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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.) αντίζηλος, ανταγωνιστής, αντίπαλος2. 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.) συναγωνίζομαι- rivalry -
2 gloat
[ɡləut](to look at or think about with wicked pleasure: He gloated over his rival's failure.) χαίρομαι, επιχαίρω
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rival — The verb has inflected forms rivalled, rivalling, and in AmE usually rivaled, rivaling … Modern English usage
rival — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing competing with another for superiority or the same objective. 2) a person or thing equal to another in quality: she has no rivals as a female rock singer. ► VERB (rivalled, rivalling; US rivaled, rivaling) ▪ be… … English terms dictionary
rival — ▪ I. rival ri‧val 1 [ˈraɪvl] noun [countable] 1. a person, group, or organization that you compete with: • The authorities hope that such changes will help Italian banks compete more effectively against European rivals. rival for • The two men… … Financial and business terms
rival — /ˈraɪvəl / (say ruyvuhl) noun 1. someone who is in pursuit of the same object as another, or strives to equal or outdo another; a competitor. 2. someone or something that is in a position to dispute pre eminence or superiority with another: a… …
rival — I UK [ˈraɪv(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms rival : singular rival plural rivals ** 1) a person, team, or business that competes with another Manchester United beat their rivals 3–1. rival to: Our airline is now a serious rival to many of… … English dictionary
rival — ri|val1 [ raıvl ] noun count ** 1. ) a person, team, or business that competes with another: The Dallas Cowboys beat their rivals 20 10. Our airline is now a serious rival of many of the bigger companies. rival for: We watched a TV debate between … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rival — I. noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin rivalis one using the same stream as another, rival in love, from rivalis of a stream, from rivus stream more at run Date: 1577 1. a. one of two or more striving to reach or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rival — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, close, deadly (BrE), fierce, formidable, great, hated, powerful, serious, tough … Collocations dictionary
rival — 1 noun (C) 1 a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc: He left the government to become her most formidable rival. (+ for): The two girls were rivals for Jack s attention. | rival company/nation/team… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rival — [[t]ra͟ɪv(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ rivals, rivalling, rivalled (in AM, use rivaling, rivaled) 1) N COUNT Your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things. The world champion… … English dictionary
rival — 1. noun 1) his rival for the nomination Syn: opponent, challenger, competitor, contender; adversary, antagonist, enemy; literary foe Ant: ally 2) the tool has no rival Syn … Thesaurus of popular words