Translations for „winning“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . win·ning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] ADJ

1. winning:

winning (that wins)

zmagovalen

winning (that wins)

zmagovit

winning (victorious)

zmagoslaven

to play one's winning card fig

zaigrati adut

on the winning side

na zmagovalni strani

to be on a winning streak

biti na zmagovitem pohodu

to be on a winning streak

doseči niz zmag

2. winning (charming):

winning

prikupen

winning

prijeten

II . win·ning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] N winnings pl

winning

dobitek m

ˈprize-win·ning ADJ attr

prize-winning

nagrajen

I . win <won, won> [wɪn] VB trans

1. win (be victorious):

win

zmagovati [perf zmagati]

to win an election

zmagati na volitvah

to win a victory

doseči zmago

2. win (obtain):

win

dobivati [perf dobiti]

win

dosegati [perf doseči]

to win sb's heart/love

osvojiti srce/ljubezen koga

to win recognition

doseči priznanje

3. win (extract):

win ore, coal

izkopavati

win oil

pridobivati

win oil

črpati

you can't win them all saying

ne moreš vedno zmagati

[you] win some, [you] lose some saying

včasih zmagaš, včasih pa izgubiš

II . win <won, won> [wɪn] VB intr

win

zmagovati [perf zmagati]

to win hands down inf

z lahkoto zmagati

may the best man win

naj zmaga najboljši

III . win [wɪn] N

win

zmaga f

home win

zmaga na domačem igrišču

away win

zmaga v gosteh

win back VB trans to win back ⇄ sth

win

dobiti kaj nazaj

win over VB trans

win (persuade)

prepričati

win (persuade)

pregovoriti

win (persuade) (gain support)

pridobiti

win round VB trans Brit

win

prepričati

win through VB intr

win

prebiti se

win-ˈwin situa·tion N inf

win-win situation

situacija f , najboljša za vse udeležence

ˈhome win N SPORTS

home win

zmaga f na domačem igrišču

quick-ˈwin ADJ attr inf

quick-win investment

hitro dobičkonosen

quick-win strategy

kratkoročen

Usage examples with winning

on the winning side

na zmagovalni strani

losing/winning streak

niz porazov/zmag

to play one's winning card fig

zaigrati adut

to be on a winning streak

biti na zmagovitem pohodu

she's got a fair chance of winning

dobre možnosti ima za zmago

I don't reckon much to their chances of winning

ne računam preveč na njihove možnosti za zmago

they can kiss their chances of winning the cup goodbye fig

na možnost, da bi zmagali pokal, lahko kar pozabijo

the odds have shortened on the German team winning the European Championship

možnosti, da bi nemška ekipa zmagala na evropskem prvenstvu, so se zmanjšale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, he dropped out after winning $23 million from a lottery ticket.

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The winning teacher is chosen by a selection committee from all the state schools around the country.

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The certainty that claims on him would be paid on demand made his winning tickets as negotiable among his customers as bank-notes.

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Each winning raffle number wins a fixed amount of 20,000.

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He learned the building trade as a journeyman carpenter, eventually creating a large building business of his own, and winning government contracts.

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This award-winning series is now in its 9th season.

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Once a winning ticket has been paid, however, it is much more difficult to determine whether another individual was the rightful owner.

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After steady growth over the first half of the century, including winning paid sick leave, annual leave and a forty-hour week, the union really took off in the 1950s.

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It is put about by people who really just like being on the winning side.

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He has won numerous awards for his fiction, including winning and being nominated for key short story competitions.

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