contender

contender
[kən'tendə(r)]
nome
1) sport concorrente m. e f.

he's a contender for first place — è in gara per il primo posto

2) (for job, political post) candidato m. (-a) (for a)
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noun (a person who has entered a competition (for a title etc).) contendente, concorrente
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contender /kənˈtɛndə(r)/
n.
concorrente; aspirante; candidato: (sport) a contender for the championship, un aspirante al titolo di campione; contender for an office, candidato a una carica; a Booker Prize contender, un concorrente al Booker Prize; the Labour deputy leadership contender, il candidato alla vicesegreteria del partito laburista; the top contender, il favorito; (anche polit.) a strong contender, un candidato forte.
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[kən'tendə(r)]
nome
1) sport concorrente m. e f.

he's a contender for first place — è in gara per il primo posto

2) (for job, political post) candidato m. (-a) (for a)

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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  • contender — verbo intransitivo 1. Luchar (varias personas) con las armas: Contendía con un peligroso enemigo. Los dos países contendían en una guerra despiadada. 2. Uso/registro …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • contender — [kən ten′dər] n. 1. one who contends 2. a person, team, etc. having or regarded as having a good chance to win a contest or competition [their team is just not a legitimate contender this year] * * * See contend. * * * …   Universalium

  • contender — Se conjuga como: entender Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: contender contendiendo contendido     Indicativo   presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. contiendo contiendes… …   Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary

  • contender — com contender com os adversários; isto contende me com os nervos …   Dicionario dos verbos portugueses

  • contender — [kən ten′dər] n. 1. one who contends 2. a person, team, etc. having or regarded as having a good chance to win a contest or competition [their team is just not a legitimate contender this year] …   English World dictionary

  • Contender — Con*tend er, n. One who contends; a contestant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contender — I noun adversary, adverse party, antagonist, appellant, applicant, arguer, aspirant, campaigner, candidate, challenger, charger, claimant, combatant, competitor, complainant, contestant, contester, controversialist, corrival, debater, denouncer,… …   Law dictionary

  • contender — 1. ‘Luchar’. Verbo irregular: se conjuga como entender (→ apéndice 1, n.º 31). 2. Para referirse a la persona que participa en una contienda, se emplea en el español general actual la voz contendiente: «El saludo entre los dos contendientes fue… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • contender — 1540s, agent noun from CONTEND (Cf. contend) …   Etymology dictionary

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