contest

1. (intransitive)To contend.

   I will contest for the open seat on the board.

   1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth As for the difficulty or obscurity of an argument, that does but add to the pleasure.of contesting with it when there are hopes of victory

   streiten, kämpfen, ringen um

   зма́гатисяzmáhatysja

2. (transitive)To call into question; to oppose.

   The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.

   hinterfragen, infrage stellen, in Frage stellen

3. (transitive)To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.

   The troops contested every inch of ground.

4. To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.

   to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

1. I took part in the contest.

   Я прийняв участь у конкурсі. — deniko

   deIch nahm am Wettbewerb teil. — MUIRIEL

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2. What time does that contest start?

   О котрій годині починається конкурс? — deniko

   ruВо сколько начинается конкурс? — odexed

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3. Many students took part in the contest.

   Багато студентів взяли участь у змаганнях. — deniko

   ruМногие студенты приняли участие в конкурсе. — odexed

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4. Tom won the contest last year.

   Том виграв конкурс минулого року. — Anjy

   ruТом в прошлом году выиграл конкурс. — marafon

   deTom hat im letzten Jahr den Wettbewerb gewonnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Who won the contest?

   Хто виграв конкурс? — deniko

   ruКто выиграл конкурс? — odexed

   deWer hat den Wettbewerb gewonnen? — nGerman

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