gain

gain
gain [geɪn]
1. noun
( = profit) gain m ; ( = increase) augmentation f
• to do sth for financial gain faire qch pour le profit
• his loss is our gain ce qui est mauvais pour lui est bon pour nous
• a gain in weight une augmentation de poids
• a gain in productivity/efficiency un gain de productivité/d'efficacité
2. plural noun
gains gains mpl
3. transitive verb
   a. [+ money, approval, respect] gagner ; [+ liberty] obtenir ; [+ support] s'attirer
• what have you gained by doing that? qu'est-ce que tu as gagné à faire ça ?
• he'll gain nothing by being rude il ne gagnera rien à être impoli
• these shares have gained three points ces actions ont enregistré une hausse de trois points
• my watch has gained five minutes ma montre a pris cinq minutes d'avance
• to gain access or entry to avoir accès à
• to gain sb's confidence gagner la confiance de qn
• to gain control (of) prendre le contrôle (de)
• Cyprus gained independence from Britain in 1960 Chypre a obtenu son indépendance de l'Angleterre en 1960
• Labour has gained three seats les travaillistes ont gagné trois nouveaux sièges
   b. ( = acquire more) to gain ground gagner du terrain
• to gain momentum [moving object] prendre de la vitesse ; [project, trend] prendre de l'ampleur
• to gain speed prendre de la vitesse
• to gain time gagner du temps (by doing sth en faisant qch)
   c. to gain experience acquérir de l'expérience
• to gain popularity/prestige gagner en popularité/prestige
• to gain strength [person, movement] devenir plus fort ; [storm] devenir plus violent
• to gain weight prendre du poids
• she's gained 3kg elle a pris 3 kg
4. intransitive verb
   a. ( = benefit) gagner
• I don't think you'll gain from this je ne crois pas que tu y gagneras quelque chose
• he hasn't gained by the exchange il n'a pas gagné au change
   b. to gain in popularity/confidence gagner en popularité/confiance
► gain on inseparable transitive verb
( = catch up with) rattraper
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[geɪn] 1.
noun
1) (increase) augmentation f (in de)
2) (profit) profit m, gain m

financial gain — gain financier

to do something for material gain — faire quelque chose pour l'argent

3) (advantage) gen gain m; (in status, knowledge) acquis m

to make gains — [political party] se renforcer

2.
gains plural noun Finance gains mpl

losses and gains — pertes fpl et profits mpl

to make gains — [currency, shares] être en hausse

3.
transitive verb
1) (acquire) acquérir [experience] (from de); obtenir [advantage, information] (from grâce à); gagner [respect, support, time]; conquérir [freedom]

to gain popularity — gagner en popularité

we have nothing to gain — nous n'avons rien à gagner

to gain control of something — prendre le contrôle de quelque chose

to gain possession of something — s'assurer la possession de quelque chose

to gain ground — gagner du terrain (on sur)

2) (increase)

to gain speed — prendre de la vitesse or de l'élan

to gain weight — prendre du poids

to gain 4 kilos — prendre 4 kilos

to gain 3 minutes — prendre 3 minutes d'avance

3) (win, reach) gagner [point, place]

they gained four seats from the Democrats — ils ont pris quatre sièges aux Démocrates

to gain the upper hand — prendre le dessus

4.
intransitive verb
1) (improve)

to gain in prestige/popularity — gagner en prestige/en popularité

to gain in confidence — prendre de l'assurance

2) (profit)

she hasn't gained by it — cela ne lui a rien rapporté

do you think we'll gain by adopting this strategy? — pensez-vous que nous y gagnerons en adoptant cette stratégie?

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