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Significat (anglès)

1. (class-3,intransitive,strong) to win; to be victorious
2. (class-3,strong,transitive) to win something; to gain
3. (class-3,strong,transitive) to win over; to persuade
4. (class-3,strong,transitive) to win or extract a resource

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɡəˈvɪnən/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle High German gewinnen, winnen, from Old High German winnan, giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *winnan, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”).
Cognate with Dutch winnen, Low German winnen, Old English ġewinnan, winnan (whence English win), Norwegian vinne, Swedish vinna.

Sents

Nur einer kann gewinnen . Für den zweiten Platz interessiert man sich nicht .

Only one can win. You're not interested in second place.

Mit dieser Technik ist heutzutage kein Blumentopf mehr zu gewinnen .

With this technique, there is no more flower pot to be won today.