Significado de compete en inglés
competecompete /kəmˈpiːt/ verb [intransitive] 
Ver todas las traducciones1business if one company or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its goods or services rather than those available from another company or countrysi una empresa o un país compite con otra, trata de conseguir que la gente compre sus bienes o servicios en lugar de los que ofrece otra empresa o paíscompete with/against
They found themselves competing with foreign companies for a share of the market.Se encontraron compitiendo con empresas extranjeras por una cuota del mercado. The Renault Clio competes against such cars as the Peugeot 206.El Renault Clio compite contra coches como el Peugeot 206.compete for The stores have to compete for customers in the Christmas season.Las tiendas tienen que competir por los clientes en la temporada navideña.compete in The company must be able to compete in the international marketplace.La empresa debe ser capaz de competir en el mercado internacional.compete to do something Several advertising agencies are competing to get the contract.Varias agencias de publicidad compiten por conseguir el contrato.can’t compete (with something) (=be unable to be more successful)(=ser incapaz de tener más éxito) Small independent bookstores simply can’t compete with the big national chains.Las pequeñas librerías independientes sencillamente no pueden competir con las grandes cadenas nacionales.2person to try to gain something and stop someone else from having it or having as much of itintentar conseguir algo e impedir que otra persona lo tenga o lo tenga en igual medidacompete for She and her sister are always competing for attention.Ella y su hermana siempre están compitiendo por llamar la atención.compete against I had to compete against 19 other people for the job.Tuve que competir con otras 19 personas por el puesto.compete with As a stepmother, don’t even try to compete with the children’s mother for their love.Como madrastra, ni siquiera intentes competir con la madre de los niños por su amor.3in a competition to take part in a competition or sports eventparticipar en una competición o evento deportivocompete in/at How many runners will be competing in the marathon?¿Cuántos corredores participarán en el maratón? Professional athletes may now compete at the Olympics.Los atletas profesionales ya pueden competir en los Juegos Olímpicos.compete against He’ll be competing against the world’s best.Competirá contra los mejores del mundo.► see thesaurus at participate4somebody/something can’t compete with somebody/something to not be as interesting, attractive etc as someone or something elseno ser tan interesante, atractivo, etc. como alguien o algo: Melinda was plain and knew she couldn’t compete with her sister where boys were concerned.Melinda no era agraciada y sabía que no podía competir con su hermana en lo que a los chicos se refería.GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsGRAMÁTICA: Verbos recíprocosCompete is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or groups do something that involves both or all of them: · We were competing for her attention. You can also say: · We were competing with each other for her attention.· I was competing with them for her attention.Grammar guide ‒ VERBScompete es un verbo recíproco. Este tipo de verbo se usa cuando se indica que dos o más personas o grupos hacen algo que involucra a ambos o a todos ellos: · We were competing for her attention. También se puede decir: · We were competing with each other for her attention. · I was competing with them for her attention. Guía gramatical — VERBOS
Ver todas las traducciones1business if one company or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its goods or services rather than those available from another company or countrysi una empresa o un país compite con otra, trata de conseguir que la gente compre sus bienes o servicios en lugar de los que ofrece otra empresa o paíscompete with/against They found themselves competing with foreign companies for a share of the market.Se encontraron compitiendo con empresas extranjeras por una cuota del mercado. The Renault Clio competes against such cars as the Peugeot 206.El Renault Clio compite contra coches como el Peugeot 206.compete for The stores have to compete for customers in the Christmas season.Las tiendas tienen que competir por los clientes en la temporada navideña.compete in The company must be able to compete in the international marketplace.La empresa debe ser capaz de competir en el mercado internacional.compete to do something Several advertising agencies are competing to get the contract.Varias agencias de publicidad compiten por conseguir el contrato.can’t compete (with something) (=be unable to be more successful)(=ser incapaz de tener más éxito) Small independent bookstores simply can’t compete with the big national chains.Las pequeñas librerías independientes sencillamente no pueden competir con las grandes cadenas nacionales.2person to try to gain something and stop someone else from having it or having as much of itintentar conseguir algo e impedir que otra persona lo tenga o lo tenga en igual medidacompete for She and her sister are always competing for attention.Ella y su hermana siempre están compitiendo por llamar la atención.compete against I had to compete against 19 other people for the job.Tuve que competir con otras 19 personas por el puesto.compete with As a stepmother, don’t even try to compete with the children’s mother for their love.Como madrastra, ni siquiera intentes competir con la madre de los niños por su amor.3in a competition to take part in a competition or sports eventparticipar en una competición o evento deportivocompete in/at How many runners will be competing in the marathon?¿Cuántos corredores participarán en el maratón? Professional athletes may now compete at the Olympics.Los atletas profesionales ya pueden competir en los Juegos Olímpicos.compete against He’ll be competing against the world’s best.Competirá contra los mejores del mundo.► see thesaurus at participate4somebody/something can’t compete with somebody/something to not be as interesting, attractive etc as someone or something elseno ser tan interesante, atractivo, etc. como alguien o algo: Melinda was plain and knew she couldn’t compete with her sister where boys were concerned.Melinda no era agraciada y sabía que no podía competir con su hermana en lo que a los chicos se refería.GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsGRAMÁTICA: Verbos recíprocosCompete is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or groups do something that involves both or all of them: · We were competing for her attention. You can also say: · We were competing with each other for her attention.· I was competing with them for her attention.Grammar guide ‒ VERBScompete es un verbo recíproco. Este tipo de verbo se usa cuando se indica que dos o más personas o grupos hacen algo que involucra a ambos o a todos ellos: · We were competing for her attention. También se puede decir: · We were competing with each other for her attention. · I was competing with them for her attention. Guía gramatical — VERBOS