wins in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wins in the English»French Dictionary

I.win [Brit wɪn, Am wɪn] N

1. win (victory) (gen):

win POL, SPORTS

victoire f (over sur)

to have a win over sb in sth POL, SPORTS

remporter une victoire sur qn dans qc

2. win (successful bet):

win GAMES, HORSE RAC

pari m gagnant

to have a win on the horses

gagner sur un cheval

II.win <pres part winning, pret, pp won> [Brit wɪn, Am wɪn] VB trans

1. win:

win GAMES, MIL, SPORTS battle, victory, competition, match, bet, money, prize

gagner

2. win POL:

win election, votes

gagner (from sb aux dépens de qn)

win region, city

gagner les élections dans (from sb aux dépens de qn)

to win a (parliamentary) seat

être élu député (from sb aux dépens de qn)

3. win (acquire):

win delay, reprieve

obtenir (from de)

win friendship, heart

gagner (from de)

win sympathy

s'attirer

win support

s'acquérir (of de)

it won him the admiration of his colleagues

cela lui a valu l'admiration de ses collègues

to win sb's love/respect

se faire aimer/respecter de qn

to win one's way to sth

parvenir à qc

to win sb's hand dated or liter

obtenir la main de qn

III.win <pres part winning; pret, pp won> [Brit wɪn, Am wɪn] VB intr

win

gagner

to win against sb

l'emporter sur qn

to win by a length/by two goals

gagner d'une longueur/de deux buts

to play to win lit, fig

jouer pour gagner

go in and win!

vas-y, tu l'auras!

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, I shall enjoy the game

gagnant ou perdant, je jouerai avec plaisir

win or lose, the discussions have been valuable

quoi qu'il arrive, les discussions ont été profitables

it's a win or lose situation

tout se joue là-dessus

IV.win [Brit wɪn, Am wɪn]

win some, lose some

on ne peut pas gagner à tous les coups

win-win [Brit, Am ˈwɪn ˈˌwɪn] ADJ

to be in a win-win situation

être dans une situation où l'on gagne à tous les coups

I.win over VB [Brit wɪn -, Am wɪn -], win round VB (win over [sb], win [sb] over)

win over

convaincre

to win sb over to point of view

convaincre qn de

can we win her over to our side?

pouvons-nous la convaincre de se joindre à nous?

win through VB [Brit wɪn -, Am wɪn -]

win through

finir par gagner

to win through to SPORTS semifinal etc

se qualifier pour

I.win back VB [Brit wɪn -, Am wɪn -] (win [sth] back, win back [sth])

win back majority, support, votes

récupérer (from sb sur qn)

win back affection, respect

regagner

win back prize, title, territory

reprendre (from à)

quick win N

quick win

gain m rapide

no-win [Brit, Am ˈnoʊ ˈwɪn] ADJ

no-win situation:

no-win

de perdant

win out VB [Brit wɪn -, Am wɪn -]

win out

l'emporter

to win out over sth

vaincre qc

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to win a Grammy

≈ être primé aux Victoires de la musique

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il est constamment vainqueur

he always wins

wins in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wins in the English»French Dictionary

I.win [wɪn] N

1. win POL, sports:

win

victoire f

2. win (bet):

win

pari m gagnant

II.win <won, won> [wɪn] VB trans

win

gagner

win contract, scholarship

décrocher

win popularity

acquérir

win reputation

se faire

win sb's heart

conquérir

to win sb's love

se faire aimer de qn

III.win <won, won> [wɪn] VB intr

win

gagner

to win by two lengths

l'emporter de deux longueurs

Phrases:

to win hands down

gagner les doigts dans le nez

win or lose

quoi qu'il arrive

you win!

soit! tu as gagné!

win back VB trans

win back territory, love

reconquérir

win back voters

récupérer

win back esteem

regagner

win over VB trans

1. win over (change mind of):

win over

convaincre

2. win over (gain support of):

win over

gagner à sa cause

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slow and steady wins the race prov

rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point prov

to win by KO

gagner par K.-O.

to win renown as sth

se faire une réputation en tant que qc

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conquérir cœur, personne

to win

reconquérir amour

to win back

gagner à la loterie

to win the lottery

gagner l'oscar de qc

to win the Oscar for sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, many endgames are forced wins only with flawless play, where even a slight error would produce a different result.

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So batten down the hatches, hope the wins start coming, and ensure there's enough hot pies and cold beers for those who turn up.

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Josh wins single scull race. 2 miles, in 15:37.

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The team with the fastest time through the 48.6 km course based on the time of its first five riders wins the competition.

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In the fourth canto the young boy wins a wrestling match but is severely berated by his father.

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The player that depletes the other player's life bars first wins the match.

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If the player wins the title match, a newspaper headline heralding the players' tag team as champions is shown.

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The 2007-08 team broke the school record for goals in a season with 96 and finished with the second-most wins in school history, 15.

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In a best-of series, a team can lose their home advantage if the visiting team wins the first game.

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Comments NB: 3 more losses than wins; odd number of draws; 9 more goals conceded than scored.

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