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winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] adj 1. (of a person, character, etc.) charming, engaging, or attractive winning ways a winning smile 2. gaining victory the winning stroke n
1. (Mining & Quarrying) a. a shaft or seam of coal b. the extraction of coal or ore from the ground 2. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) (plural) money, prizes, or valuables won, esp in gambling winningly adv winningness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
winning adjective 1. victorious, first, top, successful, unbeaten, conquering, triumphant, undefeated, vanquishing, top-scoring, unvanquished The winning team returned home to a heroes' welcome. 2. charming, taking, pleasing, sweet, attractive, engaging, lovely, fascinating, fetching, delightful, cute, disarming, enchanting, endearing, captivating, amiable, alluring, bewitching, delectable, winsome, prepossessing, likable or likeable She had great charm and a winning personality. charming offensive, unpleasant, unattractive, tiresome, repellent, disagreeable, unappealing, irksome Translations winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] A. ADJ 1. [person, horse, team] → ganador, vencedor; [number, entry] → ganador; [goal, shot] → de la victoria, decisivo 2. (= engaging) [smile] → encantador, irresistible; [personality] → encantador, cautivador B. CPD winning post N → meta f winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] adj winning adj (= successful) person, entry → der/die gewinnt; horse, team → siegreich; goal → Sieges-; point, stroke → (das Spiel) entscheidend; the winning time → die beste Zeit; winning score → Spielergebnis nt (= charming) smile, ways → gewinnend, einnehmend n winnings pl → Gewinn m winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] adj a. (gen) → vincente; (hit, shot, goal) → decisivo/a winning [ˈwɪnɪŋ] adj a. (gen) → vincente; (hit, shot, goal) → decisivo/a winning → فائز vítězný vindende siegreich νικηφόρος ganador voittaja- gagnant vodeći vincente 勝利を得た 승리의 winnend seirende zwycięski vitorioso побеждающий vinnande ซึ่งมีชัยชนะ kazanan sự chiến thắng 得胜的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For instance, a gentleman may stake, say, five or ten louis d'or--seldom more, unless he is a very rich man, when he may stake, say, a thousand francs; but, he must do this simply for the love of the game itself--simply for sport, simply in order to observe the process of winning or of losing, and, above all things, as a man who remains quite uninterested in the possibility of his issuing a winner. The mile-and-a-half race was just finishing, and all eyes were fixed on the horse-guard in front and the light hussar behind, urging their horses on with a last effort close to the winning post. What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease. |
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