Verbos para competencia

to vie

Verbo

/vaɪ/ or /vai/

v

v

ie

aɪ

competir

to intensely compete with another person in order to achieve something

to race

Verbo

/reɪs/ or /reis/

r

r

a

eɪ

c

s

e

competir

to compete against someone to see who is the fastest

to pit

Verbo

/pɪt/ or /pit/

p

p

i

ɪ

t

t

(oponer)

enfrentar

to create a competition or rivalry by setting two or more things or people against each other

to tussle

Verbo

/tə.səl/ or /tē.sēl/

t

t

u

ə

ss

s

ə

l

l

e

pelearse

to struggle or fight with someone, particularly to get something

to duel

Verbo

/duəl/ or /dooēl/

d

d

ue

uə

l

l

(batirse)

duelar

to engage in a combat or competition between two individuals

to score

Verbo

/skɔr/ or /skawr/

s

s

c

k

o

ɔ

r

r

e

marcar

to gain a point, goal, etc. in a game, competition, or sport

to win

Verbo

/wɪn/ or /vin/

w

w

i

ɪ

n

n

ganar

to become the most successful, the luckiest, or the best in a game, race, fight, etc.

to defeat

Verbo

/dɪ.fit/ or /di.fit/

d

d

e

ɪ

f

f

ea

i

t

t

(vencer)

derrotar

to win against someone in a war, game, contest, etc.

to beat

Verbo

/bit/ or /bit/

b

b

ea

i

t

t

(vencer)

superar

to get more points, votes, etc. than the other side, in a game, race, competition, etc. and win

to outsmart

Verbo

/aʊt.smɑ:rt/ or /aoot.smaart/

o

a

u

ʊ

t

t

s

s

m

m

a

ɑ

r

r

t

t

(engañar)

superar

Approving

Informal

to use skill and cunning to gain an advantage over someone, defeating or surpassing them through intelligence

to get ahead of

Verbo

/ɡɛt ɐhˈɛd ʌv/

(adelantarse a)

superar

to do better than someone or something

to win out

Verbo

/wˈɪn ˈaʊt/

triunfar

to succeed with great difficulty

to vanquish

Verbo

/vænk.wɪʃ/ or /vānk.vish/

v

v

a

æ

n

n

q

k

u

w

i

ɪ

sh

ʃ

(derrotar)

vencer

to defeat someone completely and decisively

to prevail

Verbo

/pri.veɪl/ or /pri.veil/

p

p

r

r

e

i

v

v

ai

eɪ

l

l

prevalecer sobre

to prove to be superior in strength, influence, or authority

to rout

Verbo

/raʊt/ or /raoot/

r

r

o

a

u

ʊ

t

t

(vencer de manera aplastante)

derrotar

to defeat someone or something in a decisive and overwhelming manner

to trounce

Verbo

/traʊns/ or /traoons/

t

t

r

r

o

a

u

ʊ

n

n

c

s

e

(doblegar)

aplastar

to decisively defeat the opposition by a significant margin in a competition, race, or conflict

to thrash

Verbo

/θræʃ/ or /thrāsh/

th

θ

r

r

a

æ

sh

ʃ

(aplastar)

golear

to thoroughly and decisively beat the opposition in a competition or fight

to clobber

Verbo

/klɑ.bɜr/ or /klaa.bēr/

c

k

l

l

o

ɑ

bb

b

e

ɜ

r

r

(derrotar)

aplastar

to decisively and thoroughly beat the opponent in a competition or fight

to contest

Verbo

/kɑn.tɛst/ or /kaan.test/

c

k

o

ɑ

n

n

t

t

e

ɛ

s

s

t

t

(competir)

contender

to participate in a competition, debate, or other such events