gain

gagner, acquérir, obtenir

Obtenir quelque chose d’utile ou que l’on souhaite avoir.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : gain something from something (He gained useful skills from the course.)

Synonymes : get, acquire, obtain

Contraires : lose

Expressions courantes : gain experience, gain confidence, gain support, gain a friend

profiter, progresser, s’améliorer

Tirer un avantage de quelque chose, s’améliorer ou progresser.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : gain from something (Both sides gained from the agreement.); gain by doing something (You gain by sharing ideas with others.)

Synonymes : benefit, improve, profit

Expressions courantes : gain from something, gain financially, gain by something

gain, bénéfice

Avantage ou bien de valeur obtenu, notamment l’argent gagné grâce à un investissement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : profit, benefit

Contraires : loss

Expressions courantes : financial gain, capital gain, personal gain

acquisition

Fait d’obtenir quelque chose que l’on ne possédait pas auparavant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : gain of something (The gain of new territory increased the country’s resources.)

Synonymes : acquisition

Contraires : loss

Expressions courantes : gain of something, gain in knowledge, gain of control

gain

Mesure de l’augmentation de la puissance d’un signal électronique produite par un appareil.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : amplification

Expressions courantes : adjust the gain, high gain, amplifier gain