rival **** ri·val

rival **** ri·val
['raɪv(ə)l]
1. adj
(team) rivale, (firm) concorrente, (claim, attraction) in concorrenza

a rival gang — una banda rivale

a rival company — una ditta concorrente

2. n
(see adj) , rivale m/f, concorrente m/f
3. vt
rivaleggiare con

to rival sb/sth in — competere con qn/qc in

cassette recorders cannot rival the sound quality of CD players — i registratori a cassette non possono competere con la qualità del suono dei lettori CD


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