compete [kəmˈpiːt] verbo intransitivocompetir (
with con
or contra)
- to compete for a prize -> competir por un premio
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compete [kom-pít]verbo neutro (intransitivo)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
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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 (informal) no puedo hablar por encima de esa bulla; (informal)
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Verb Conjugation for "compete"
Imperative
- compete
- you compete
- he/she competes
- we compete
- you compete
- they compete
Preterite
- I competed
- you competed
- he/she competed
- we competed
- you competed
- they competed
Present Continuous
- I am competing
- you are competing
- he/she is competing
- we are competing
- you are competing
- they are competing
Present Perfect
- I have competed
- you have competed
- he/she has competed
- we have competed
- you have competed
- they have competed
Past Continuous
- I was competing
- you were competing
- he/she was competing
- we were competing
- you were competing
- they were competing
Past Perfect
- I had competed
- you had competed
- he/she had competed
- we had competed
- you had competed
- they had competed
Future
- I will compete
- you will compete
- he/she will compete
- we will compete
- you will compete
- they will compete
Future Perfect
- I will have competed
- you will have competed
- he/she will have competed
- we will have competed
- you will have competed
- they will have competed
Future Continuous
- I will be competing
- you will be competing
- he/she will be competing
- we will be competing
- you will be competing
- they will be competing
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been competing
- you have been competing
- he/she has been competing
- we have been competing
- you have been competing
- they have been competing
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been competing
- you will have been competing
- he/she will have been competing
- we will have been competing
- you will have been competing
- they will have been competing
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been competing
- you had been competing
- he/she had been competing
- we had been competing
- you had been competing
- they had been competing
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)
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competer [com-pay-terr’]verb neuterTo be one’s due, to have a fair claim to something. (n)
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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 that is the responsibility of the Foreign Office;o 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 responsibility of the director;o
vamos a hablar de algo que compete a los políticos
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Verb Conjugation for "competer"
|
Presente |
Pretérito |
Imperfect |
Futuro |
Subjuntivo |
| Yo |
competo |
competí |
competía |
competeré |
competa |
| Tú |
competes |
competiste |
competías |
competerás |
competas |
| Ella/Él/Usted |
compete |
competió |
competía |
competerá |
competa |
| Nosotros |
competemos |
competimos |
competíamos |
competeremos |
competamos |
| Vosotros |
competéis |
competisteis |
competíais |
competeréis |
competáis |
| Ellos/Ustedes |
competen |
competieron |
competían |
competerán |
competan |
