ventaja sf
1
(=beneficio) advantage
tiene la ventaja de que está cerca de casa it has the advantage of being close to home
es un plan que tiene muchas ventajas it is a plan that has many advantages
llevar ventaja a algn to have the advantage over sb, be ahead of sb, be one up on sb
la ventaja que A le lleva a B es grande A has a big advantage over B
sacar ventaja de algo
(=aprovechar) to derive profit from sth
pey to use sth to one's own advantage
2 (Dep, en carrera) start, advantage, (Tenis) advantage , (en las apuestas)
odds pl
me dio una ventaja de cuatro metros, me dio cuatro metros de ventaja he gave me a four metre start
me dio una ventaja de 20 puntos he gave me an advantage of 20 points
llevar ventaja (en carrera)
to be leading o ahead
llevaba una ventaja de varios segundos sobre su rival he was several seconds ahead of his rival
llevan una ventaja de 1-0 they are 1-0 up o ahead
3 ventajas (en empleo)
extras, perks *
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ventajas supletorias fringe benefits
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