| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| competing adj | (sports, competition: taking part) (che prende parte) | in gara, in competizione loc agg |
| | The competing athletes are ready to start the race. |
| competing adj | (business: trying to outdo others) (imprese, lavoro) | in competizione loc agg |
| | | concorrente agg |
| | There are competing bids for the contract to build the new airport. |
| | Ci sono delle offerte in competizione per l'appalto per la costruzione del nuovo aeroporto. |
| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| compete⇒ vi | (sports, competition: take part) | contendersi⇒ v rif |
| | | gareggiare⇒ vi |
| | | disputare⇒ vtr |
| | Teams will compete for the championship. |
| | Le squadre si contenderanno il titolo di campione. |
| compete in [sth] vi + prep | (take part in: sports, competition) | competere⇒, gareggiare⇒ vi |
| | | misurarsi⇒ v rif |
| | He can compete in any sport. |
| | Può competere in qualsiasi sport. |
| compete against [sth/sb] vi + prep | (sports, competition: try to beat) | competere con, gareggiare con vi |
| | Edwards will be competing against some of the best athletes in the world. |
| | Edwards competerà con alcuni dei migliori atleti del mondo. |
| compete vi | (non-sports, business: strive to outdo) (figurato) | fare a gara, competere⇒ vi |
| | Companies should compete for your business. |
| | If we could lower the costs of production we might be able to compete in that market. |
| | Le aziende dovrebbero fare a gara per avere il tuo giro di affari. |
| compete with [sth/sb] vi + prep | (have as a business rival) | essere in concorrenza con vi |
| | | competere con vi |
| | Small independent businesses have to compete with the large supermarkets. |
| | Le piccole attività indipendenti devono essere in concorrenza con i grandi supermercati. |