einen Freund gewinnen
to win a friend
Türkçe: dost kazanmak
In a sentence
Die junge Mutter gewinnt im Eltern-Kind-Kurs eine neue Freundin.
How it is used
Means 'to win a friend,' making a friend through effort. Neutral register, used in social contexts. A German speaker might say this after a team-building event. Nuance: implies active effort, not just chance.
Other verbs that go with Freund
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- einen Freund findento find a friend
- einen Freund haben in jdm.to have a friend in someone
- jdn. als Freund betrachtento regard someone as a friend
- jdn. als Freund bezeichnento call someone a friend
Other collocations built on gewinnen
- Akzeptanz gewinnento win acceptance
- Abstand gewinnen von+Dat.to gain perspective/distance from something
- an Bedeutung gewinnento gain in significance
- an Boden gewinnento gain ground or make progress
- Einfluss gewinnento acquire power or sway over people/decisions
- an Dynamik gewinnento gain momentum or become more dynamic
- einen Einblick gewinnento gain an insight through experience or study
- einen Eindruck gewinnen von+Dat.to gain an impression
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