-
1 competitive
[kəm'petətiv]1) ((of a person) enjoying competition: a competitive child.) keppinn, kappgjarn2) ((of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals.) samkeppnishæfur3) ((of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner: I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports.) keppnis- -
2 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) skera, klippa2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) skera3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) sneiða, klippa4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) slá; klippa5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) minnka6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) klippa í burt, fjarlægja7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) skera í8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) gera við, draga9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') klippa á atriði10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) fara þvert fyrir11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) skera12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) skrópa13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) sniðganga2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) skurður; rafmagnsbilun; hárklipping; verðlækkun2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) snið3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) sneið•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) særandi- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) miskunnarlaus- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
3 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) hoppa2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) stökkva upp í/á fætur3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) hrökkva við4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) stökkva yfir2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) stökk2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) hindrun3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) hástökk; langstökk4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) hrökkva við5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) skyndileg hækkun•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it
См. также в других словарях:
price competition — ➔ competition * * * price competition UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS, MARKETING the situation in which companies try to sell their products or services at lower prices than similar products or services sold by other companies: »Intense price… … Financial and business terms
price competition — Competition based on the price at which a product or service is offered. It is especially important in the marketing of products that are not distinctive, such as raw materials. Because price wars reduce profits, sellers prefer other forms of… … Big dictionary of business and management
price competition — noun intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑price war • Hypernyms: ↑competition … Useful english dictionary
price competition — / praɪs kɒmpəˌtɪʃ(ə)n/ noun the attempt to compete in a market through skilful pricing … Marketing dictionary in english
Non-price competition — is a marketing strategy in which one firm tries to distinguish its product or service from competing products on the basis of attributes like design and workmanship (McConnell Brue, 2002, p. 43.7 43.8). The firm can also distinguish its product… … Wikipedia
Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act — Acronym Hatch Waxman amendments Citations Codification … Wikipedia
price fixing — n. Conspiring with other individuals or companies in the same business to set prices instead of letting them be set by market forces, usually to restrict competition. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc … Law dictionary
Price war — is a term used in business to indicate a state of intense competitive rivalry accompanied by a multi lateral series of price reductions. One competitor will lower its price, then others will lower their prices to match. If one of the reactors… … Wikipedia
non-price competition — A form of competition in which two or more producers sell goods or services at the same price but compete to increase their share of the market by such measures as advertising, sales promotion campaigns, improving the quality of the product or… … Big dictionary of business and management
non-price competition — /nɒn praɪs kɒmpəˌtɪʃ(ə)n/ noun an attempt to compete in a market through other means than price such as quality of product and promotion … Marketing dictionary in english
price war — noun intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business • Syn: ↑price competition • Hypernyms: ↑competition * * * noun : a period of intensive industrial or commercial competition characterized by repeated price cutting… … Useful english dictionary