compete in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for compete in the English»Italian Dictionary

compete [Brit kəmˈpiːt, Am kəmˈpit] VB intr

1. compete (for prominence, job, prize):

compete person:

competere

compete voices:

fare a gara

to compete against or with

rivaleggiare con (for per)

they were competing (with each other) for the same job

si contendevano lo stesso impiego

I just can't compete (with her)

non posso competere or misurarmi con lei

2. compete COMM:

compete companies:

farsi concorrenza

to compete against or with

fare concorrenza a (for per)

to compete in the European market

farsi concorrenza sul mercato europeo

we can't compete with multinationals

non possiamo competere con le multinazionali

3. compete SPORTS:

compete

competere, gareggiare (with con)

to compete against

competere con

to compete in the 100 metres, the Olympics

gareggiare nei 100 metri, alle olimpiadi

there were 12 horses competing

c'erano 12 cavalli in gara

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globally compete

a livello mondiale

to compete on a level playing field companies, individuals:

competere ad armi pari

Translations for compete in the Italian»English Dictionary

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rivaleggiare

to compete

rivaleggiare con qn

to compete or contend with sb

gareggiare

to compete

gareggiare nei 100 metri

to compete in the 100 metres

concorrere atleta, candidato, libro, film:

to compete a, per: for

concorrere per un posto, a un premio

to compete for a job, a prize

concorrere

to compete

non si può concorrere con quella ditta

one cannot compete with that firm

contendere

to compete

contendersi seggio, primo posto

to compete for

gareggiare alle olimpiade

to compete in the Olympics

competere

to compete con: with, against per: for

non possiamo competere con le multinazionali

we can't compete with multinationals

competere ad armi pari

to compete on a level playing

disputare, vincere un campionato

to compete for, win a championship

compete in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for compete in the English»Italian Dictionary

compete [kəm·ˈpi:t] VB intr

1. compete (strive):

compete

competere

to compete for sth

competere per qc

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

per il nuovo negozio sarà dura fare concorrenza ai due supermercati

turn the music down — I'm not competing with that noise

abbassa la musica — non voglio urlare per farmi sentire

2. compete (take part):

compete

partecipare

to compete in an event

partecipare a un evento

Translations for compete in the Italian»English Dictionary

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contendere

to compete for

contendere qc a qu

to compete with sb for sth

contendersi qc

to compete for sth

rivaleggiare

to compete

gareggiare

to compete

gareggiare in qc con qc

to compete in sth with sth

competere

to compete

competere per qc

to compete for sth

disputarsi qc (primo posto, premio, vittoria)

to compete for sth

concorrere

to compete

concorrere a una gara

to compete in a race

fare una gara

to compete

fare a gara con qu

to compete with sb

fare concorrenza a qu

to compete with sb

cimentarsi con qu

to compete with sb

compete Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to compete for sth

competere per qc

to compete in an event

partecipare a un evento

to compete in sth with sth

gareggiare in qc con qc

to compete with sb for sth

contendere qc a qu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Its overall share of the markets in which it competes is around 40%.

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She began competing in the event as a teenager and cleared six metres for the first time in 2009.

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The team soon began competing on the highest levels of the sport.

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She competed in both events from 1982 to 1992.

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In the 2013 season, a total of 23 drivers and 9 teams entered at least one race, with 16 boats competing full-time.

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Only nine races were completed including the medal race due to lack of wind. 26 sailors, on 26 boats, from 26 nations competed.

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