contest

contest
1. n столкновение, борьба; спор

the contest of France and England for North America — борьба между Францией и Англией из-за Северной Америки

subject in contest — предмет судебного спора

to close a contest — прекратить спор

2. n соревнование, состязание

international contest — международное соревнование

contest rules — правила соревнований

team contest — командные соревнования

important contest — важные соревнования

to win a contest — победить в соревновании

to engage in a contest — участвовать в соревновании

3. n конкурс

musical contest — музыкальный конкурс

beauty contest — конкурс красоты

the judges of a contest — жюри конкурса

bodybuilding contest — культуристический конкурс

4. v оспаривать; опротестовывать; отвергать

to contest a point — оспаривать пункт

contest a rights — оспаривать права

contest a claim — оспаривать требование

contest the air — оспаривать господство в воздухе

to contest a claim — оспаривать требование или иск

5. v ставить под вопрос правильность

to contest an election — ставить под вопрос законность выборов

6. v спорить, бороться

to contest every inch of ground — бороться за каждую пядь земли

7. v бороться за место в парламенте
8. v соревноваться, участвовать в соревновании; соперничать

to contest a match — участвовать в матче

Синонимический ряд:
1. competition (noun) challenge; competition; concours; game; match; meet; meeting; race; rencontre; ring; strife; striving; tournament; trial; tug-of-war; war; warfare
2. conflict (noun) battle; bout; combat; conflict; encounter; engagement; fight; fray; struggle
3. dispute (noun) altercation; argument; contention; controversy; debate; dispute; emulation; quarrel; rivalry
4. challenge (verb) argue against; challenge; controvert; debate; litigate; question; refute
5. fight (verb) battle; brawl; buck; combat; compete; contend; dispute; duel; feud; fight; oppose; repel; resist; rival; strive; struggle; traverse; vie; withstand; wrangle
6. rival (verb) compete; contend; rival; vie
Антонимический ряд:
agree; calm; concede; forsake; give up; peace; relinquish; rest; stop

English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.

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  • contest — con·test 1 /kən test/ vt: to dispute or challenge through legal procedures contest a will con·test 2 / kän ˌtest/ n: a challenge brought through formal or legal procedures boundary controversies or other contest s between states Felix… …   Law dictionary

  • contest — vb 1 *compete, contend Analogous words: struggle, strive, endeavor (see ATTEMPT): fight, battle (see CONTEND) 2 *resist, withstand, oppose, fight, combat, conflict, antagonize contest n Contest, conflict, combat, fight, affray, fray …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Contest — Con test, n. 1. Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation. [1913 Webster] Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamors and brawling language. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Earnest struggle for superiority, victory,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contest — [n1] competition challenge, concours, discussion, game, match, meet, meeting, proving, rencounter, sport, testing, tournament, trial, trying; concepts 92,363 contest [n2] fight, struggle action, affray, altercation, battle, battle royal*, beef*,… …   New thesaurus

  • contest — ► NOUN 1) an event in which people compete for supremacy. 2) a dispute or conflict. ► VERB 1) compete to attain (a position of power). 2) take part in (a competition or election). 3) challenge or dispute. ● …   English terms dictionary

  • Contest — Con*test , v. i. To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; followed usually by with. [1913 Webster] The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Contest — Con*test , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contesting}.] [F. contester, fr. L. contestari to call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action; con + testari to be a witness,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Contest — País …   Wikipedia Español

  • contest — [kən test′; ] for n. [ kän′test΄] vt. [Fr contester < L contestari, to call to witness, bring action < com , together + testari, to bear witness < testis, a witness: see TESTIFY] 1. to try to disprove or invalidate (something) as by… …   English World dictionary

  • contest — is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second syllable as a verb …   Modern English usage

  • contest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, equal (BrE), even, tight ▪ closely fought (esp. BrE), hard fought ▪ one sided, u …   Collocations dictionary


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