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1 competition
1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) konkurranse, tevling (mellom)2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) konkurranse3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) konkurranse, tevling, dystkonkurranse--------konkurrentsubst. \/ˌkɒmpəˈtiʃ(ə)n\/1) konkurranse, kappestrid, tevling, dyst2) ( sport) konkurranse, kamp, stevne, tevlingbe in competition with konkurrere med, tevle med -
2 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, konkurrent2. 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.) kunne måle seg med, konkurrere/rivalisere med- rivalrykonkurrent--------rivalIsubst. \/ˈraɪv(ə)l\/rival, konkurrentIIverb \/ˈraɪv(ə)l\/1) kappes med, konkurrere med2) måle seg medrival for something kappes om noeIIIadj. \/ˈraɪv(ə)l\/rivaliserende, konkurrerende
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