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[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) -
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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. -
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['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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