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1 compete
A vi1 (for prominence, job, prize) [person, voices, smells] rivaliser ; to compete against ou with rivaliser avec (for pour obtenir) ; they were competing (with each other) for the same job ils se disputaient le même emploi ; I just can't compete (with her) je ne peux pas lui faire concurrence ;2 Comm [companies] se faire concurrence ; to compete against ou with faire concurrence à (for pour obtenir) ; to compete in the European market se faire concurrence sur le marché européen ; we can't compete with multinationals nous ne pouvons pas entrer en concurrence avec les multinationales ;3 Sport être en compétition (with avec) ; to compete against être en compétition avec ; to compete in the 100 metres/the Olympics participer aux 100 mètres/aux jeux Olympiques ; there were 12 horses competing il y avait 12 chevaux en compétition. -
2 compete
compete [kəmˈpi:t]• there were ten students competing for six places on the course dix étudiants se disputaient les six places disponibles dans ce cours• there are six firms competing for a share in the market six entreprises sont en concurrence sur ce marché• they are forced to compete with the multinationals ils sont obligés d'entrer en concurrence avec les multinationales• he's competing against world-class athletes il est en compétition avec des athlètes de stature mondiale* * *[kəm'piːt] 1.1) (for prominence, job, prize) rivaliserto compete against ou with — rivaliser avec ( for pour obtenir)
2) Commerce [companies] se faire concurrenceto compete against ou with — faire concurrence à ( for pour obtenir)
3) Sport être en compétition (against, with avec)2.to compete in — participer à [Olympics, race]
competing present participle adjective rival
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