gain

ganar, obtener, adquirir

Conseguir algo útil o deseado.

En inglés sencillo: To get something useful or wanted.

• You can gain experience here.
• She gained confidence after a few lessons.
• What have we gained from this discussion?

Cómo se usa: gain something from something (He gained useful skills from the course.)

Sinónimos: get, acquire, obtain

Antónimos: lose

Expresiones frecuentes: gain experience, gain confidence, gain support, gain a friend

beneficiarse, mejorar, progresar

Sacar provecho de algo, mejorar o avanzar.

En inglés sencillo: To benefit, improve, or make progress.

• Everyone gains from better public transport.
• The patient is gaining steadily after surgery.
• Small businesses gained financially from the festival.

Cómo se usa: gain from something (Both sides gained from the agreement.); gain by doing something (You gain by sharing ideas with others.)

Sinónimos: benefit, improve, profit

Expresiones frecuentes: gain from something, gain financially, gain by something

ganancia, beneficio

Algo útil o valioso que se obtiene, especialmente dinero ganado con una inversión.

En inglés sencillo: Something useful or valuable that you get, especially money earned from an investment.

• He sold the shares for a gain.
• The project brought little financial gain.
• Our gains were greater than we expected.

Sinónimos: profit, benefit

Antónimos: loss

Expresiones frecuentes: financial gain, capital gain, personal gain

adquisición, obtención

Acción de conseguir algo que antes no se tenía.

En inglés sencillo: The act of getting something you did not have before.

• The gain of territory strengthened the kingdom.
• The course produced a measurable gain in knowledge.
• Her gain of control changed the company’s direction.

Cómo se usa: gain of something (The gain of new territory increased the country’s resources.)

Sinónimos: acquisition

Antónimos: loss

Expresiones frecuentes: gain of something, gain in knowledge, gain of control

ganancia

Medida de cuánto aumenta un aparato la intensidad de una señal electrónica.

En inglés sencillo: The amount by which a device increases the strength of an electronic signal.

• Turn down the gain on the microphone.
• This amplifier has a gain of ten.
• Too much gain can distort the sound.

Sinónimos: amplification

Expresiones frecuentes: adjust the gain, high gain, amplifier gain