Significado de competition en inglés
competitioncompetition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən $ ˌkɑːm-/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] a situation in which people or organizations try to be more successful than other people or organizationssituación en la que personas u organizaciones intentan ser más exitosas que otrascompetition for
Competition for the job was intense.La competencia por el puesto fue intensa.competition between/among Sometimes there’s a lot of competition between children for their mother’s attention.A veces hay mucha competencia entre los niños por la atención de su madre. This price reduction is due to competition among suppliers.Esta reducción de precios se debe a la competencia entre los proveedores.competition in competition in the automobile industryla competencia en la industria del automóvilfierce/stiff/intense etc competition There is fierce competition between the three leading soap manufacturers.Existe una feroz competencia entre los tres principales fabricantes de jabón.be in competition with somebody/something Government departments are in direct competition with each other for limited resources.Los departamentos gubernamentales compiten directamente entre sí por recursos limitados.in the face of competition (from somebody/something) (=in a situation where you are competing with someone or something)(=en una situación en la que se está compitiendo con alguien o algo) Small grocery stores are going out of business in the face of stiff competition from the large supermarket chains.Las pequeñas tiendas de comestibles están cerrando ante la dura competencia de las grandes cadenas de supermercados.2[singular, uncountable] the people or groups that are competing against you, especially in business or in a sportlas personas o grupos que compiten contra uno, especialmente en los negocios o en un deporte: Going to trade fairs is an ideal opportunity to size up the competition.Asistir a ferias comerciales es una oportunidad ideal para evaluar a la competencia.no/not much/little etc competition (=no one who is likely to be better than you)(=nadie que tenga posibilidades de superarte) Jones is certain to win the race; there’s just no competition.Jones ganará la carrera con toda seguridad; simplemente no tiene competencia.a lot of/considerable/fierce etc competition The team overcame fierce competition for their place in the finals.El equipo superó una feroz competencia para clasificarse a la final.foreign/international competition (=companies from other countries that you are competing with)(=empresas de otros países con las que compites) Japanese PC makers now face foreign competition in their home market.Los fabricantes japoneses de PC ahora enfrentan competencia extranjera en su propio mercado.3[countable] an organized event in which people or teams compete against each otherevento organizado en el que personas o equipos compiten entre sí: a photography competitionun concurso de fotografíacompetition to do something a competition to find a designer for the new buildingun concurso para encontrar un diseñador para el nuevo edificio Teams from high schools all over the state have entered the competition.Equipos de institutos de todo el estado se han inscrito en la competencia. With France out of the competition, England have a great chance to win.Con Francia fuera de la competencia, Inglaterra tiene una gran oportunidad de ganar.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1– Significado 1verbsverbosface competition (from somebody)· Website designers face increasing competition.· Los diseñadores de sitios web se enfrentan a una competencia cada vez mayor.beat off/fight off competition· She beat off competition from dozens of other candidates to get the job.· Superó la competencia de decenas de otros candidatos para conseguir el empleo.adjectivesadjetivosstrong/serious competition· The company is facing strong competition in the market.· La empresa está enfrentando una fuerte competencia en el mercado.stiff//tough/fierce/intense/keen competition (=strong competition)· There is stiff competition for places at the best universities.· Hay una dura competencia por los cupos en las mejores universidades.cut-throat competition (=very strong competition)· The cutthroat competition in the airline industry kept prices low for many years.· La competencia despiadada en la industria aérea mantuvo los precios bajos durante muchos años.increasing/growing competition· the growing competition between banks· la creciente competencia entre los bancosfair competition· Fair competition offers the best guarantee of good services and low prices.· La competencia leal ofrece la mejor garantía de buenos servicios y precios bajos.unfair competition· This will protect the industry from unfair competition from abroad.· Esto protegerá a la industria de la competencia desleal del extranjero.open competition (=a situation that offers anyone a chance to be successful)· We welcome open competition in the software market.· Damos la bienvenida a la competencia abierta en el mercado del software.phrasesfrasesin the face of competition (=in a situation where you are competing to be successful)· They won the contract in the face of tough competition.· Ganaron el contrato ante una dura competencia.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 3– Significado 3verbsverbostake part in a competition· Ten schools took part in the competition.· Diez escuelas participaron en la competencia.enter a competition· You must be over 16 to enter the competition.· Debes tener más de 16 años para participar en la competencia.win a competition· Lucy was thrilled to hear that she had won the short-story competition.