rival
Having the same pretensions or claimsHaving the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
» Tom is my rival.
Tom ist mein Rivale. — pullnosemans
Том — мой конкурент. — odexed
Том — мій конкурент. — deniko
Том — мій суперник. — deniko
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1 senses(not comparable)Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
rival lovers
rival claims or pretensions
- as a rival in a competition
Examples
142 sentencesTom is my rival.
Том — мій конкурент. — deniko
ruТом — мой конкурент. — odexed
deTom ist mein Rivale. — pullnosemans
Tom and Mary are rivals.
Том та Мері — суперники. — deniko
ruТом и Мэри соперники. — sharptoothed
You have to respect your rivals.
ruВы должны уважать своих соперников. — odexed
Tom and Mary were always rivals.
Tom is from a rival gang.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”)Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”). By surface analysis, Latin rīvus + -al.
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