rivalry

rivalidad

Relación en la que personas o grupos compiten constantemente por superar a los demás.

En inglés sencillo: A relationship in which people or groups keep competing to be better than each other.

• There is rivalry between the two teams.
• Their childhood rivalry continued into adulthood.
• A fierce rivalry developed over the top position.

Cómo se usa: rivalry between A and B (The rivalry between the schools lasted for years.); rivalry with someone/something (Their rivalry with the neighbouring club grew stronger.)

Sinónimos: competition

Antónimos: cooperation

Expresiones frecuentes: rivalry between teams, sibling rivalry, fierce rivalry

rivalidad en el consumo

Propiedad de un bien: cuando alguien consume una cantidad, esa misma cantidad deja de estar disponible para otros.

En inglés sencillo: The quality of a product whose use by one person prevents others from using the same amount.

• Economists distinguish goods by rivalry and exclusion.
• Rivalry in consumption affects how resources are shared.
• Digital copies can reduce rivalry in the use of information.

Sinónimos: rivalrousness

Antónimos: non-rivalry

Expresiones frecuentes: rivalry in consumption, resource rivalry