♦ rival

♦ rival
♦ rival /ˈraɪvl/
A n.
rivale: Her main rival for the post has withdrawn, la sua principale rivale per il posto si è ritirata; He defeated his nearest rival in the final, ha sconfitto il suo rivale più pericoloso nella finale; As a jazz singer, she has few rivals, come cantante jazz, ha pochi rivali; arch rival, grande rivale
B a.
1 rivale: rival factions, fazioni rivali
2 concorrente; in concorrenza: (comm.) rival firms [companies], imprese [società] concorrenti (o rivali)
3 (sport) avversario: the rival teams, le squadre avversarie
● (sport) rival football fans, tifosi di squadre avversarie; tifoserie rivali □ (econ.) rival goods, beni rivali (che possono essere consumati da una sola persona alla volta) □ business rivals, concorrenti; rivali in affari □ without a rival, senza pari.
(to) rival /ˈraɪvl/
v. t.
poter competere con; eguagliare: Their reputation rivals those of the top American universities, la loro reputazione eguaglia quella delle migliori università americane.

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