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1 rival
['raɪvl] 1. n 2. adjfirm, newspaper konkurencyjny; team przeciwny3. vtrównać się z +instrto rival sb/sth in — konkurować z kimś/czymś +instr
* * *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.) konkurencja, rywal2. 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.) rywalizować, stanowić konkurencję- rivalry -
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['skrimi‹]1) (in American football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) walka o piłkę (w futbolu amerykańskim)2) (a fight; a confused struggle.) bójka, bijatyka, tumult -
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* * *(in rugby football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) młyn
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