nounB1Oftenformalboth

competition

соревнование

a contest between people or groups

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Pronunciation
EN-UK/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/
EN-US/ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən/
RU[sərʲɪvnoˈvanʲɪjə]
competition

competition with Russian translation

competition usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Our team entered the competition last week.

Наша команда участвовала в соревновании на прошлой неделе.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Our school won the competition last year.

Наша школа выиграла соревнование в прошлом году.

competition synonyms

🇬🇧en

совпадает с основным значением: состязание, соревнование

B1Very Often

The competition was open to students from all schools.

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contest

состязание, конкурс; обычно более формально и шире, чем спортивный матч

B1Often

She won the singing contest.

🇬🇧en

игра, матч; чаще про спортивную игру или развлечение, а не вообще соревнование

B1Very Often

It was a close game between the two teams.

🇬🇧en

матч; конкретная спортивная встреча между двумя сторонами

B1Very Often

The football match ended in a draw.

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tournament

турнир; серия нескольких матчей или игр, а не одно соревнование

B1Often

She reached the final of the tennis tournament.

C
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championship

чемпионат; крупное состязание за звание чемпиона

B1Often

He trained hard for the world championship.

🇬🇧en

гонка, забег; соревнование на скорость, обычно между несколькими участниками

B1Very Often

She won the 100-meter race.

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What does competition mean?

a contest between people or groups

How do you pronounce competition?

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

How is competition used in a sentence?

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

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