Usage examples of "gagner du terrain" in French with translation to English

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Mon père a acheté du terrain avec l'intention de construire une maison. My father has bought land with a view to building a house.
Un ordinateur te ferait gagner du temps. Computers will save you a lot of time.
Je me suis servi d'un ordinateur pour gagner du temps. I used a computer in order to save time.
Le golf est un gaspillage de terrain dans un petit pays comme le Japon. Golf is a waste of land in such a small country as Japan.
Tom pensait que Marie n'aurait pas été capable de gagner plus de trente dollars en une heure. Tom thought Mary wouldn't be able to earn more than thirty dollars an hour.
Notre terrain de baseball est très petit. Our baseball diamond is very small.
Il est sûr de gagner. He is sure of winning.
Trois étudiants ont couru sur le terrain de foot et ont montré leur cul à tous ceux qui étaient assis sur les gradins. Three students ran out onto the football field and mooned everyone sitting in the bleachers.
George Bush pensait qu'il serait assez facile de gagner les cœurs et les esprits des Iraqiens. George Bush thought it would be relatively easy to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqis.
Il est en droit d'avoir ce terrain : il était à son père. He is entitled to get the land; it was his father's.
Les femmes croient au fond de leur coeur que les hommes sont faits pour gagner de l'argent afin qu'elles puissent le dépenser, si c'est possible, pendant que leur mari est vivant, ou au moins après sa mort. Women in their hearts think that men are intended to earn money so that they may spend it, if possible during their husband’s lifetime, but at any rate after his death.
Elle vit dans un terrain pour caravanes. She lives in a trailer park.
Ils voulaient rapidement gagner la guerre et retourner à une vie normale. They wanted to win the war quickly and return to normal life.
Il vit dans un terrain pour caravanes. He lives in a trailer park.
Il n'aura aucune chance de gagner son cœur. He will have no chance of winning her heart.
On est plus fort sur son propre terrain. Stone is heavy on its own turf.
Je suis sûr qu'elles vont gagner. I'm sure they'll win.
Le traité commercial doit fournir un terrain neutre sur lequel se concurrencer. The trade agreement must provide a level playing field in which to compete.
Il tenta de gagner leur affection. He tried to gain her affection.
On voit la même chose sur le terrain de jeu. You can see the same thing on the playing field.
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