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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.) rival; konkurent; konkurenčný2. 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.) súperiť; konkurovať- rivalry* * *• vyrovnat sa• závodiaci• sok• súper• súperiaci• súperský• súperit medzi sebou• súperivý• súperit• byt v nepriatelstve• protivník• konkurujúci• konkurencný• konkurencia• konkurovat• konkurent -
2 competitor
[kəm'petitə]noun (a person etc who takes part in a competition; a rival: All the competitors finished the race.) súper, -ka* * *• sútažiaci• pretekár• konkurent -
3 gloat
[ɡləut](to look at or think about with wicked pleasure: He gloated over his rival's failure.) hltať očami* * *• pást sa (zrakom) -
4 scrimmage
['skrimi‹]1) (in American football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) skrumáž2) (a fight; a confused struggle.) bitka; ruvačka* * *• vhodit• zápas o loptu• zrážka• šarvátka• skrumáž• usilovne robit• dostat sa do šarvátky• bit sa• bitka• bojovat o loptu• ruvacka• ruvat sa• potýcka• mlyn -
5 scrum
(in rugby football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) zápas o loptu* * *• helma• mlynová spojka -
6 unrivalled
(having no equal or rival: She is unrivalled as a Shakespearian actress.) bez konkurencie, jedinečný* * *• jedinecný• bez súpera• bez konkurencie• neprekonaný -
7 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.) víťazstvo* * *• vítazstvo• zvítazit• bohyna vítazstva
См. также в других словарях:
rival — rival … Dictionnaire des rimes
rival — rival, ale, aux [ rival, o ] n. et adj. • 1636; « rival en amour » XVe; lat. rivalis « rival », de rivales « les riverains, qui tirent leur eau du même cours d eau (rivus) » I ♦ N. 1 ♦ Personne qui prétend aux avantages, aux biens qu un seul peut … Encyclopédie Universelle
rival — RIVÁL, Ă, rivali, e s.m. şi f. Persoană care aspiră, în concurenţă directă cu alta, la aceeaşi situaţie, la acelaşi succes; concurent, potrivnic, adversar. ♦ Persoană care aspiră împreună cu alta la dragostea aceleiaşi persoane de sex opus. ♦… … Dicționar Român
rival — rival, ale (ri val, va l ) s. m. et f. 1° Celui, celle qui aspire, qui prétend aux mêmes avantages qu un autre. • Corrival.... est devenu vieux ; on ne dit plus que rival, qui aussi est bien plus doux et plus court, VAUGEL. Rem. t. II, p. 577 … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
rival — RIVAL, [rival]e. s. Concurrent en amour. Ils recherchent tous deux une mesme maistresse, une mesme fille, ils sont rivaux. voilà vostre rival. un dangereux rival, un foible rival. il a supplanté tous ses rivaux. elle a une belle rivale, une… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Rival — Ri val, a. Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions. [1913 Webster] The strenuous conflicts and alternate victories of two rival confederacies of statesmen.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rival — vb 1 Rival, compete, vie, emulate can all mean to strive to equal or surpass another or his achievements. Rival (see also MATCH) usually suggests an attempt to outdo each other {a work . . . which contending sects have rivaled each other in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Rival — Ri val, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rivaled}or {Rivalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rivaling} or {Rivalling}.] 1. To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love. [1913 Webster] 2. To strive to equal or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rival — [adj] opposing battling, combatant, combating, competing, competitive, conflicting, contending, contesting, cutthroat, disputing, emulating, emulous, equal, opposed, striving, vying; concepts 542,564 Ant. assisting, associate, supporting rival… … New thesaurus
rival — [rī′vəl] n. [Fr < L rivalis, orig., one living near or using the same stream as another < rivus, brook < IE * reie , to flow < base * er : see RISE] 1. a person who tries to get or do the same thing as another, or to equal or surpass… … English World dictionary
Rival — Ri val, n. [F. rival (cf. It. rivale), L. rivales two neigbors having the same brook in common, rivals, fr. rivalis belonging to a brook, fr. rivus a brook. Cf. {Rivulet}, {Rete}.] 1. A person having a common right or privilege with another; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