· Lucy estaba emocionada al enterarse de que había ganado el concurso de cuentos cortos.come first/second/third etc in a competition· Stuart came second in the swimming competition.· Stuart quedó segundo en la competencia de natación.have/hold a competition· Each year the school holds a painting competition.· Cada año la escuela celebra un concurso de pintura.run a competition (=organize it)· The company is running an inventions competition with a first prize of £1,000.· La empresa organiza un concurso de inventos con un primer premio de £1,000.launch a competition (=start it)· We’re launching a competition to find the best young designer.· Estamos lanzando un concurso para encontrar al mejor diseñador joven.judge a competition (=decide who has won it)· A panel of five will judge the competition.· Un jurado de cinco personas evaluará la competencia.withdraw from a competition (=not take part, when you had planned to)· He had to withdraw from the competition because of an injury.· Tuvo que retirarse de la competencia debido a una lesión.be out of a competition (=no longer be in a competition because you have been defeated)· Our team scored the fewest points so we were out of the competition.· Nuestro equipo obtuvo la menor puntuación, por lo que quedamos eliminados de la competencia.put/knock somebody out of a competition (=defeat someone so that they are no longer in a competition)· They put us out of the competition in the semi-final last year.· El año pasado nos eliminaron de la competencia en las semifinales.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + competitionADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + competitiona football/music/essay etc competition· There’s a music competition in the town on June 12th.· El 12 de junio hay un concurso de música en el pueblo.a writing/painting/dancing etc competition· Greg won the school public-speaking competition.· Greg ganó el concurso de oratoria de la escuela.a sporting/sports competition· There is an increasing demand to watch sporting competitions.· Hay una demanda creciente por ver competencias deportivas.a national/international/European etc competition· Her oldest daughter has taken part in national competitions.· Su hija mayor ha participado en competencias nacionales.an annual competition· Last year he won the magazine’s annual photo competition.· El año pasado ganó el concurso fotográfico anual de la revista.an open competition (=that everyone can take part in)· An open competition is to be held at the tennis club.· Se celebrará una competencia abierta en el club de tenis.a knock-out competition British English (=in which if you lose a game, you are no longer in the competition)a newspaper competition (=organized by and advertised in a newspaper)· I entered a newspaper competition for young photographer of the year.· Me inscribí en un concurso de periódico para fotógrafo joven del año.phrasesfrasesthe result of a competition· The result of the competition will be announced on April 3rd.· El resultado del concurso se anunciará el 3 de abril.the winner of a competition· Jane was the clear winner of the competition.· Jane fue la clara ganadora del concurso.the rules of a competition· Make sure you understand the rules of the competition.· Asegúrate de entender las reglas del concurso.a competition is open to somebody (=used to say who can enter a competition)· The competition is open to artists between 16 and 25 years old.· El concurso está abierto a artistas de entre 16 y 25 años.THESAURUSSINÓNIMOScompetition an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other, especially in order to win a prizeevento organizado en el que personas o equipos compiten entre sí, especialmente para ganar un premio: · My sister entered a dance competition.· Mi hermana se inscribió en un concurso de baile.· The winner of the competition will be announced in June.· El ganador del concurso se anunciará en junio.contest a competition in which people do an activity, and a group of judges decide the winnercompetencia en la que las personas realizan una actividad y un grupo de jueces decide al ganador: · a beauty contest· un concurso de belleza· a contest to find America’s strongest man· un concurso para encontrar al hombre más fuerte de Américachampionship an important sports competition to find the best player or team in the world or in a particular areaimportante competencia deportiva para determinar al mejor jugador o equipo del mundo o de una zona en particular: · the European Athletics Championship· el Campeonato Europeo de Atletismo· Brazil went on to win the world championship.· Brasil siguió adelante para ganar el campeonato mundial.tournament a competition in a sport or game, in which many players or teams compete against each other until there is one winnercompetencia en un deporte o juego en la que muchos jugadores o equipos compiten entre sí hasta que queda un solo ganador: · a golf tournament· un torneo de golfquiz a competition in which people have to answer questionscompetencia en la que los participantes tienen que responder preguntas: · a TV quiz show· un concurso de preguntas en televisiónpart of a competitionparte de una competenciaround one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next partuna de las partes de una competencia que hay que terminar o ganar antes de pasar a la siguiente parte: · Henman lost in the second round of the competition.· Henman perdió en la segunda ronda de la competencia.heat one of several races or competitions whose winners then compete against each otheruna de varias carreras o competencias cuyos ganadores luego compiten entre sí: · She came second in her heat, with a time of 23.2 seconds.· Quedó segunda en su serie, con un tiempo de 23,2 segundos.
