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1 contender
[kən'tendə(r)]1) sport concorrente m. e f.2) (for job, political post) candidato m. (-a) ( for a)* * *noun (a person who has entered a competition (for a title etc).) contendente, concorrente* * *contender /kənˈtɛndə(r)/n.concorrente; aspirante; candidato: ( sport) a contender for the championship, un aspirante al titolo di campione; contender for an office, candidato a una carica; a Booker Prize contender, un concorrente al Booker Prize; the Labour deputy leadership contender, il candidato alla vicesegreteria del partito laburista; the top contender, il favorito; ( anche polit.) a strong contender, un candidato forte.* * *[kən'tendə(r)]1) sport concorrente m. e f.2) (for job, political post) candidato m. (-a) ( for a) -
2 contender
contender [kən'tendə(r)](in boxing match) adversaire mf; (in race) concurrent(e) m,f; (for title) prétendant(e) m,f ( for à); (for political office) candidat(e) m,fⓘ I could have been a contender Il s'agit d'une formule extraite du film d'Elia Kazan de 1954 On the Waterfront ( Sur les quais). C'est Terry Malloy, le personnage interprété par Marlon Brando, qui déclare en s'adressant à son frère, interprété par Rod Steiger, I could have been a contender ("j'aurais pu devenir quelqu'un"). On utilise cette phrase pour exprimer une certaine mélancolie et les regrets que l'on éprouve en pensant aux occasions que l'on n'a pas su saisir. -
3 претендент на должность
office-seeker, contender for a postРусско-английский политический словарь > претендент на должность
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4 претендент на должность
1) General subject: an applicant for the position, applicant for the office, applicant for the position, office seeker, office-seeker2) Politics: contender for a postУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > претендент на должность
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5 aspirante
adj.1 aspiring (person).2 aspirant, suction, aspiring.f. & m.1 candidate.un aspirante a actor/político (en deportes, concursos) a would-be actor/politician2 applicant, office seeker.* * *► adjetivo1 suction1 candidate, applicant\bomba aspirante suction pump* * *noun mf.1) applicant, candidate2) challenger* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] aspiring2) (=aspirador)2.SMF candidate, applicant (a for)* * *Ia) < persona>aspirante a algo: los alumnos aspirantes a becas — students who wish to be awarded scholarships
b) < bomba> suction (before n)IImasculino y femeninoaspirante a algo: las aspirantes al título the contenders for the title; ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor — eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor
* * *= aspiring, wannabe, challenger, aspirant, hopeful.Ex. The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.Ex. However, it is not clear that this is the case with other (actual or wannabe) schools whose aspirations, to be blunt, may be outpacing their assets.Ex. They simply must find new ways of storing and retrieving that information more rapidly and more concisely in ways that can compete with the commercial challengers.Ex. 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.Ex. When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.* * *Ia) < persona>aspirante a algo: los alumnos aspirantes a becas — students who wish to be awarded scholarships
b) < bomba> suction (before n)IImasculino y femeninoaspirante a algo: las aspirantes al título the contenders for the title; ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor — eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor
* * *= aspiring, wannabe, challenger, aspirant, hopeful.Ex: The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.
Ex: However, it is not clear that this is the case with other (actual or wannabe) schools whose aspirations, to be blunt, may be outpacing their assets.Ex: They simply must find new ways of storing and retrieving that information more rapidly and more concisely in ways that can compete with the commercial challengers.Ex: 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.Ex: When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.* * *1 ‹persona› aspirante A algo:los alumnos aspirantes a becas deberán pasar un segundo examen students who wish to be awarded scholarships will have to take a second exam2 ‹bomba› suction ( before n)aspirante A algo:otra de las aspirantes al título another of the contenders for the titlelos aspirantes al poder aspirants to power ( frml), those who aspire to powertenemos ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor we have eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor* * *
aspirante sustantivo masculino y femenino:
ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor
aspirante mf candidate, applicant
' aspirante' also found in these entries:
English:
aspirant
- midshipman
- would-be
- contender
- hopeful
- would
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] aspiring♦ nmf[candidato] candidate (a for); [en deportes, concursos] contender (a for);un aspirante al trono an aspirant to the throne;los dos aspirantes a la presidencia the two presidential candidates* * *I adj aspiring* * *aspirante nmf: applicant, candidate* * *aspirante n (a un puesto) candidate -
6 соискатель
1) General subject: aspirant, competitioner, contender, office seeker, office-seeker, recipient, runner up, PhD student (AD), candidate, doctoral candidate3) Railway term: competitor4) Economy: (на должность) job seeker5) Advertising: seeker6) Business: fellow applicant7) Education: degree-seeking student9) HR. jobseeker (вакансии) -
7 кандидат
1) General subject: applicant, aspirant, candidate, contestant, expectant, hopeful, master, nominee (на должность), postulant (особ. на поступление в религиозный орден), presentee (на должность), strong candidate, try out, PhD2) Mathematics: kandidat (academic degree)3) Law: candidate (на должность), contender4) Diplomatic term: election candidate (на выборах), nominee (на выборах)5) Business: associate6) SAP. job applicant7) EBRD: bidder8) Programming: (для вызова) candidate procedure (см. Introduction to logic programming by Ghristopher John Hogger)9) leg.N.P. nominee (for office)10) Aviation medicine: applicant (для летного обучения) -
8 wrestle
['resl]1) (to struggle physically (with someone), especially as a sport.) lutar2) (to struggle (with a problem etc): I've been wrestling with the office accounts.) lutar•- wrestler* * *wres.tle[r'esəl] n 1 Sports luta romana. 2 luta corporal, contenda, disputa. • vt+vi 1 Sports praticar luta romana. 2 lutar, brigar, combater, contender (against, with contra, com; for por, para) he wrestled him / lutou com ele. he wrestled him down ele venceu-o lutando.
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