To beat someone to it - Try some examples?

Question

In a previous posting in the game "La palabra del día" I tried to express this idea. So I finally got around to researching it. Thanks to this post of teasip and answered by y Kiwigirl I now know that the expression ganar de mano best expresses the idea I meant in my post.

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There is a little competition in my mind on posting for "La palabra del día" so I needed to know how to say to another player "You beat me to it."

Why not post some sentences of your own in English and Spanish to practice: beat [someone] to [something], got there first

En un anterior post del juego "La palabra del día" traté de expresar este idea. Pues finalmente conseguí buscarla. Gracias a este post por teasip y la respuesta de Kiwi-Girl ya sé que la frase ganar de mano es la mejor para la idea en inglés "Beat [me] to it" que yo quería decir.

Hay un poco de competencia en mi mente cuando ponga un post para "La palabra del día" entonces necesité saber decir a otro jugador me ganaste de mano.

¿Por qué no tratamos escribir unas oraciones en español e inglés para ejemplos del uso de la idea ganar de mano?

I put ganar de mano in the translator and get Winning Hand. Like in cards. I have never heard this expression used. But then what do I know. - gringojrf, Nov 12, 2014

That makes sense. I got some information from the "good ole" Word Reference web dictionary. - Jubilado, Nov 12, 2014

btw jubi' re yr comment below, Sudar= to sweat, not to suck, perhaps that will make more sense ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Mar 12, 2015

Answer 1

I find this usually expressed very simply: Me ganaste. Te gané. Etc.

I'll have to go back and see if this was what I posted originally and someone questioned, and questioned, and questioned. - Jubilado, Nov 12, 2014

If I was not so lazy I would write a book called: Learning Spanish from a 3 year old. - gringojrf, Nov 13, 2014

That would be a bestseller, Jubilado! - LuisCache, Mar 12, 2015

¡Me ganaste! - LuisCache, Mar 12, 2015

Answer 2

yo diria "me ganaste"

gRaTiaS. qUe pieNsaS de "ganar de mano"? Si o No? - Jubilado, Nov 13, 2014

I never have heard it before. - txustaboy, Nov 17, 2014

tampoco - Rey_Mysterio, Mar 12, 2015

Answer 3

In Spain we used to say "ganar por la mano". It comes from the card game called "mus" (probably the card game most played in Spain). The "mano" (hand) is the player who is at the left of the person who deals the cards.

Quick summary: In this game (2 Vs 2), when there is a draw game, the team which the "mano" belongs win the match.

So, this must be translated as "you won me for a bit".

Answer 4

All of these are great! Sometimes I put in a "lo" I don't know if this is grammatically correct nor-I never saw it in a textbook

"Me lo ganaste."

Now I'm going to try to put rac1's example in a present tense form.

I need some help with this. How about it, Rey or xtsustaboy, or somebody?

The best I can do is "me adelantaste a mi" I don't know what to do about the "le"

Another thought that just popped into my head is: "Llegaste primero al asunto (en cuestion) That's kind of an "espanglés" way to get an almost word for word translation.

D.

i think Llegar primero has some merit. - gringojrf, Nov 12, 2014

Thanks for your input! - Jubilado, Nov 12, 2014

How about, se me adelantó? - rac1, Nov 13, 2014

yo diria "me ganaste" - Rey_Mysterio, Nov 13, 2014

rac1 I used the "tú" form because I am sooooo friendly :) - Daniela2041, Nov 13, 2014

Answer 5

Tengo ganas de probar este, por eso estoy aquí. Also to bump this great post.

Great idea, Ramon. :) - rac1, Mar 12, 2015

Answer 6

yo te gané después de sudar la gota gorda

Is this "slangish"? Sucking on the fat drop. - Jubilado, Nov 13, 2014

no it means you worked hard - Rey_Mysterio, Nov 14, 2014

Thanks, Rey, you still won't capitalize, eh? Oh well, it's not because you're stupid. You're very bright it seems. - Jubilado, Nov 15, 2014

Btw Jubilado - Sudar = to sweat not to suck, perhaps that will make more sense ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Mar 12, 2015

Answer 7

A free illustration for Gringo , porque él ganó, he beat me to it..Gratis, Gringo!

Sí, ganaste Gringo! - annierats, Nov 12, 2014

lol - gringojrf, Nov 12, 2014

Love that picture! - Jubilado, Nov 12, 2014

Answer 8

You beat me to it. - Adelantársele a alguien. (You ran ahead of me. You beat me to the punch.)

Haven't heard this one. Thanks, amiga. - Jubilado, Nov 12, 2014

Answer 9

Another one cd be ... Te me has adelantado

Do it always you . - ray76, Mar 12, 2015

Answer 10

¡No es sólo el pastel de manzana que me gana de mano, pero come el último de los helados, también!

It's not just the apple pie that he beats me to, but he eats the last of the ice cream, too!

I don't think "pegar" really works, but I had fun with this post! - bandit51jd, Nov 12, 2014

That dog! - rac1, Nov 12, 2014

I would have used tried to use ganar de mano in it, because I haven't seen that it is incorrec to say. Thanks for your participation! - Jubilado, Nov 12, 2014

@Annie! lol Gracias, Jubilado - bandit51jd, Nov 13, 2014