has a tendency to gain hurry! they're gaining
3 (increase, improve) [+shares] aumentar de valor; subir
Glaxo shares gained substantially today
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
while it has lost its tranquility, the area has gained in liveliness opinion polls show that he has gained in popularity the wines of Pouilly and Sancerre have gained in popularity he wore his new trainers to school, hoping to gain in prestige with his classmates the knowledge that you have gained in stature by what you have been through to gain in [weight]
sustantivo
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
news on home sales is brighter, showing a gain of 8 per cent in August the index was up by 1.1 percent, the biggest gain in nearly three years to [make] gains sales of new homes made a small gain in April share prices made gains in Tokyo ideology, political party communism made gains in the Third World during the '60s and '70s this would effectively endorse the /territorial gains/ made by the Serbs and Croats
productivity gains aumentos (m) en la productividad
weight
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
all he is concerned with is his own material gain short-term political gains at the expense of long-term social stability to do sth [for] gain he buys art solely for financial gain he is using his position of power for personal gain it is exploiting the conflict in Iraq for its own territorial gain
their loss is our gain ellos pierden y nosotros ganamos
3 (Economics) (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
I lost all my gains
capital
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Ejemplos
Frases
gain weight
aumentar de peso
weight gain
el aumento de peso
no pain, no gain
si no duele, no sirve
gain experience
adquirir experiencia
profound gain
significativo avance
personal gain
beneficio propio
gain muscle
ganar músculo
gain knowledge
adquirir conocimientos
gain access
acceder
gain time
ganar tiempo
gain independence
independizarse
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