| Traduções complementares |
| win n | (victory) | vitória sf |
| | The win in the preliminary round allowed them to advance to the semi-finals. |
| | A vitória na fase preliminar os permitiu avançar para as semi-finais. |
| win [sth] vtr | (earn) | conquistar, ganhar vt |
| | He won a spot on the Olympic team. |
| | Ele ganhou uma vaga na equipe olímpica. |
| win [sth] vtr | (reach) | alcançar, atingir vt |
| | The climber won the summit of the mountain on Monday morning. |
| | O alpinista alcançou o topo da montanha na segunda-feira de manhã. |
| win [sth] vtr | (achieve) | alcançar, conquistar vt |
| | Through your hard work you have won a place on the board of the company. |
| | Com seu trabalho árduo, você conquistou um lugar no conselho da empresa. |
| win [sth] vtr | (gain the support of) | conquistar, ganhar vt |
| | The candidate won many voters with his good ideas. |
| | O candidato ganhou muitos eleitores com suas boas ideias. |
| win [sth] vtr | UK, regional (dry hay, seed, etc.) (feno, semente) | secar vt |
| | The farmer needs a period of good weather in order to win the hay. |
Locuções verbais
|
win back [sth/sb],
win [sth/sb] back vtr phrasal sep | (retrieve, recover) | recobrar vt |
| | | recuperar vt |
| | After a long legal battle, the singer finally won back total control over his recorded output. |
| | If you want to win back your girlfriend you have to show her you're sorry. |
| win [sb] over vtr phrasal sep | informal, often passive (charm, persuade) (figurado) | conquistar vt |
| | | encantar vt |
| | I was wary until I met him in person, but then he won me over completely. |
| | Eu estava receoso até conhecê-lo pessoalmente, mas então ele me conquistou totalmente. |
| win [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | (persuade, coax) | persuadir vt |
| | | convencer vt |
| | She wanted nothing to do with it at first, but his smooth talking finally won her round. |
Formas compostas:
|
| carry the day v expr | (win, triumph) | levar a melhor expres v |
| | | vencer vt |
| | We hope that our team will carry the day. |
| may the best man win interj | (before competition) | que vença o melhor expres |
| | Good luck to all and may the best man win! |
no win,
no fee adj | (law: no-charge guarantee) (direito) | em caso de perda de causa, não são pagos honorários expres |
| | The lawyer offered to represent him on a no win, no fee basis. |
| no-win adj | (situation: no one benefits) | sem vencedores expres |
win [sb]'s approval,
win the approval of [sb] v expr | (be endorsed, supported) | obter aprovação expres |
| win by a neck n | (horse-racing: win narrowly) (corrida de cavalos: vitória apertada) | vencer por um pescoço de diferença expres |
| | The horse he backed won by a neck. What an exciting race! |
| win by a nose v expr | (horseracing: win very narrowly) (obter vitória apertada) | vencer por pouco expres |
| | It was a very close race. Our horse won by a nose. |
| win friends vtr + npl | (make yourself popular) (tornar-se popular) | fazer amigos vt + sm pl |
| | Criticising people is not a good way to win friends. |
| win hands down v expr | figurative, informal (be outright winner) | ganhar com as mãos nas costas expres |
| | We knew that our team would win the game hands down. |
| win out vi | (succeed despite obstacles) | vencer v int |
| | | ganhar vt |
| | | sair vitorioso/triunfante |
| | In action movies the good guys usually win out in the end. |
| win [sb] over to [sth] v expr | informal (persuade of [sth]'s merits) (figurado) | conquistar vt |
| | | convencer vt |
| | Little by little we'll win you over to our political cause. |
| | Pouco a pouco, vamos conquistar você para a nossa causa política. |
| win [sb]'s heart v expr | figurative (endear yourself) (conquistar) | ganhar o coração de expres |
| | Our new neighbor's son won my heart when he raked up the leaves for us. |
win the affection of [sb],
win [sb]'s affection v expr | (seduce, make [sb] love you) | conquistar o afeto de expres |
| win the day v expr | figurative (triumph) (informal) | levar a melhor expres |
| | Honesty wins the day in business dealings. |
| | It was Nelson who won the day at the Battle of Trafalgar. |
| win the election v expr | (be voted into power) | vencer as eleições expres |
| | | ser eleito expres |
| | The Labour party is expected to win the election. |
| win the prize v expr | (sport: take first place) | vencer vt |
| | | ganhar o prêmio vt |
| | (informal) | ficar em primeiro lugar loc v |
| | She may not be the smartest, but she certainly wins the prize for most dedicated. |
win the toss,
win the flip v expr | (win at heads-or-tails) (ganhar em cara ou coroa) | vencer a aposta loc v |
| | | ganhar a aposta loc v |
| | | vencer em cara ou coroa loc v |
| win through vi | (succeed despite obstacles) (ter sucesso, apesar das dificuldades) | vencer os obstáculos loc v |
| win-win adj | informal (beneficial to both parties) | bom para ambos os lados adj |
| | | bom para ambas as partes adj |
| | (informal) | bom para os dois adj |
| | It's a win-win situation. |