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ventaja               

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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 *     
  ventajas supletorias   fringe benefits
Translation Spanish - English Collins Dictionary  
Collaborative Dictionary     Spanish-English
exp.
advantages and disadvantages
exp.
A has fewer advantages than B
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it has many advantages over conventional methods
exp.
the train offers {o} has obvious advantages
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it has advantages, such as {o} like strength and durability
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the electronic format offers some advantages
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it has a number of advantages
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it is a plan that has many advantages
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to be leading {o} ahead
nf.
advantage rule
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have the advantage
(MODISMOS)
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to be at an advantage
(MODISMOS)
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to use sth to one's own advantage
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to derive profit from sth
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be one up on sb
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be ahead of sb
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to have the advantage over sb
nm.
advantage rule
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it's a great advantage
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they are 1-0 up {o} ahead
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she won by 91 thousandths of a second
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she was two lengths ahead of us
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he gave me a four metre start
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he gave me an advantage of 20 points
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he gave me a four metre start
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with the additional advantage that ...
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'ventajas' also found in translations in English-Spanish dictionary
exp.
tiene ventaja sobre {or} les lleva ventaja a otros candidatos
n.
la ventaja de operación
[BIZ]
n.
la ventaja competitiva
[BIZ]
n.
la ventaja competitiva
[BIZ]

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