Compete in Spanish | English to Spanish Translation

compete

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competir

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"compete" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

compete

[kəmˈpiːt]

verbo intransitivo

1. competir (with con or contra)

to compete for a prize -> competir por un premio

compete [kom-pít]

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

1. Competir, participar, contender dos o más sujetos entre sí, aspirar unos y otros con empeño a una misma cosa. (n)

To compete with -> competir, rivalizar con
To compete for something -> competir por algo, disputarse algo
To compete against somebody/something -> competir contra alguien/algo
We can’t compete with the big firms -> no podemos competir con las grandes firmas, no podemos hacerle la competencia a las grandes firmas

compete [kəmˈpiːt]

verb:intransitive

(as rivals) competir;against, with con;for por; (take part) tomar parte;in en; presentarse;in a; (Comm) competir; hacer la competencia

there are 50 students competing for six places hay 50 estudiantes compitiendo por seis puestos; there are many firms competing for a share in the market hay muchas empresas compitiendo por una participación en el mercado; his poetry can't compete with Eliot's no se puede comparar su poesía con la de Eliot; I can't compete with that racket no puedo hablar por encima de esa bulla (informal)

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Verb Conjugations for "compete" (go to competir)

Gerund: competing
Past Participle: competed
Present Participle: competing

Indicative

Present	Preterit	Future
I compete	I competed	I will compete
you compete	you competed	you will compete
he/she competes	he/she competed	he/she will compete
we compete	we competed	we will compete
you compete	you competed	you will compete
they compete	they competed	they will compete

Complete compete conjugation >

"compete" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

competer

intransitive verb

also:

competer a -> to be up to, to be the responsibility of; (incumbir) to come under the jurisdiction of (a una autoridad)

competer [com-pay-terr’]

verb neuter

1. To be one’s due, to have a fair claim to something. (n)

competer

verbo:intransitivo

competer a algn to be the responsibility of sb

le compete castigarlos algo que compete al departamento de relaciones externas la conservación de las carreteras no compete a los ayuntamientos

un tema que compete al Ministerio del Exterior a matter that comes under the jurisdiction of o that is the responsibility of the Foreign Office; es al gobierno a quien compete mantener la seguridad it falls to the government to maintain law and order; it is the government that is responsible for maintaining law and order

a mí ese asunto no me compete

este tema compete exclusivamente al director this subject is the exclusive concern o responsibility of the director

vamos a hablar de algo que compete a los políticos

Verb Conjugations for "competer" (go to competir)

Gerund: competiendo
Participle: competido

Indicative

	Present	Preterit	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	competo	competí	competía	competería	competeré
tú	competes	competiste	competías	competerías	competerás
él/ella/Ud.	compete	competió	competía	competería	competerá
nosotros	competemos	competimos	competíamos	competeríamos	competeremos
vosotros	competéis	competisteis	competíais	competeríais	competeréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	competen	competieron	competían	competerían	competerán