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won1 British & World English

past and past participle of win.

won2 British & World English

the basic monetary unit of North and South Korea, equal to 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea

won in win British & World English

be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict)

it won't do in do1 British & World English

used to express the opinion that a particular person’s behaviour is unsatisfactory and cannot be allowed to continue

can't/won't be doing with in do1 British & World English

be unwilling to tolerate or be bothered with

win out/through in win British & World English

manage to succeed or achieve something by effort

wonton British & World English

(in Chinese cookery) a small round dumpling or roll with a savoury filling, usually eaten boiled in soup

faint heart never won fair lady in faint heart British & World English

timidity will prevent you from achieving your objective

will/would not hear of in hear British & World English

will or would not allow or agree to

win someone over in win British & World English

gain the support or favour of someone by action or persuasion

win the day in win British & World English

be victorious in battle, sport, or argument

point British & World English

an advantage or success in an argument or discussion

win on points in point British & World English

win by scoring more points than one’s opponent (as awarded by the judges and/or the referee) rather than by a knockout

win or earn one's spurs in win British & World English

gain a knighthood by an act of bravery

win in a walk in walk British & World English

win without effort or competition

if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain in mountain British & World English

if someone won’t do as you wish or a situation can’t be arranged to suit you, you must accept it and change your plans accordingly

won English-German

→ see win 1, win 2

won English-Italian

→ win

won1 English-Spanish

→ win1

won't English-German

→ see will1

won't English-Italian

will not

well? who won? in well3 English-Spanish

bueno ¿y quién ganó?

'I won!' 'cool!' in cool English-Italian

'ho vinto!' 'fantastico!'

this wine won't go very far in far English-French

on ne va pas aller loin avec ce vin

I won't be long in long English-French

je n'en ai pas pour longtemps

he won't cooperate in will1 English-French

il ne veut pas coopérer

I won, he boasted in boast1 English-Spanish

—gané yo —dijo vanagloriándose

it won't take long in take English-French

ça ne prendra pas longtemps

the car won't start in will1 English-German

das Auto springt nicht an

he won by six metres in by English-Italian

ha vinto di sei metri

look, this won't do! in do1 English-Spanish

¡mira, esto no puede ser!

this really won't do! in do English-French

ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça!

I won't hear of it! in hear English-French

il n'en est pas question!

she just won't listen in just1 English-French

elle ne veut tout simplement pas écouter

that won't mend matters in mend English-French

ça n'arrangera pas les choses

we won't need a car in not English-French

nous n'aurons pas besoin d'une voiture

sth. will/won't reach in reach English-German

etw. ist/ist nicht lang genug