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(a) (competition) concours m;∎ beauty contest concours m de beauté(b) (struggle) combat m, lutte f;∎ a contest for/between un combat pour/entre∎ a contest with/between un combat contre/entre∎ no contest pas de témoins à charge(a) (dispute → idea, statement) contester, discuter;∎ he contested my right to be at the meeting il m'a contesté le droit d'assister à la réunion;∎ to contest a will contester un testament∎ a keenly contested game une partie très disputée►► Finance contested debt créance f litigieuse -
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1. nouna. ( = call into question) contesterb. ( = compete for) disputer• to contest a seat [candidate] disputer un siège━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque contest est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈkɒntest, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: kənˈtest.* * *1. ['kɒntest]1) ( competition) concours mfishing contest — concours m de pêche
sports contest — rencontre f sportive
it's no contest — c'est couru (colloq) d'avance
2) ( struggle) lutte f2. [kən'test]transitive verb1) ( object to) contester2) ( compete for) Sport disputer [match]strongly contested — Politics âprement disputé
to contest an election — Politics se présenter à une élection
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A n1 ( competition) concours m ; fishing contest concours m de pêche ; sports contest rencontre f sportive ; to enter/hold a contest prendre part à/organiser un concours ; it's no contest c'est couru ○ d'avance ;2 ( struggle) lutte f (with avec ; between entre) ;3 ( in election) the presidential contest la course à la présidence.B vtr1 ( object to) contester [decision, point, result] ; Jur contester [will] ; Jur attaquer [decision] ;2 ( compete for) Sport disputer [match] ; a strongly contested seat Pol un siège âprement disputé ; to contest an election Pol se présenter à une élection.
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