win [wɪn] won (past)
sustantivo
victoria (f); triunfo (m) another 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; to back a horse for a win apostar dinero por un caballo para que gane la/una carrera
I had a win on the lottery gané la lotería
verbo transitivo
1 (be victorious in) [+competition, bet, war, election] ganar
you can't win them all no siempre se puede ganar
to win the day (Mil) triunfar; triunfar; imponerse
pragmatism will probably win the day al final triunfará or se impondrá el pragmatismo
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; conseguir
the 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
how to win friends and influence people cómo ganarse amigos e influenciar a las personas
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; this manoeuvre won him the time he needed esta maniobra le ganó el tiempo que necesitaba
to win sth from sb ganar algo a algn; he won five pounds from her at cards le ganó cinco libras jugando a cartas; new land won from the marshes nuevas tierras ganadas a los pantanos
to win sb's hand (in marriage) obtener la mano de algn (en matrimonio) (formal); to win sb's heart conquistar a algn
to win sb to one's cause ganar a algn para la causa de uno; atraer a algn a la causa de uno
verbo intransitivo
(in war, sport, competition) ganar who's winning? ¿quién va ganando?; go in and win! ¡a ganar!; he has a good chance of winning tiene muchas posibilidades de hacerse con la victoria or de ganar; OK, you win vale, ganas tú
Evans won 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 Evans ganó 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
she always wins at cards siempre gana a las cartas
to win by a head/a length ganar por una cabeza/un largo; to play to win jugar a ganar
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!
to win hands down ganar de forma aplastante