rival

rival, concurrent

Personne, équipe ou entreprise qui cherche à gagner ou à obtenir la même chose qu’une autre.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : rival for something (She is his main rival for the leadership.)

Synonymes : competitor, opponent

Contraires : ally

Expressions courantes : main rival, political rival, rival for something

égal, rival

Personne ou chose aussi bonne ou impressionnante qu’une autre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : rival in something (The restaurant has few rivals in quality.)

Synonymes : equal, match, peer

Expressions courantes : without a rival, have no rival, rival in something

rival, concurrent

Qui cherche à gagner ou à obtenir la même chose qu’une autre personne ou un autre groupe.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : competing

Expressions courantes : rival teams, rival companies, rival candidates

égaler, rivaliser avec

Être aussi bon, impressionnant ou puissant qu’autre chose, voire le dépasser.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : rival someone/something in something (The new model rivals its competitors in speed.)

Synonymes : match, equal

Expressions courantes : rival someone’s skill, rival something in something, rival the best

rivaliser avec

Se mesurer à quelqu’un pour obtenir la même chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : compete with, vie with

Expressions courantes : rival someone in something, rival someone for something