win
verb
1 verb especially SPOR, MIL be victorious INTRANSITIVEbuaigh verb bain verb gnóthaigh verb an bua a bheith agat VPthey won by two points bhuaigh siad le dhá phointe, bhí an bua acu le dhá chúilínTyrone won against Kerry bhuaigh Tír Eoghain in aghaidh Chiarraí, bhí an lá le Tír Eoghain in éadan Chiarraíshe won against the odds bhuaigh sí ainneoin na n-ainneoin 2 verb in competition etc TRANSITIVEbuaigh verb bain verb gnóthaigh verb he won the race bhuaigh sé an rás, ghnóthaigh sé an ráswho won the All-Ireland last year? cé a bhuaigh Craobh na hÉireann anuraidh?she won a poetry competition bhain sí comórtas filíochtait's a war they can't win is cogadh é nach féidir leo a bhuachanthe opposition party won the election bhí an lá le páirtí an fhreasúra sa toghchánthey won the case bhuaigh siad an cásTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb medal, prize, etc TRANSITIVEbuaigh verb bain verb gnóthaigh verb she won gold in the Olympics bhain sí bonn óir sna Cluichí Oilimpeachahe won a prize for his novel bhuaigh sé duais as a úrscéal 4 verb especially COMM status, contract, etc TRANSITIVEgnóthaigh verb they won the contract ghnóthaigh siad an conradh, fuair siad an conradhhe won a university scholarship d'éirigh leis scoláireacht ollscoile a bhaint amach 5 verb love, support, etc TRANSITIVEthey won the support of the middle class mheall siad tacaíocht ón meánaicme, fuair siad tacaíocht ón meánaicme, thug siad an mheánaicme leoto win friends cairde a dhéanamhthe island won their hearts mheall an t-oileán iad 6 verb be reason for getting TRANSITIVEthe research won him a bursary thuill an taighde sparánacht dó 7 verb SOCC, RUGBY ball TRANSITIVEseilbh a fháil ar VP buaigh verb bain verb he won the ball fuair sé seilbh ar an liathróidshe won the ball from the full back bhain sí an pheil den lánchúlaí
noun
8 noun especially SPOR, POL victorybua masc4 they badly need a win tá bua ag teastáil go géar uathuthe win over Clare was crucial bhí an bua in aghaidh an Chláir fíorthábhachtachthat's three wins in a row for them sin trí bhua as a chéile acu, sin trí chluiche i ndiaidh a chéile bainte acu 9 noun especially COMM, BUS-ADM successthey were delighted with the contract win bhí an-áthas orthu gur ghnóthaigh siad an conradhhe had a lottery win bhain sé crannchur