rival

rivale, concorrente

Persona, squadra o azienda che cerca di vincere o ottenere la stessa cosa di un’altra.

In inglese semplice: A person, team, or business trying to win or get the same thing as another.

• He beat his closest rival.
• The two companies have been rivals for years.
• Who is her main rival for the title?

Come si usa: rival for something (She is his main rival for the leadership.)

Sinonimi: competitor, opponent

Contrari: ally

Espressioni comuni: main rival, political rival, rival for something

pari, rivale

Persona o cosa altrettanto valida o impressionante di un’altra.

In inglese semplice: Someone or something as good or impressive as another.

• Her voice has no rival.
• This garden has few rivals for beauty.
• As a storyteller, he is without a rival.

Come si usa: rival in something (The restaurant has few rivals in quality.)

Sinonimi: equal, match, peer

Espressioni comuni: without a rival, have no rival, rival in something

rivale, concorrente

Che cerca di vincere o ottenere la stessa cosa di un’altra persona o gruppo.

In inglese semplice: Trying to win or get the same thing as another person or group.

• The rival teams met on Saturday.
• Two rival companies want to buy the factory.
• Police kept the rival groups of fans apart.

Sinonimi: competing

Espressioni comuni: rival teams, rival companies, rival candidates

eguagliare, rivaleggiare con

Essere altrettanto valido, impressionante o forte di qualcos’altro, o persino superarlo.

In inglese semplice: To be as good, impressive, or strong as something else, or even better.

• Her cooking rivals her mother’s.
• Few places can rival this valley for beauty.
• The small company now rivals much larger firms in quality.

Come si usa: rival someone/something in something (The new model rivals its competitors in speed.)

Sinonimi: match, equal

Espressioni comuni: rival someone’s skill, rival something in something, rival the best

rivaleggiare con, competere con

Competere con qualcuno per ottenere la stessa cosa.

In inglese semplice: To compete against someone for the same thing.

• The princes rivaled each other for power.
• Several merchants rivaled one another for the contract.
• He sought to rival his brother in winning public support.

Come si usa: rival someone for something (Two nobles rivaled each other for the king’s favor.); rival someone in something (The brothers rivaled each other in their pursuit of power.)

Sinonimi: compete with, vie with

Espressioni comuni: rival someone in something, rival someone for something