competition

competition
noun
1) (contest) Wettbewerb, der; (in magazine) Preisausschreiben, das
2) (those competing) Konkurrenz, die; (Sport) Gegner Pl.
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[kompə'tiʃən]
noun
1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) der Wettkampf
2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) die Konkurrenz
3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) der Wettkampf
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com·pe·ti·tion
[ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən, AM ˌkɑ:m-]
n
1. no pl (state of competing) Konkurrenz f, Wettbewerb m
fierce \competition ein harter Kampf
to be in \competition with sb mit jdm konkurrieren, in Konkurrenz [o im Wettbewerb] zu jdm stehen
she's no \competition sie ist keine Konkurrenz
2. COMM Konkurrenz f
unfair \competition unlauterer Wettbewerb
3. (contest) Wettbewerb m
beauty \competition Schönheitswettbewerb m
diving/swimming \competition Tauch-/Schwimmwettbewerb m
to enter a \competition an einem Wettbewerb teilnehmen, bei einem Wettbewerb mitmachen
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["kɒmpI'tISən]
n
1) no pl Konkurrenz f (for um)

to keep an eye on the competition — die Konkurrenz beobachten

unfair competition — unlauterer Wettbewerb

a spirit of competition — Wettbewerbs- or Konkurrenzdenken nt

to be in competition with sb — mit jdm wetteifern or (esp Comm) konkurrieren

to be driven by competition — unter Konkurrenzdruck stehen

2) (= contest) Wettbewerb m; (in newspapers etc) Preisausschreiben nt

beauty/swimming competition — Schönheitskonkurrenz f or -wettbewerb m/Schwimmwettbewerb m

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competition [ˌkɒmpıˈtıʃn; US ˌkɑmpə-] s
1. allg Wettbewerb m, -kampf m, -streit m (alle:
for um)
2. Konkurrenz f:
a) WIRTSCH Wettbewerb m, Konkurrenzkampf m:
free (unfair) competition freier (unlauterer) Wettbewerb;
competition clause Konkurrenzklausel f;
enter into competition with in Konkurrenz treten mit, konkurrieren mit
b) WIRTSCH Konkurrenzfirma f, -firmen pl
c) weitS. Gegner pl, Rivalen pl
3. SPORT Wettkampf m, Konkurrenz f, Veranstaltung f:
competition rules Wettkampfbestimmungen
4. a) Preisausschreiben n
b) Wettbewerb m
5. BIOL Existenzkampf m
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noun
1) (contest) Wettbewerb, der; (in magazine) Preisausschreiben, das
2) (those competing) Konkurrenz, die; (Sport) Gegner Pl.
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n.
Konkurrenz f.
Konkurrenzkampf m.
Preisausschreiben n.
Wettbewerb m.

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