Ver todas las traducciones1[uncountable] a situation in which people or organizations try to be more successful than other people or organizationssituación en la que personas u organizaciones intentan ser más exitosas que otrascompetition for Competition for the job was intense.La competencia por el puesto fue intensa.competition between/among Sometimes there’s a lot of competition between children for their mother’s attention.A veces hay mucha competencia entre los niños por la atención de su madre. This price reduction is due to competition among suppliers.Esta reducción de precios se debe a la competencia entre los proveedores.competition in competition in the automobile industryla competencia en la industria del automóvilfierce/stiff/intense etc competition There is fierce competition between the three leading soap manufacturers.Existe una feroz competencia entre los tres principales fabricantes de jabón.be in competition with somebody/something Government departments are in direct competition with each other for limited resources.Los departamentos gubernamentales compiten directamente entre sí por recursos limitados.in the face of competition (from somebody/something) (=in a situation where you are competing with someone or something)(=en una situación en la que se está compitiendo con alguien o algo) Small grocery stores are going out of business in the face of stiff competition from the large supermarket chains.Las pequeñas tiendas de comestibles están cerrando ante la dura competencia de las grandes cadenas de supermercados.2[singular, uncountable] the people or groups that are competing against you, especially in business or in a sportlas personas o grupos que compiten contra uno, especialmente en los negocios o en un deporte: Going to trade fairs is an ideal opportunity to size up the competition.Asistir a ferias comerciales es una oportunidad ideal para evaluar a la competencia.no/not much/little etc competition (=no one who is likely to be better than you)(=nadie que tenga posibilidades de superarte) Jones is certain to win the race; there’s just no competition.Jones ganará la carrera con toda seguridad; simplemente no tiene competencia.a lot of/considerable/fierce etc competition The team overcame fierce competition for their place in the finals.El equipo superó una feroz competencia para clasificarse a la final.foreign/international competition (=companies from other countries that you are competing with)(=empresas de otros países con las que compites) Japanese PC makers now face foreign competition in their home market.Los fabricantes japoneses de PC ahora enfrentan competencia extranjera en su propio mercado.3[countable] an organized event in which people or teams compete against each otherevento organizado en el que personas o equipos compiten entre sí: a photography competitionun concurso de fotografíacompetition to do something a competition to find a designer for the new buildingun concurso para encontrar un diseñador para el nuevo edificio Teams from high schools all over the state have entered the competition.Equipos de institutos de todo el estado se han inscrito en la competencia. With France out of the competition, England have a great chance to win.Con Francia fuera de la competencia, Inglaterra tiene una gran oportunidad de ganar.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1– Significado 1verbsverbosface competition (from somebody)· Website designers face increasing competition.· Los diseñadores de sitios web se enfrentan a una competencia cada vez mayor.beat off/fight off competition· She beat off competition from dozens of other candidates to get the job.· Superó la competencia de decenas de otros candidatos para conseguir el empleo.adjectivesadjetivosstrong/serious competition· The company is facing strong competition in the market.· La empresa está enfrentando una fuerte competencia en el mercado.stiff//tough/fierce/intense/keen competition (=strong competition)· There is stiff competition for places at the best universities.· Hay una dura competencia por los cupos en las mejores universidades.cut-throat competition (=very strong competition)· The cutthroat competition in the airline industry kept prices low for many years.· La competencia despiadada en la industria aérea mantuvo los precios bajos durante muchos años.increasing/growing competition· the growing competition between banks· la creciente competencia entre los bancosfair competition· Fair competition offers the best guarantee of good services and low prices.· La competencia leal ofrece la mejor garantía de buenos servicios y precios bajos.unfair competition· This will protect the industry from unfair competition from abroad.· Esto protegerá a la industria de la competencia desleal del extranjero.open competition (=a situation that offers anyone a chance to be successful)· We welcome open competition in the software market.· Damos la bienvenida a la competencia abierta en el mercado del software.phrasesfrasesin the face of competition (=in a situation where you are competing to be successful)· They won the contract in the face of tough competition.· Ganaron el contrato ante una dura competencia.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 3– Significado 3verbsverbostake part in a competition· Ten schools took part in the competition.· Diez escuelas participaron en la competencia.enter a competition· You must be over 16 to enter the competition.· Debes tener más de 16 años para participar en la competencia.win a competition· Lucy was thrilled to hear that she had won the short-story competition.