rival

rival
1. noun
1) (competitor) Rivale, der/Rivalin, die

rivals in love — Nebenbuhler

business rivals — Konkurrenten

2) (equal)

have no rival/rivals — seines-/ihresgleichen suchen

without rival[s] — konkurrenzlos

2. transitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll- gleichkommen (+ Dat.); nicht nachstehen (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
rivalisierend [Gruppen]; konkurrierend [Forderungen]; Konkurrenz[unternehmen usw.]
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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.) der Rivalel, die Rivalin; rivalisierend
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.) konkurrieren
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ri·val
[ˈraɪvəl]
I. n Rivale, Rivalin m, f; ECON, COMM Konkurrenz f, Konkurrent(in) m(f)
arch \rival Erzrivale, -rivalin m, f
bitter \rivals scharfe Rivalen
closest [or nearest] \rival größter [o schärfster] Rivale/größte [o schärfste] Rivalin
II. n modifier rivalisierend attr, konkurrierend attr
\rival brand Konkurrenzmarke f
\rival camp/team gegnerisches Lager/gegnerische Mannschaft
\rival factions rivalisierende Gruppen
III. vt
<BRIT -ll- or AM usu -l->
to \rival sb/sth mit jdm/etw konkurrieren, es mit jdm/etw aufnehmen
to be \rivalled by sth/sb von etw/jdm übertroffen werden
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['raIvəl]
1. n
1) (= competitor) Rivale m, Rivalin f (for um, to für); (in love also) Nebenbuhler(in) m(f) (old); (COMM) Konkurrent(in) m(f)
2)

(= equal) this collection of paintings has few rivals in the world — diese Gemäldesammlung hat in der Welt kaum ihresgleichen

2. adj
groups, fans, leaders rivalisierend; claims, plans, attraction konkurrierend

rival firm — Konkurrenzfirma f

rival bid — Konkurrenzangebot nt

rival candidate — Gegenkandidat(in) m(f)

rival supporters (Sport) — Anhänger(innen) pl der gegnerischen Mannschaft

3. vt
(in love, for affections) rivalisieren mit; (COMM) konkurrieren mit

he can't rival her in intelligence — er kann sich mit ihr in Bezug auf Intelligenz nicht messen

his achievements rival even yours —

I can't rival that — da kann ich nicht mithalten

to rival sth in significance — einer Sache (dat) die Bedeutung streitig machen

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rival [ˈraıvl]
A s Rivale m, Rivalin f, Konkurrent(in):
rival (in love) Nebenbuhler(in);
be rivals for rivalisieren um;
be a rival of fig C 2;
without a rival ohnegleichen, unerreicht
B adj rivalisierend, konkurrierend, wetteifernd, Konkurrenz….:
rival firm (newspaper, etc);
rival candidate Gegenkandidat(in);
rival supporters SPORT Anhänger der gegnerischen Mannschaft;
rival team SPORT gegnerische Mannschaft
C v/t prät und pperf -valed, besonders Br -valled
1. rivalisieren oder wetteifern oder konkurrieren mit, jemandem den Rang streitig machen
2. fig gleichwertig sein oder gleichkommen (dat), es aufnehmen mit
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1. noun
1) (competitor) Rivale, der/Rivalin, die

rivals in love — Nebenbuhler

business rivals — Konkurrenten

2) (equal)

have no rival/rivals — seines-/ihresgleichen suchen

without rival[s] — konkurrenzlos

2. transitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll- gleichkommen (+ Dat.); nicht nachstehen (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
rivalisierend [Gruppen]; konkurrierend [Forderungen]; Konkurrenz[unternehmen usw.]
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n.
Konkurrent m.
Kontrahend m.
Nebenbuhler m.
Rivale -n f.

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