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ganar

ganar(
gah
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nahr
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (to obtain)
a. to win
Gané la lotería dos veces jugando con los mismos números.I won the lottery twice by playing the same set of numbers.
2. (to receive in payment)
a. to earn
Mi hermana ganó $50 vendiendo limonada en la acera en nuestro vecindario.My sister earned $50 selling lemonade on the curb in our neighborhood.
b. to make
¿Cuánto dinero ganaste por vender tu casa?How much money did you make by selling your house?
3. (to defeat)
a. to beat
Por fin le gané a mi papá en una partida de ajedrez.I finally beat my dad in a game of chess.
4. (to seize)
a. to capture
El ejército ganó el castillo.The army captured the castle.
5. (to get to)
a. to reach
Ganó la línea de meta en segunda posición.He reached the finish line in second place.
6. (to have more of)
a. to save (space or time)
Ganarías espacio si sacaras este sillón viejo de la sala.You'd save some space if you got that old sofa out of the living room.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
7. (to benefit)
a. to gain
He ganado mucho por hablar con un experto como usted.I have gained a lot by talking with an expert like you.
8. (to be victorious)
a. to win
¡Gané! ¿Qué tal te caigo ahora?I won! How do you like me now?
9. (to be remunerated)
a. to make
Mi esposo no gana suficientemente en su trabajo.My husband doesn't make enough in his job.
10. (to increase)
a. to benefit
La fundación ganará con su generosa donación.The foundation will benefit with your generous donation.
ganarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb
11. (to secure)
a. to earn
Se ganó el amor del pueblo con sus discursos.She earned the love of the people with her speeches.
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ganar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (premio, competición)
a. to win
2. (sueldo, dinero)
a. to earn
¿cuánto ganas?how much do you earn?
3. (peso, tiempo)
a. to gain
ganar famato achieve fame
en tren ganas una horayou save an hour by taking the train
4. (derrotar)
a. to beat
te voy a ganarI'm going to beat you
5. (conseguir)
a.
llorando no ganas nadait's no use crying, crying won't change anything
¿qué gano yo con eso?what's in it for me?
6. (aventajar)
a.
me gana en velocidadhe's faster than me
7. (llegar a)
a. to reach, to make it to
8. (conquistar)
a. to take, to capture
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
9. (vencer)
a. to win
ganaron por tres a unothey won three one
10. (lograr dinero)
a. to earn money
11. (fam fig)
a.
no gano para disgustosI've more than enough worries o troubles
gana mucho con la barbahe looks a lot better with a beard
ganar en algoto gain in something
ha ganado en amplitudit looks bigger
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb
12. (conquistar; simpatía, respeto)
a. to earn
13. (persona)
a. to win over
14. (obtener)
a.
se gana la vida de barrenderohe earns his living as a street sweeper
15. (merecer)
a. to deserve
nos hemos ganado unas vacacioneswe've earned o we deserve a holiday
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ganar
transitive verb
1 [+sueldo] to earn
gana un buen sueldo
¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn o make a month?; ha ganado mucho dinero she has made a lot of money
2 [+competición, partido, premio, guerra] to win
le ganó cien euros a Rosa he won a hundred euros from Rosa; ¿quién ganó la carrera? who won the race?; si te toca puedes ganar un millón if you win you could get a million; ganar unas oposiciones para un puesto to obtain a post by public examination
3 [+contrincante] to beat
¡les ganamos! we beat them!; ganamos al Olimpic tres a cero we beat Olimpic three-nil; no hay quien le gane there's nobody who can beat him; he's unbeatable; como orador no hay quien le gane o no le gana nadie as a speaker there is no one to touch him; no one outdoes him at speaking
a rockeros duros, a chulánganos, no les gana nadie las tortillas que hace mi señora, que a jugosas no las gana nadie, Cuando un racionalista se pone supersticioso, no hay quien lo gane
4 (conseguir) [+tiempo, peso, terreno] to gain
¿qué gano yo con todo esto? what do I gain o get from all this?; con eso no ganas nada that won't get you anywhere; tierras ganadas al mar land reclaimed o won from the sea
el movimiento de hágalo usted mismo" ha ganado importancia
ganar popularidad to win o earn popularity
ganó enorme popularidad con su tarea de asistencia social a favor de los pobres
5 (alcanzar) [+objetivo] to achieve; attain
las instituciones por las que había luchado.Ganado su objetivo político, en los años ochenta se produjo el envejecimiento
ganar la orilla to reach the shore; ganar la orilla nadando to swim to the shore
6 (convencer) to win over
dejarse ganar por algo to allow o.s. to be won over by sth
no se deja ganar en ningún momento por la desesperación
7 (aventajar)
te gana en inteligencia he's more intelligent than you; me gana en pericia he has more expert knowledge than me; te gana trabajando he's a better worker than you
8 (Mil) [+plaza, pueblo] to take; capture
intransitive verb
1 (trabajando) to earn
no gano mucho el ansia de ganar mucho en momentos de crisis.
no gano para comprar un piso I don't earn enough to buy a flat
si compras piso quieren a cincuenta y a sesenta mil pesetas por mes, y.. yo no gano para eso
no ganamos para sustos we have nothing but trouble
La Bolsa española no gana para sustos
2 (en competición, guerra) to win
ganaron por cuatro a dos they won four-two; ganaron por 40 votos they won by 40 votes
los socialistas ganaron por apenas 20.000 sufragios
lo importante no es ganar winning isn't the most important thing; nuestras ideas terminaron ganando our ideas won out in the end
No ganaron las ideas, sino quienes mejor negociaron en nombre de esas ideas
dejarse ganar (con trampas) to lose on purpose
no creo que nadie pagara a los Bulls para que se dejasen ganar nos dejamos ganar, por no amargarles la fiesta un espectador que le estaba increpando por dejarse ganar el quinto partido cuando todo estaba ya resuelto
se deja ganar por el niño he lets the kid beat him
3 (mejorar) to benefit; improve
la película ganaría mucho si se cortase the film would greatly benefit from being cut; the film would be greatly improved if it was cut
El libro gana mucho si se lee como si fuera una parodia
hemos ganado con el cambio we've greatly benefited from the change
ha ganado mucho en salud his health has greatly improved
su juego ha ganado en confianza her play has become more confident
salir ganando to do well
saldrás ganando you'll do well out of it; salí ganando con la venta del coche I did well out of the sale of the car
pronominal verb
ganarse
1 [+afecto, confianza] to win
ha sabido ganarse el afecto de todos she has managed to win everyone's affection; ganarse la confianza de algn to win sb's trust; ganarse las antipatías de algn to make oneself unpopular with sb
2 [+sueldo] to earn
se están ganando el sueldo
ganarse la vida to earn a living; se lo ha ganado he has earned it o deserves it; se ganó a pulso el título de campeón he became champion the hard way
se ganó a pulso el aprecio de los demócratas
¡te la vas a ganar! you're for it! (familiar)
3 (Latinoamérica) (acercarse) to go off
ganarse a la cama to go off to bed; ganarse hasta la casa to get to the house; el caballo se ganó para el bosque the horse moved off towards the wood; the horse made for the wood
4 (refugiarse) to take refuge
se ganó en la iglesia he took refuge in the church
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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