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/ɡa.ɲɑ̃/
Translation
winner; winning
Word origin
The present participle of gagner ('to win, to earn'), used as a noun and as an adjective. Gagner comes from Frankish waidanjan ('to forage, to graze'), and English 'gain' was borrowed from the same French family.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- waidanjan
- English cognates
- gain
Grammar
Examples
euros.
The winner receives a cheque for a thousand euros.
gagnante tournoi ' .
The winner of the tournament was only sixteen.
.
The winners are announced at the end of the evening.
C' , .
That is the winning number, check your ticket.
gagnante au .
He played the winning card at the right moment.
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