competición

Definitions of competición
  1. noun
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
    synonyms: competencia, contención, desafío, pique, rivalidad
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    cooperación
    joint operation or action
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    contienda
    a struggle between rivals
    type of:
    acción de grupo
    action taken by a group of people
  2. noun
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
    synonyms: concurso
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    competición atlética, concurso atlético
    a contest between athletes
    carrera
    a contest of speed
    torneo
    a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
    playoff
    any final competition to determine a championship
    prueba de campo
    a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving
    partido
    a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
    torneo
    a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
    carrera
    any competition
    partidillo
    a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing
    decatlón
    an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
    juegos olímpicos
    the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
    partido preliminar, preliminares
    a minor match preceding the main event
    pentatlón
    an athletic contest consisting of five different events
    carrera de coches
    a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles
    carrera de bicicletas
    a race between people riding bicycles
    regata
    a race between people rowing or driving boats
    carrera de perros
    a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome
    carrera
    a race run on foot
    estilo libre
    a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
    carrera de fondo
    a long race run over open country
    carrera de caballos
    a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting
    carrera de sacos
    a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack
    carrera de relevos
    a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance
    serie
    series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship
    combate de boxeo
    a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring
    pelea de gallos
    a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs
    prueba de buceo
    an athletic competition that involves diving into water
    final
    the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
    cuarto de final, cuartos
    one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals
    semifinal
    one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
    competición deportiva
    a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
    prueba de natación
    an athletic competition that involves swimming
    combate de lucha
    a match between wrestlers
    carrera armamentística
    a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments
    campaña, campaña electoral
    a race between candidates for elective office
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    evento social
    an event characteristic of persons forming groups
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