no contest
Used to indicate that a competition or comparison is one-sided and so its outcome is…Used to indicate that a competition or comparison is one-sided and so its outcome is too obvious to be interesting.
» Tom pleaded no contest to a charge of drunken driving.
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2 senses(informal)Used to indicate that a competition or comparison is one-sided and so its outcome is too obvious to be interesting.
(emphatic, informal)Expresses certainty in a choice between options or preferences.
I'll take a Porsche, no contest!
Examples
5 sentencesTom pleaded no contest to a charge of drunken driving.
Tom pleaded no contest to two counts of drunken driving.
ruТом заявил о нежелании оспаривать два пункта обвинения о вождении в состоянии алкогольного опьянения. — sharptoothed
Tom pleaded no contest.
Sami pled no contest.
Tom pled no contest.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).Calque of Latin nolō contendere (“I don't want to contest”).
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