win back

regagner, reconquérir

Récupérer quelque chose qu’on avait perdu grâce à ses efforts, son habileté ou sa réussite.

En anglais simple : To get something you lost back through effort, skill, or success.

• He won back the money he lost.
• Our party hopes to win back those seats.
• Can the team win its title back this year?

Comment l'utiliser : win something back (She won her title back the following year.)

Synonymes : regain, recover, reclaim

Contraires : lose

Expressions courantes : win back money, win back something

regagner la confiance, reconquérir

Amener quelqu’un à vous apprécier ou à vous faire confiance de nouveau après avoir perdu son soutien.

En anglais simple : To make someone like or trust you again after losing their support.

• I need to win back her trust.
• The mayor won back public support after the crisis.
• Will lower prices help the shop win its customers back?

Comment l'utiliser : win back someone’s trust/support (The company must win back its customers’ trust.); win someone back (Better service could win those customers back.)

Synonymes : regain favour, regain trust

Expressions courantes : win back trust, win back customers

reconquérir

Convaincre un ancien partenaire amoureux de reprendre une relation avec vous.

En anglais simple : To persuade a former romantic partner to start a relationship with you again.

• He wants to win back his girlfriend.
• She tried to win her husband back after their separation.
• Do you really think flowers will win him back?

Comment l'utiliser : win someone back (He wrote her a letter hoping to win her back.)

Synonymes : reconcile with

Expressions courantes : win back someone, win back your partner