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Competition - translation, pronunciation and examples

competition
/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/

competition

🇺🇸 American English
/ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/
🇷🇺 Russian
[sərʲɪvnoˈvanʲɪjə]
Meaning of competition

a contest between people or groups

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competition

When to use competition

win the competition

выиграть соревнование

enter a competition

участвовать в соревновании

hold a competition

проводить соревнование

join the competition

присоединиться к соревнованию

strong competition

сильная конкуренция

competition usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Наша команда участвовала в соревновании на прошлой неделе.

Our team entered the competition last week.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Наша школа выиграла соревнование в прошлом году.

Our school won the competition last year.

Similar words

competition

same as the headword; the general term for a contest between people or groups

contest

a competition, often for a prize or title; can be more formal than competition in some contexts

game

an activity played for fun or sport; only sometimes a competition

match

a sports competition between two people or teams

tournament

a competition made up of several games or rounds

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competition - соревнование
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What's the difference between competition / contest / game / match / tournament / championship

🇬🇧English
competition

same as the headword; the general term for a contest between people or groups

B1Very Often

The competition was open to students from all schools.

Соревнование было открыто для учеников всех школ.

C
🇬🇧English
contest

a competition, often for a prize or title; can be more formal than competition in some contexts

B1Often

She won the singing contest.

Она выиграла песенный конкурс.

🇬🇧English

an activity played for fun or sport; only sometimes a competition

B1Very Often

It was a close game between the two teams.

Это была напряжённая игра между двумя командами.

🇬🇧English

a sports competition between two people or teams

B1Very Often

The football match ended in a draw.

Футбольный матч закончился вничью.

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🇬🇧English
tournament

a competition made up of several games or rounds

B1Often

She reached the final of the tennis tournament.

Она вышла в финал теннисного турнира.

C
🇬🇧English
championship

a major competition for a title, especially in sports

B1Often

He trained hard for the world championship.

Он упорно тренировался к чемпионату мира.

🇬🇧English

a competition of speed between people, animals, or vehicles

B1Very Often

She won the 100-meter race.

Она выиграла забег на 100 метров.

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competition translation: соревнование. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce competition

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/

competition translation

соревнование

competition examples

Our team entered the competition last week.

competition transcription

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/, /ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən/

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competition meaning: what does it mean?

a contest between people or groups

competition pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

competition is pronounced as /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

competition definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Our team entered the competition last week. Translation: Наша команда участвовала в соревновании на прошлой неделе.

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