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1 rival
1. noun(a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) konkurents; sāncensis2. verb(to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) konkurēt; sacensties; būt pārākam- rivalry* * *konkurents, sāncensis; pretinieks; konkurēt, sacensties; konkurējošs -
2 scrum
(in rugby football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) cīņa par bumbu; cīniņš -
3 competitor
[kəm'petitə]noun (a person etc who takes part in a competition; a rival: All the competitors finished the race.) sāncensis; konkurents* * *konkurents, sāncensis -
4 scrimmage
['skrimi‹]1) (in American football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) cīņa par bumbu2) (a fight; a confused struggle.) kautiņš* * *kautiņš; piedalīties kautiņā -
5 victory
plural - victories; noun ((a) defeat of an enemy or rival: Our team has had two defeats and eight victories; At last they experienced the joy of victory.) uzvara* * *uzvara
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