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1 competition
[kompə'tiʃən]1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) competição2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) concorrência3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) competição* * *com.pe.ti.tion[kɔmpit'iʃən] n 1 competição: a) concorrência, rivalidade. b) disputa esportiva. 2 Com concorrência. competition in armaments n corrida armamentícia. he entered a competition ele tomou parte num concurso. unfair competition concorrência desleal. -
2 competition
[kompə'tiʃən]1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) competição2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) concorrência3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) concorrência -
3 entrant
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4 entrant
noun (one who enters (eg a competition): There were sixty entrants for the musical competition.) participante -
5 contender
noun (a person who has entered a competition (for a title etc).) competidor* * *con.tend.er[kənt'endə] n contendor, competidor, disputador. -
6 contestant
noun (a person who takes part in a contest: He is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition.) concorrente* * *con.test.ant[kənt'estənt] n 1 contendor, competidor, concorrente. 2 contestador. -
7 eighteenth
1) (one of eighteen equal parts: seventeen eighteenths.) décimo-oitavo2) (( also adjective) (the) last of eighteen (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventeenth: He was eighteenth in the competition; the eighteenth storey.) décimo-oitavo* * *eight.eenth['eiti:nθ] n décimo oitavo. • número décimo oitavo. -
8 finalist
noun (a person who reaches the final stage in a competition: It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player.) finalista* * *fi.nal.ist[f'ainəlist] n Sport finalista. -
9 medallist
noun (a person who has won a medal in a competition etc.) medalhista* * *me.dal.list[m'edəlist] n 1 medalhista: colecionador de medalhas. 2 medalheiro: fabricante de medalhas. 3 pessoa que conquistou uma medalha em jogos. -
10 runner-up
noun (a person, thing etc that is second in a race or competition: My friend won the prize and I was the runner-up.) segundo colocado* * *run.ner-up[r∧nə '∧p] n o segundo colocado em uma competição. -
11 ski jump
1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.)2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.)* * *ski jump[sk'i dʒ∧mp] n Sport 1 salto com esqui. 2 rampa íngreme onde o salto com esqui é praticado. -
12 tug-of-war
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13 cup-tie
noun (one of a series of games in a football competition in which the prize is a cup.) jogo da taça -
14 games
noun plural (an athletic competition, sometimes with other sports: the Olympic Games.) jogos -
15 quarter-final
noun ((often in plural) the third-last round in a competition.) quartos de final -
16 semi-final
(a match, round etc immediately before the final: She reached the semi-finals of the competition.) semi-final -
17 contender
noun (a person who has entered a competition (for a title etc).) contendor -
18 contestant
noun (a person who takes part in a contest: He is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition.) disputante -
19 cup-tie
noun (one of a series of games in a football competition in which the prize is a cup.) jogo de copa -
20 eighteenth
1) (one of eighteen equal parts: seventeen eighteenths.) dezoito avos2) (( also adjective) (the) last of eighteen (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventeenth: He was eighteenth in the competition; the eighteenth storey.) décimo oitavo
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