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Pronunciation / Transliteration: compétition
"La compétition est rude sur le marché."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
"There is fierce competition for the job."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: from medieval Latin competitio(n-), from competere 'strive in common' (see compete).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Competition" is said worldwide
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compétition
Transliteration: compétition
"La compétition est rude sur le marché."
Wettbewerb
Transliteration: Wettbewerb
"Der Wettbewerb auf dem Markt ist hart."
competizione
Transliteration: competizione
"La competizione nel settore è molto alta."
competición
Transliteration: competición
"La competición en este sector es feroz."
competição
Transliteration: competição
"A competição pelo prêmio foi intensa."
प्रतियोगिता
Transliteration: pratiyogita
"इस नौकरी के लिए कड़ी प्रतियोगिता है।"
竞争
Transliteration: jìngzhēng
"市场上的竞争非常激烈。"
경쟁
Transliteration: gyeongjaeng
"시장 경쟁이 매우 치열하다."
競争
Transliteration: kyōsō
"市場での競争は激しい。"
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