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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconcurso de poesia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: koũˈkuɾsu dʒi pu.ziˈa
"O poeta ganhou o primeiro lugar no concurso de poesia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A competitive event in which participants compose and recite original poems, often judged on artistic merit, performance, and emotional resonance.
"She won the annual university poetic contest with her moving tribute to the sea." - 2
A traditional or formal verbal competition involving improvised verse-making between rivals.
"The villagers gathered in the square to watch the traditional folk poetic contest."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'poetic', derived from the Ancient Greek 'poiētikos' (creative, pertaining to poetry), and 'contest', originating from the Latin 'contestari' (to call to witness, litigate), evolving through French to mean a competition. Historically, organized poetic competitions such as the Welsh Eisteddfod or the Jeux floraux in France date back to medieval times, celebrating lyrical mastery.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poetic contest" is said worldwide
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concours poétique
Transliteration: koṅ-kuʁ po-e-tik
"Il a participé à un concours poétique international."
Dichterwettstreit
Transliteration: Dɪçtɐvɛtʃtʁaɪt
"Der Dichterwettstreit zog viele talentierte Autoren an."
gara poetica
Transliteration: ɡaːra poˈɛːtika
"La gara poetica si è tenuta nella piazza principale."
certamen poético
Transliteration: serˈtamen poˈetiko
"Muchos escritores jóvenes se inscribieron en el certamen poético."
concurso de poesia
Transliteration: koũˈkuɾsu dʒi pu.ziˈa
"O poeta ganhou o primeiro lugar no concurso de poesia."
काव्य प्रतियोगिता
Transliteration: kavya pratiyogita
"विद्यालय में एक रोमांचक काव्य प्रतियोगिता का आयोजन किया गया।"
诗歌比赛
Transliteration: shī gē bǐ sài
"他在全国诗歌比赛中获得了金奖。"
시 백일장
Transliteration: si baegiljang
"학생들은 교내 시 백일장에 참가하여 솜씨를 뽐냈다."
詩歌コンテスト
Transliteration: siika kontesuto
"彼女はその詩歌コンテストで見事に入賞した。"
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