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kəm'pi:t(to try to beat others in a contest, fight etc: We are competing against them in the next round; Are you competing with her for the job?) competir- competitive
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compete vb competir / participar / tomar partetr[kəm'piːt]1 (try to win) disputarse; (take part in) competir, participar■ some children compete for their parents' attention algunos hijos se disputan la atención de sus padres\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto compete against somebody/something competir contra alguien/algoto compete with somebody/something competir con alguien/algocompete (with s.o. to do sth.)expr.• competir (con alguien para hacer algo) v.v.• apostar v.• competir v.• concursar v.• rivalizar v.kəm'piːtintransitive verb competir*, participarto compete for something — competir* por algo, disputarse algo
to compete against somebody/something — competir* contra alguien/algo
we can't compete with the big firms — no podemos competir con las grandes firmas, no podemos hacerles la competencia a las grandes firmas
[kǝm'piːt]VI (as rivals) competir (against, with con) ( for por); (=take part) tomar parte (in en); presentarse (in a); (Comm) competir, hacer la competenciathere are many firms competing for a share in the market — hay muchas empresas compitiendo por una participación en el mercado
* * *[kəm'piːt]intransitive verb competir*, participarto compete for something — competir* por algo, disputarse algo
to compete against somebody/something — competir* contra alguien/algo
we can't compete with the big firms — no podemos competir con las grandes firmas, no podemos hacerles la competencia a las grandes firmas
См. также в других словарях:
trumpeted — trumˈpeted adjective 1. Sounded on a trumpet 2. Loudly extolled 3. Having a trumpet 4. Funnel shaped • • • Main Entry: ↑trumpet … Useful english dictionary
