rival

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

2. 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.) rivalizar
rival n rival / adversario
he beat all his rivals venció a todos sus rivales

rival adjetivo rival (before n) ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino rival;
◊ sin rival unrivaled

rival adjetivo & mf rival: contando cuentos no tiene rival, she's unrivaled in the art of storytelling 'rival' also found in these entries: Spanish: altura - contraria - contrario - contrincante - rivalizar - submarina - submarino - aplastar - barrer - batir - competidor - competir - enfrentar - vencer English: rival - scoop - scuffle - unrivaled - unrivalled - challenger - competitor - dispose of - great - hold - muscle - opponent - oust - segregate
rival
tr['raɪvəl]
adjective
1 competidor,-ra, rival
noun
1 competidor,-ra, rival nombre masulino o femenino
transitive verb
1 competir con, rivalizar con
rival ['raɪvəl] vt, -valed or -valled ; -valing or -valling : rivalizar con, competir con
rival adj
: competidor, rival
rival n
: rival mf; competidor m, -dora f
rival
adj.
• competidor adj.
• rival adj.
n.
• competidor, -ora s.m.,f.
• contrario s.m.
• emulador, -ora s.m.,f.
• rival s.m.
• émulo s.m.
v.
• competir con v.
• emular v.
• rivalizar con v.

I 'raɪvəl
noun rival mf

they were rivals for her affection — competían por su cariño

rival TO somebody/something — rival de alguien/algo

the product has several rivals — el producto tiene mucha competencia


II
adjective (before n) <company> rival, competidor

they brought out a rival product — sacaron un producto que les (or nos etc) va a hacer la competencia


III
transitive verb, BrE -ll-

his voice rivals that of the lead singer — su voz no tiene nada que envidiarle a la del cantante principal

I can't rival that — con eso no puedo competir

['raɪvǝl]
1.
ADJ [team, firm] rival, contrario; [claim, attraction] competidor
2.
N rival mf , contrario(-a) m / f

to be sb's closest rival — ser el rival más cercano de algn

3.
VT competir con, rivalizar con
* * *

I ['raɪvəl]
noun rival mf

they were rivals for her affection — competían por su cariño

rival TO somebody/something — rival de alguien/algo

the product has several rivals — el producto tiene mucha competencia


II
adjective (before n) <company> rival, competidor

they brought out a rival product — sacaron un producto que les (or nos etc) va a hacer la competencia


III
transitive verb, BrE -ll-

his voice rivals that of the lead singer — su voz no tiene nada que envidiarle a la del cantante principal

I can't rival that — con eso no puedo competir


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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Antónimos:
aliado, amigo


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