victoria
victory ; win.
It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
The article is entitled 'Another win for Louis Braille: audio books gain in popularity'.
cantar victoria
claim + victory
speak too soon
celebrate + victory
They must either claim victory now or accept defeat later.
But he spoke too soon - since his outburst the national currency, the peso, has devalued by a third against the US dollar.
Despite the government's positive response to community land reform, it is still too early to celebrate victory.
cantar victoria antes de tiempo
speak too soon
But he spoke too soon - since his outburst the national currency, the peso, has devalued by a third against the US dollar.
celebrar la victoria
celebrate + victory
Despite the government's positive response to community land reform, it is still too early to celebrate victory.
celebrar victoria
claim + victory
They must either claim victory now or accept defeat later.
en la victoria
in victory
Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat - I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.
gol de la victoria
winning goal
The blatant offside goal turned out to be the winning goal.
no cantes victoria antes de tiempo
don't count your chickens before they are hatched
You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
racha de victorias
unbeaten run
Going on an unbeaten run gives a team belief and a sense of invincibility at times.
tanto de la victoria
winning goal
The blatant offside goal turned out to be the winning goal.
tres victorias consecutivas
hat trick
The article 'The cutting edge: a hat trick (plus one!)' stresses the importance of mass market information systems, sets out reasons for close examination of currently available applications, and warns of the downside to present developments.
una retirada a tiempo es una victoria
discretion is the better part of valour
They then decided that discretion was the better part of valour so, after warning the authorities, they headed back to their billet.
victoria amarga
sour victory
He then asserts that the religious rite is the hidden repetition of the scapegoat and only results in sour victory over violence.
victoria aplastante
runaway victory
thumping win
He has became the third athlete to successfully defend their title after a runaway victory around a loop course in the city streets of Daegu.
Mexico are all smiles after a thumping win over Jamaica in rugby.
victoria contundente
thumping win
runaway victory
Mexico are all smiles after a thumping win over Jamaica in rugby.
He has became the third athlete to successfully defend their title after a runaway victory around a loop course in the city streets of Daegu.
victoria deportiva
sport(s) victory
Apparently nobody told Vancouver that rioting over a sports victory or defeat is pretty solid evidence you don't have anything to really riot about.
victoria moral
moral victory
Another goal of terrorism is to demonstrate to terrorists their own worthiness and thus to claim a sort of moral victory over their enemies.
victoria pírrica [Victoria que no se puede considerar como tal debido al gran número de bajas]
pyrrhic victory
Here was an opportunity to wreak vengeance upon him for his treatment of Kate Lespran but it might be a pyrrhic victory.
