win

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Inflections of 'win' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
wins
v 3rd person singular
winning
v pres p
winned
v past (For the drying sense only)
won
v past (All other usages)
winned
v past p (For the sense of drying hay, seed etc. only)
won
v past p (All other usages)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
win [sth] vtr (come first in, be victorious in)ganar vtr
 Our team won the game 3-2.
 Nuestro equipo ganó el partido 3-2
win vi (come first, be victorious) (competición)ganar vi
  triunfar vi
 Our team won.
 Nuestro equipo ganó.
 Nuestro equipo triunfó.
win [sth] vtr (gain as a prize)ganar vtr
 We won a camera as a prize in the raffle.
 Ganamos una cámara en la rifa.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
win n (victory)victoria nf
 The win in the preliminary round allowed them to advance to the semi-finals.
 La victoria en la ronda preliminar permitió al equipo avanzar a las semifinales.
win [sth] vtr (earn)ganar vtr
  conseguir vtr
 He won a spot on the Olympic team.
 Ganó un puesto en el equipo olímpico.
win [sth] vtr (reach)alcanzar vtr
  llegar vtr
 The climber won the summit of the mountain on Monday morning.
 El escalador alcanzó la cima de la montaña el lunes por la mañana.
win [sth] vtr (achieve)ganarse vtr
  conseguirse v prnl
 Through your hard work you have won a place on the board of the company.
 Con tu trabajo duro te has ganado un puesto en el consejo de la empresa.
win [sth] vtr (gain the support of)ganar vtr
 The candidate won many voters with his good ideas.
 El candidato ganó muchos votantes con su buena idea.
win [sth] vtr UK, regional (dry hay, seed, etc.)secar vtr
 The farmer needs a period of good weather in order to win the hay.
 El granjero necesita un período con buen clima para secar el heno.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
win back [sth/sb],
win [sth/sb] back
vtr phrasal sep
(retrieve, recover)recuperar vtr
  recobrar vtr
 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.
 Después de una larga batalla legal, el cantante finalmente recuperó su producción registrada.
win [sb] over vtr phrasal sep informal, often passive (charm, persuade) (informal)ganarse a v prnl + prep
  (informal)conquistar a vtr + prep
 I was wary until I met him in person, but then he won me over completely.
 Al principio tenía mis dudas, pero cuando lo conocí en persona me ganó por completo.
win [sb] round vtr phrasal sep (persuade, coax)convencer, persuadir vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 She wanted nothing to do with it at first, but his smooth talking finally won her round.
 Ella no quería saber nada de ello al principio, pero su delicada forma de hablar finalmente la convenció.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
carry the day v expr (win, triumph)ganar vi
  salir victorioso vi + adj
  triunfar vi
 We hope that our team will carry the day.
 Esperemos que gane nuestro equipo.
may the best man win interj (before competition)que gane el mejor loc interj
 Good luck to all and may the best man win!
no win,
no fee
adj
(law: no-charge guarantee)honorarios a porcentaje grupo nom
 The lawyer offered to represent him on a no win, no fee basis.
 El abogado se ofreció a representarlo aceptando cobrar honorarios a porcentaje.
no-win adj (situation: no one benefits)en la que todos salen perdiendo loc adj
no-win situation n (choice between negative outcomes)situación sin salida grupo nom
  dilema sin solución grupo nom
win [sb]'s approval,
win the approval of [sb]
v expr
(be endorsed, supported)ganar el apoyo de loc verb
win by a neck n (horse-racing: win narrowly)ganar por una cabeza loc verb
  (figurado)ganar por una cabeza, ganar por un pelo loc verb
 The horse he backed won by a neck. What an exciting race!
win by a nose v expr (horseracing: win very narrowly) (caballos)ganar por una cabeza, ganar por una nariz loc verb
  (figurado, por poco)ganar por una cabeza, ganar por un pelo loc verb
 It was a very close race. Our horse won by a nose.
 Fue una carrera muy ajustada. Nuestro caballo ganó por una nariz.
win friends vtr + npl (make yourself popular)ganar amigos vtr
 Criticising people is not a good way to win friends.
 Criticar a la gente no es una buena forma de ganar amigos.
  hacer amigos
 Criticar a la gente no es una buena forma de hacer amigos.
win hands down v expr figurative, informal (be outright winner) (coloquial, figurado)ganar sin despeinarse expr
  llevarse de calle expr
 We knew that our team would win the game hands down.
 Sabíamos que nuestro equipo ganaría sin despeinarse.
win out vi (succeed despite obstacles)triunfar vi
 In action movies the good guys usually win out in the end.
 En las películas de acción los buenos al final siempre triunfan.
  ganar vtr
 En las películas de acción los buenos al final siempre ganan.
  salir victorioso loc verb
 En las películas de acción los buenos al final siempre salen victoriosos.
win [sb] over to [sth] v expr informal (persuade of [sth]'s merits)convencer a alguien de algo loc verb + prep
 Little by little we'll win you over to our political cause.
 Poco a poco vamos a convencerte de nuestra causa política.
win [sb]'s heart v expr figurative (endear yourself)ganarse el corazón de loc verb
 Our new neighbor's son won my heart when he raked up the leaves for us.
 El hijo del vecino se ganó mi corazón cuando rastrilló las hojas por nosotros.
win the affection of [sb],
win [sb]'s affection
v expr
(seduce, make [sb] love you)ganar el amor de loc verb
win the day v expr figurative (triumph)asegurar el éxito loc verb
 Honesty wins the day in business dealings.
 It was Nelson who won the day at the Battle of Trafalgar.
 La honestidad asegura el éxito en los negocios.
win the election v expr (be voted into power)ganar las elecciones loc verb
 The Labour party is expected to win the election.
 Se espera que el partido Laborista gane las elecciones.
win the prize v expr (sport: take first place)ganar el premio loc verb
 She may not be the smartest, but she certainly wins the prize for most dedicated.
 Puede que no sea la más lista, pero ciertamente que gana el premio a la mayor dedicación.
  ganar el primer premio loc verb
 Puede que no sea la más lista, pero ciertamente que gana el primer premio a la mayor dedicación.
win the toss,
win the flip
v expr
(win at heads-or-tails)ganar a cara o cruz loc verb
  ganar echándolo a suertes loc verb
win through vi (succeed despite obstacles)conseguir triunfar vtr
 A pesar de las dificultades, con tesón consiguió triunfar.
  ganar a pesar de todo expr
  alcanzar el triunfo loc verb
win your spurs v expr figurative (achieve distinction)ganarse las espuelas loc verb
win-win adj informal (beneficial to both parties)todos ganan expr
 It's a win-win situation.
 Es una situación en la que todos ganan.
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'win' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: win a [prize, reward, free gift, place], [three] wins [in a row, consecutively], a no-win [situation, decision], more...

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