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rivaliser
to vie with somebody

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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rivaliser [ʀivalize] VB intr

rivaliser avec personne
to compete with
rivaliser avec qc
to rival sth
rivaliser d'adresse/d'esprit avec qn
to try to outdo sb in skill/wit, to vie with sb in skill/wit
il ne prétend pas rivaliser avec les favoris
he does not expect to keep up with the favourites Brit
English
English
French
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emulate (rival)
rivaliser avec
vie
rivaliser (with avec, for pour, to do pour faire)
rival (compete favourably)
rivaliser avec (in de)
to rival sb/sth in popularity
rivaliser de popularité avec qn/qc
compete person, voices, smells:
rivaliser
to compete against or with
rivaliser avec (for pour obtenir)
we cannot hope to compete with big firms
nous n'avons aucune chance de rivaliser avec de grosses entreprises
to try to keep up with the Joneses
rivaliser avec ses voisins
Paris has nothing on this inf!
Paris ne peut pas rivaliser avec ça!

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
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rivaliser [ʀivalize] VB intr

1. rivaliser (soutenir la comparaison):

rivaliser avec qn
to vie with sb
rivaliser avec qc
to compare with sth

2. rivaliser (se disputer la palme):

rivaliser d'élégance
to try to outdo each other in elegance
English
English
French
French
rival
rivaliser avec
to rival sb in sth
rivaliser avec en qc
vie
rivaliser
compete
rivaliser
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

rivaliser [ʀivalize] VB intr

1. rivaliser (soutenir la comparaison):

rivaliser avec qn
to vie with sb
rivaliser avec qc
to compare with sth

2. rivaliser (se disputer la palme):

rivaliser d'élégance
to try to outdo each other in elegance
English
English
French
French
rival
rivaliser avec
to rival sb in sth
rivaliser avec qn en qc
vie
rivaliser
compete
rivaliser
Présent
jerivalise
turivalises
il/elle/onrivalise
nousrivalisons
vousrivalisez
ils/ellesrivalisent
Imparfait
jerivalisais
turivalisais
il/elle/onrivalisait
nousrivalisions
vousrivalisiez
ils/ellesrivalisaient
Passé simple
jerivalisai
turivalisas
il/elle/onrivalisa
nousrivalisâmes
vousrivalisâtes
ils/ellesrivalisèrent
Futur simple
jerivaliserai
turivaliseras
il/elle/onrivalisera
nousrivaliserons
vousrivaliserez
ils/ellesrivaliseront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

rivaliser avec qn
to vie with sb
rivaliser avec qc
to compare with sth
rivaliser d'élégance
to try to outdo each other in elegance

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Le beaufort râpé ne peut plus prétendre à porter le nom.
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Les guerriers, prétendant être des prêtres, ont convaincu le roi ogre de les héberger.
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Il veut garder sa fille (et la dot) pour lui-même, refusant tout prétendant.
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Il prétend « posséder la police » et fait régulièrement appel à l'intimidation et au chantage pour obtenir ce qu'il veut.
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Mais une dénonciation s'appuie sans doute elle-même sur une vérité immanente, à moins de prétendre à une perspective transcendante.
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