cutthroat

1. (countable, uncountable)A murderer who slits the throats of victims.

   Halsabschneider

   головоре́зgolovoréz

   головорі́зholovoríz, горлорі́зhorloríz

2. (countable, uncountable)An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person.

   Halsabschneider

   головоре́зgolovoréz

3. (uncountable)A three-player pocket billiards game where the object is to be the last player with at least one ball still on the table.

1. Competition in the domestic market is cutthroat.

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2. Our company failed to survive against cutthroat competition.

   ruНаша компания не смогла выжить в жестокой конкуренции. — kadavraverkisto

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3. He is the most cutthroat person I know.

   deEr ist der halsabschneiderischste Mensch, den ich kenne. — Waldelfe

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4. The academic environment at UC Berkeley is too cutthroat for me.

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5. Geopolitics is a cutthroat world. If you display weakness, you're done.

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