granjearse

to gain

granjearse(grahn-heh-ahr-seh)

pronominal verb

1. (to attain for oneself)

a. to gain

El científico se granjeó el reconocimiento de sus colegas con su investigación.

The scientist gained his peers' recognition with his investigation.

b. to earn

Me granjeé varios enemigos por ser fiel a mis convicciones.

I earned many enemies for standing by my convictions.

granjear

transitive verb

2. (to attain)

a. to earn

El nuevo empleado granjeó el respeto de sus compañeros.

The new employee earned his workmates' respect.

b. to win

El espía primero tenía que granjear la confianza del guardia para tener acceso al edificio.

The spy first had to win the security guard's trust to have access to the building.

c. to gain

La calidad de la tesis de mi profesor le granjeó la estima de sus colegas.

The quality of my professor's thesis gained him the esteem of his colleagues.

granjearse

pronominal verb

1. (general)

a. to gain, to earn

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granjear

transitive verb

1 (adquirir) [+respeto, enemigos] to earn

su actitud le granjeó una fama de intolerante his attitude earned him a reputation as a bigot

le granjeó la admiración de todos le han granjeado las simpatías del público femenino

2 (And) (S. Cone) (robar) to steal

pronominal verb

granjearse [+respeto, enemigos] to earn

se ha granjeado muchas simpatías en nueve tardes se ha granjeado un nombre Greenspan se ha granjeado el respeto de Washington