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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.) tekmec2. 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.) kosati se (s kom)- rivalry* * *I [ráivl]1.nountekmec, tekmica, rival, konkurent; archaic sobojevnik, soborecwithout a rival — brez tekmeca, brez enakega, brez primerehe is without a rival — on nima tekmeca, ni mu enakegato be rivals for — rivalizirati, potegovati se obenem (hkrati) za;2.adjectivetekmovalen, konkurenčenrival team sport nasprotno moštvoII [ráivl]transitive verbtekmovati, kosati se, rivalizirati, biti tekmec, skušati prekositi (koga); konkurirati; biti enakhe was rival(l)ed by nobody — nihče mu ni bil kos, mu ni bil enakwater rivals steam as a source of energy — voda konkurira pari kot vir energije; intransitive verb (redko) tekmovati, biti v rivaliteti, rivalizirati ( with z) -
2 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.) zmaga* * *[víktəri]nounzmaga ( over nad); triumf; uspehVictory — Zmaga, kip boginje zmageVictory Medal military American bronasta medalja za udeležence 1. svetovne vojneVictory ribbon military American trak pri odlikovanjuVictory ship — serijsko izdelana ladja (naslednica ladje Liberty v 2. svetovni vojni) -
3 competitor
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4 field
[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) polje2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) igrišče3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) nahajališče4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) področje5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) polje6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) bojišče2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) ujeti in vrniti- fieldwork* * *I [fi:ld]nounpolje, njiva; igrišče; bojišče; tekmovalci, moštvo; igralec kriketa (ki odbija napad); vojskovanje, bitka; področje, torišče, poprišče, terenAmerican field strawberry — gozdna jagodato lose the field — biti premagan, zgubitito hold the field — ne se vdati, vztrajatito keep the field — ne se vdati, ne popustitifield of vision, field of sight — vidno poljeII [fi:ld]1.intransitive verbigrati na igrišču;2.transitive verbrazporediti moštvo na igrišču; ujeti, vreči, odbiti žogo -
5 gloat
[ɡləut](to look at or think about with wicked pleasure: He gloated over his rival's failure.) škodoželjno se veseliti* * *I [glout]intransitive verb (over, upon) uživati ob čem; (škodoželjno) se veseliti, triumfiratiII [glout]nounuživanje, škodoželjnost, triumfiranje -
6 scrimmage
['skrimi‹]1) (in American football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) prerivanje za žogo, scrimmage2) (a fight; a confused struggle.) spopad* * *[skrímidž]1.nounprerivanje, gneča, hrup, pretep, spopad, metež; American prerivanje za žogo;2.intransitive verbbrskati za (čem), vneto iskati; American prerivati se za žogo, vreči žogo v gnečo -
7 scrum
(in rugby football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) gneča* * *[skrʌm]nounBritish English krajšava za scrummagerazburjena množica -
8 unrivalled
(having no equal or rival: She is unrivalled as a Shakespearian actress.) brez tekmeca
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
