competition

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kom′pi tish′ən)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
competition n (competitors)competencia nf
  competidores nmpl
 The business's competition was weak.
 La empresa tenía una competencia débil.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La empresa tenía pocos competidores en el mercado.
competition n (contest)concurso nm
  competición nf
  (AmL)competencia nf
  (arte, literatura)certamen nm
 The competition ended in a tie.
 El concurso terminó en empate.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
competition n (rivalry)competencia nf
  rivalidad nf
 Their competition with each other made them both better.
 La competencia entre ellos los hizo mejores.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Entre ellos hay una marcada rivalidad, los dos son excelentes estudiantes.
competition n (quality, strength of rivalry)competencia nf
 Manchester United offers strong competition to other teams.
 Manchester United ofrece una fuerte competencia a los otros equipos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
competition law n (law: promotes business competition)derecho de la competencia grupo nom
Cournot competition n (economic model) (Economía)competencia a la Cournot loc nom f
cutthroat competition,
also UK: cut-throat competition n		 (ruthless competition)competencia feroz nf
 The company eventually folded in the face of cut-throat competition from its larger rival.
 La compañía finalmente cedió ante la competencia feroz de su más grande rival.
free competition n (business: no trading restrictions) (economía)libre competencia adj mf + nf
 Free competition cannot exist where the government is controlling the market.
imperfect competition n (economics: when [sb] has excessive influence on market price) (Econ.)competencia imperfecta nf
in competition with prep (rival to)rivales adj
  competidor/a adj
 Coca Cola and Pepsi have always been in competition with each other.
 Coca Cola y Pepsi siempre han sido rivales.
iron man competition n (contest to determine strongest man) (anglicismo)iron man nm
 He's been training for the Iron Man competition for months now.
 Ha estado entrenando meses para la prueba de Iron Man.
perfect competition n (when neither producer nor consumer controls price)competencia perfecta nf
 Perfect competition is an economic theory and assumes many small producers and consumers with perfect information, therefore the market sets the price.
 El modelo económico de competencia perfecta es casi un sueño imposible.
  equidad en la competencia nf
unfair competition n (business: unequal conditions)competencia desleal loc nom f
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'competition' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
adjudicate - anticompetitive - antitrust - Antitrust Act - antitrust rules - beauty contest - biathlon - boat race - bowl - bullfight - championship - chariot race - come back - compete - competing - competition law - competitive - contest - contract not to compete - crash out - cut and thrust - cutthroat competition - dance contest - darts tournament - decathlon - decider - derby - disqualified - disqualify - dog show - drag race - drag racing - dropout - eighth - eleventh - elimination - endurance race - entrant - entry - Eurovision - evenness - event - FA Cup - field trial - fierce - fifth - fight off - final - finisher - first
Spanish:
competición - contrapunto - campeonato - rivalidad - arrasar con éxito arrollador - certamen - competencia - competencia desleal - concurso - concurso externo - concurso interno - echar un pulso - eslálom - jurado de un concurso - justa deportiva - libre competencia - partido - payada - pecha - plena competencia - presentar a concurso - presentarse a un concurso

Collocations: [good, challenging, fierce, strong, stiff] competition, the competition [rules, guidelines, entrants], [local, international] competition, more...

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