competían in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for competían in the Spanish»English Dictionary

competer VB intr en tercera persona

competer a alg. responsabilidad:

to be incumbent on sb form

competer a alg. decisión:

to be the responsibility of sb

esta decisión compete al gobierno provincial

this decision is the responsibility of the provincial government

eso no me compete

that's not my responsibility

eso no me compete

that is not within my competence o jurisdiction form

eso no me compete

that's not up to me inf

compete al Estado responder por estas pérdidas

it is the State's responsibility to make good these losses

competir VB intr

1. competir (pugnar, luchar):

competir

to compete

competir con alg.

to compete with sb

no pueden competir con las cadenas de supermercados

they can't compete with the supermarket chains

competir con/contra alg. por algo

to compete with / against sb for sth

competíamos con Rospesa por el contrato

we were competing with/against Rospesa for the contract

competirán contra rivales europeos por esta copa

they will be competing against teams from Europe for this trophy

2. competir (estar al mismo nivel) (competir en algo):

los dos modelos compiten en calidad y precio

the two models rival each other in quality and price

Translations for competían in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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joust

competir en una justa

compete

competir

we'll be competing in the games

vamos a competir or participar en los juegos

to compete against/with sb/sth

competir contra / con alguien/algo

we'll be competing against three other players/teams

vamos a competir contra otros tres jugadores/equipos

we simply can't compete with them/the big firms

sencillamente no podemos competir con ellos/con las grandes firmas

they were rivals for her affection

competían por su cariño

I can't rival that

con eso no puedo competir

no one can rival this runner for determination and stamina

nadie puede competir con este corredor en (cuanto a) determinación y resistencia

to be in competition with sb/sth

competir con alguien/algo

anchorman

última persona de un equipo en competir, particularmente en carreras de relevos

contend

competir

to contend (with sb) (for sth)

competir (con alguien) (por algo)

few can rival him in the scope of his learning

pocas personas pueden competir con él en la amplitud de sus conocimientos

race

competir

competían in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for competían in the Spanish»English Dictionary

competer VB intr (corresponder)

competer a alguien

to be the responsibility of sb

competir irr como pedir VB intr

1. competir (enfrentarse):

competir por algo

to compete for sth

2. competir (igualarse):

competir

to rival each other

Translations for competían in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to vie (with sb) for sth

competir (con alguien) por algo

to jockey for sth

competir por algo

rival

competir con

contend

competir

to contend for sth

competir por algo

compete

competir

to compete for sth

competir por algo

the new shop will have a tough time competing with the two supermarkets

la nueva tienda lo tendrá difícil si quiere competir con los dos supermercados

to be a good match for sb

poder competir con alguien

to be no match for sb

no poder competir con alguien

to be in contention for sth

competir por algo

race SPORTS

competir

race

competir con

competían Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

competer a alguien

to be the responsibility of sb

competir a paridad de medios

to compete on an equal basis

competir por algo

to compete for sth

la nueva tienda lo tendrá difícil si quiere competir con los dos supermercados

the new shop will have a tough time competing with the two supermarkets

no poder competir en el mercado por su alto precio

to be priced out of the market