rival

Rivale, Konkurrent

Person, Mannschaft oder Unternehmen, die um denselben Sieg oder dasselbe Ziel wie andere kämpfen.

In einfachem Englisch: A person, team, or business trying to win or get the same thing as another.

• He beat his closest rival.
• The two companies have been rivals for years.
• Who is her main rival for the title?

So benutzt man es: rival for something (She is his main rival for the leadership.)

Synonyme: competitor, opponent

Gegenteile: ally

Häufige Wendungen: main rival, political rival, rival for something

Ebenbürtiger

Jemand oder etwas, der oder das genauso gut oder beeindruckend ist wie ein anderer oder etwas anderes.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone or something as good or impressive as another.

• Her voice has no rival.
• This garden has few rivals for beauty.
• As a storyteller, he is without a rival.

So benutzt man es: rival in something (The restaurant has few rivals in quality.)

Synonyme: equal, match, peer

Häufige Wendungen: without a rival, have no rival, rival in something

konkurrierend

Um denselben Sieg oder dasselbe Ziel wie eine andere Person oder Gruppe kämpfend.

In einfachem Englisch: Trying to win or get the same thing as another person or group.

• The rival teams met on Saturday.
• Two rival companies want to buy the factory.
• Police kept the rival groups of fans apart.

Synonyme: competing

Häufige Wendungen: rival teams, rival companies, rival candidates

gleichkommen, mithalten mit

Genauso gut, beeindruckend oder stark wie etwas anderes sein oder es sogar übertreffen.

In einfachem Englisch: To be as good, impressive, or strong as something else, or even better.

• Her cooking rivals her mother’s.
• Few places can rival this valley for beauty.
• The small company now rivals much larger firms in quality.

So benutzt man es: rival someone/something in something (The new model rivals its competitors in speed.)

Synonyme: match, equal

Häufige Wendungen: rival someone’s skill, rival something in something, rival the best

konkurrieren mit, wetteifern mit

Mit jemandem um dasselbe Ziel konkurrieren.

In einfachem Englisch: To compete against someone for the same thing.

• The princes rivaled each other for power.
• Several merchants rivaled one another for the contract.
• He sought to rival his brother in winning public support.

So benutzt man es: rival someone for something (Two nobles rivaled each other for the king’s favor.); rival someone in something (The brothers rivaled each other in their pursuit of power.)

Synonyme: compete with, vie with

Häufige Wendungen: rival someone in something, rival someone for something