Their products compete directly with ours.
The company is prepared to compete head-to-head with the market giants.
The price must be right in order to compete internationally.
The big companies are competing fiercely on price.
a readiness to compete actively in the global system
Small independent retailers can't compete with the large stores.
He welcomed the chance to compete against professional athletes.
Animals in the wild have to compete for food.
He regularly competes in races.
We have to compete with several larger companies.
• measures to enable Irish industries to compete effectively in Europe
• It has to keep its own prices down so that it can compete with other major electricity suppliers.
• If the pound continues at this level our exporters can't compete for sales across the Atlantic.
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It's difficult to compete when there are so many similar businesses.
»Small local supermarkets are working hard to compete with the giant chains.
»The company has not yet demonstrated the technical expertise to compete for international contracts to build satellites.
»Startup companies must compete against established companies which have had many years to build up their markets.
to compete in a race - участвовать в скачках
to compete with others for a prize - участвовать в соревновании на приз
the students compete for scholarships - учащиеся держат конкурсный экзамен для получения стипендии
to compete against other countries in trade - конкурировать с другими странами в торговле
the girls competed for his favour - девицы наперебой старались ему понравиться
1. состязаться, соревноваться, участвовать в соревновании
to ~ in a race - участвовать в скачках
to ~ with others for a prize - участвовать в соревновании на приз
the students ~ for scholarships - учащиеся держат конкурсный экзамен для получения стипендии
2. конкурировать
to ~ against other countries in trade - конкурировать с другими странами в торговле
the girls ~d for his favour - девицы наперебой старались ему понравиться
• Audition, e.g.
• Be a candidate
• Be rivals
• Enter a contest and arrive carrying mascot (7)
• Get in the game
• Get in the running
• Go for the gold
• Go for the gold, e.g.
• Play games
• Struggle
• Vie
to compete effectively on / in the world market — эффективно конкурировать на мировом рынке
(with smb.)
конкурувати (з кимсь); змагатися (з кимсь)
2) соревноваться
Змагатися
конкурувати