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gain
  1. noun
    1. (financial) gain m, profit m;
    1. (increase) augmentation f (in de);
    1. (advantage) gain m;
      (advances) progrès m (in de).
  1. transitive verb
    1. gen gagner;
      acquérir (experience) (from de);
      obtenir (advantage) (from grâce à);
      we have nothing to ~ nous n'avons rien à gagner;
    1. to ~ speed prendre de la vitesse or de l'élan;
      to ~ weight prendre du poids.
  1. intransitive verb
    1. (increase) to ~ in popularity gagner en popularité;
      to ~ in value prendre de la valeur;
    1. (profit) she hasn't ~ed by it cela ne lui a rien rapporté.
gain on
rattraper (person, vehicle).

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gain: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009
Principal Translations/Principales traductions
gainvtr (acquire for new)obtenir vtr
The citizens gained the right to send their kids to a different school.
Les citoyens obtinrent le droit d'envoyer leurs enfants dans une autre école.
gainvtr (acquire extra of)gagner vtr
 acquérir vtr
He gained five new customers last month.
Il a gagné cinq nouveaux clients le mois dernier.
* Il a acquis de nouveaux terrains le long de la rivière.
gainvtr (weight)prendre vtr
I have gained six pounds over the holidays.
J'ai pris trois kilos pendant les vacances.
gainn (sth gained)gain nm
The gain in customers helped the business live.
Le gain de nouveaux clients aida au maintien de l'entreprise.
 
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
gainn (financial)hausse nf
The gain in the stock made him rich.
La hausse en bourse l'enrichit.
gainvi (profit)gagner vtr
The stock gained 3% last week.
La bourse a gagné 3 % la semaine dernière.
gainvi (come closer to catching up)se rapprocher vtr
The runner gained on his opponent.
Le coureur s'est rapproché de son adversaire.
gainvi (clock: run too fast)avancer vtr
This antique clock is beautiful, but it does gain, unfortunately.
La vieille horloge est belle mais, malheureusement, elle avance.
gainvi (increase)gagner vtr
The politician gained in popularity each week.
L'homme politique gagnait en popularité chaque semaine.
gainvtr (clock: speed up by)avancer vtr
The clock gains a second every week.
L'horloge avance d'une seconde chaque semaine.
gainvtr (arrive at)atteindre vtr
By three o'clock, the army had gained the city walls.
A trois heures, l'armée atteignit les murs de la ville.
gainvtr (persuade)persuader, convaincre vtr
She gained him over by talking about the financial benefits.
Elle le persuada (or: convainquit) en lui parlant des avantages financiers.
gainvtr (obtain a victory)obtenir vtr
 gagner vtr
The team gained a win last weekend.
L'équipe a obtenu une victoire le week-end dernier.
L'équipe a gagné le week-end dernier.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
automatic gain controlnfcommande automatique de gain
capital gainnfplus-value
capital gainnmgain en capital
current gainnmgain en courant
gain admittancevobtenir l'accès à
gain byvgagner à
gain groundvgagner du terrain (avancer - incendie, érosion)
gain influencevgagner l'influence de qn
gain knowledgevacquérir la science (le savoir)
gain knowledge ofvacquérir la science (le savoir de )
gain onvgagner
gain onvrattraper
gain on (sports and leisure)vprendre de l'avance sur qqn (sports et loisirs)
gain overvgagner le contrôle de qch.
gain recognitionvgagner la reconnaissance de qn
gain strengthvdevenir plus fort
gain strengthvse raffermir
gain the confidence ofvgagner la confiance de qn
gain the upper handvprendre le dessus
gain timevgagner du temps
gain understanding ofvcomprendre (pénétrer un sujet un thème)
gain weightvprendre du poids
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