is gaining; is winning
Ella le está ganando al cáncer.
She is beating cancer.
Our team is winning.
La industria del tabaco está ganando la guerra.
The tobacco industry is winning the war.
He is buying time.
Tom está ganando peso.
Tom is gaining weight.
Karp está ganando su dinero vendiendo sus fotos a una revista u otra.
Karp is earning his money by selling his photos to one magazine or another.
— Estallido mortal (1981)
Tomás está ganando.
Tomás is winning.
Me mantengo por delante, pero está ganando terreno.
I'm still ahead, but he's gaining ground.
— El día del fin del mundo: Migración (2026)
Porque está ganando mucho dinero vendiendo esas fotos.
Because he's making a lot of money selling those photos.
— Estallido mortal (1981)