advantage

a good or useful condition, situation, or quality that helps you in a competition, game, argument, etc.

ventaja, beneficio

• have an advantage over somebody/something

Collocations gain an advantage · take advantage of something

• We have a big advantage over our competitors.

  Tenemos una gran ventaja sobre nuestros competidores.

to use something in order to get an advantage or benefit from it

utilizar, aprovecharse de

• [transitive], T + obj

Collocations take advantage of a situation · take advantage of an opportunity

• They took full advantage of the good weather.

  Se aprovecharon completamente del buen tiempo.

a legal right or privilege that someone has, especially one that is not available to everyone

privilegio, derecho especial

• [singular]

Collocations have a legal advantage

• The company has the legal advantage of being able to sue for damages.

  La empresa tiene la ventaja legal de poder demandar por daños.

a plan or action that is intended to give you an advantage over your competitors, opponents, etc.

estrategia, táctica

• [singular]

Collocations business advantage · competitive advantage

• The company's main advantage is its strong brand name.

  La principal ventaja de la empresa es su fuerte marca.

a good or useful condition, situation, or quality that helps you in a competition, game, argument, etc.

ventaja en deportes

• [singular]

Collocations have the advantage of position

• The team had the advantage of playing at home.

  El equipo tenía la ventaja de jugar en casa.

a number or quantity that is added to another number or quantity in a calculation, especially when it makes the result larger.

adicional en matemáticas

• [singular]

Collocations advantage of X over Y

• The advantage of this method is that it's faster.

  La ventaja de este método es que es más rápido.

a social or economic benefit, especially one that gives a person or group an advantage over others.

ventaja social o económica

• [singular]

Collocations social advantage

• The children from wealthy families have a clear social advantage.

  Los niños de familias adineradas tienen una clara ventaja social.

a legal right or privilege that someone has, especially one that is not available to everyone.

privilegio legal

• [singular]

Collocations legal advantage

• The company has the legal advantage of being able to sue for damages.

  La empresa tiene la ventaja legal de poder demandar por daños.