· Lucy estaba emocionada al enterarse de que había ganado el concurso de cuentos cortos.come first/second/third etc in a competition· Stuart came second in the swimming competition.· Stuart quedó segundo en la competencia de natación.have/hold a competition· Each year the school holds a painting competition.· Cada año la escuela celebra un concurso de pintura.run a competition (=organize it)· The company is running an inventions competition with a first prize of £1,000.· La empresa organiza un concurso de inventos con un primer premio de £1,000.launch a competition (=start it)· We’re launching a competition to find the best young designer.· Estamos lanzando un concurso para encontrar al mejor diseñador joven.judge a competition (=decide who has won it)· A panel of five will judge the competition.· Un jurado de cinco personas evaluará la competencia.withdraw from a competition (=not take part, when you had planned to)· He had to withdraw from the competition because of an injury.· Tuvo que retirarse de la competencia debido a una lesión.be out of a competition (=no longer be in a competition because you have been defeated)· Our team scored the fewest points so we were out of the competition.· Nuestro equipo obtuvo la menor puntuación, por lo que quedamos eliminados de la competencia.put/knock somebody out of a competition (=defeat someone so that they are no longer in a competition)· They put us out of the competition in the semi-final last year.· El año pasado nos eliminaron de la competencia en las semifinales.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + competitionADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + competitiona football/music/essay etc competition· There’s a music competition in the town on June 12th.· El 12 de junio hay un concurso de música en el pueblo.a writing/painting/dancing etc competition· Greg won the school public-speaking competition.· Greg ganó el concurso de oratoria de la escuela.a sporting/sports competition· There is an increasing demand to watch sporting competitions.· Hay una demanda creciente por ver competencias deportivas.a national/international/European etc competition· Her oldest daughter has taken part in national competitions.· Su hija mayor ha participado en competencias nacionales.an annual competition· Last year he won the magazine’s annual photo competition.· El año pasado ganó el concurso fotográfico anual de la revista.an open competition (=that everyone can take part in)· An open competition is to be held at the tennis club.· Se celebrará una competencia abierta en el club de tenis.a knock-out competition British English (=in which if you lose a game, you are no longer in the competition)a newspaper competition (=organized by and advertised in a newspaper)· I entered a newspaper competition for young photographer of the year.· Me inscribí en un concurso de periódico para fotógrafo joven del año.phrasesfrasesthe result of a competition· The result of the competition will be announced on April 3rd.· El resultado del concurso se anunciará el 3 de abril.the winner of a competition· Jane was the clear winner of the competition.· Jane fue la clara ganadora del concurso.the rules of a competition· Make sure you understand the rules of the competition.· Asegúrate de entender las reglas del concurso.a competition is open to somebody (=used to say who can enter a competition)· The competition is open to artists between 16 and 25 years old.· El concurso está abierto a artistas de entre 16 y 25 años.THESAURUSSINÓNIMOScompetition an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other, especially in order to win a prizeevento organizado en el que personas o equipos compiten entre sí, especialmente para ganar un premio: · My sister entered a dance competition.· Mi hermana se inscribió en un concurso de baile.· The winner of the competition will be announced in June.· El ganador del concurso se anunciará en junio.contest a competition in which people do an activity, and a group of judges decide the winnercompetencia en la que las personas realizan una actividad y un grupo de jueces decide al ganador: · a beauty contest· un concurso de belleza· a contest to find America’s strongest man· un concurso para encontrar al hombre más fuerte de Américachampionship an important sports competition to find the best player or team in the world or in a particular areaimportante competencia deportiva para determinar al mejor jugador o equipo del mundo o de una zona en particular: · the European Athletics Championship· el Campeonato Europeo de Atletismo· Brazil went on to win the world championship.· Brasil siguió adelante para ganar el campeonato mundial.tournament a competition in a sport or game, in which many players or teams compete against each other until there is one winnercompetencia en un deporte o juego en la que muchos jugadores o equipos compiten entre sí hasta que queda un solo ganador: · a golf tournament· un torneo de golfquiz a competition in which people have to answer questionscompetencia en la que los participantes tienen que responder preguntas: · a TV quiz show· un concurso de preguntas en televisiónpart of a competitionparte de una competenciaround one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next partuna de las partes de una competencia que hay que terminar o ganar antes de pasar a la siguiente parte: · Henman lost in the second round of the competition.· Henman perdió en la segunda ronda de la competencia.heat one of several races or competitions whose winners then compete against each otheruna de varias carreras o competencias cuyos ganadores luego compiten entre sí: · She came second in her heat, with a time of 23.2 seconds.· Quedó segunda en su serie, con un tiempo de 23,2 segundos.