Usage examples of "concours" in French with translation to English

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Je pris part au concours. I took part in the contest.
Il participa au concours de dressage hippique. He participated in the horse dressage competition.
Il voudrait participer au concours. He would like to take part in the contest.
Il reçut un prix pour avoir remporté le concours. He got a prize for winning the competition.
Il essaya de gagner le concours. He endeavored to win the contest.
Tom a remporté un prix au concours d'orthographe. Tom won a prize in the spelling competition.
Il remportera sans doute le concours de diction. He will probably win the speech contest.
Elle a gagné le concours de tee-shirts mouillés. She won the wet t-shirt contest.
Elle fut la première femme à gagner ce concours. She was the first girl to win that contest.
Les lots seront attribués à la fin du concours. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the contest.
Ce n'est qu'un concours de mensurations de pénis. It's just a penis-measuring contest.
Elle a gagné le premier prix au concours de diction. She won first prize in the speech contest.
Je suis sûr qu'il va remporter le concours de diction. I am sure of his winning the speech contest.
Il est probable qu'elle va gagner le concours d'élocution. It is probable that she will win the speech contest.
Une faute d'orthographe sur ce mot l'a éliminé du concours. His misspelling of that word eliminated him from the contest.
Mon père a participé au concours de cuisine et a gagné le premier prix. My father ran in the cooking contest and won the first prize.
Avec la bonne fortune et son propre effort, il remporta le premier prix du concours. What with good fortune, and his own effort, he won the first prize in the contest.
Par ses propres efforts et un peu de chance, il gagna le premier prix du concours. Through his own efforts and a bit of luck, he won first prize in the contest.
Dix équipes ont concouru pour le prix. Ten teams competed for the prize.
Il concourt sérieusement avec elle dans le résultat du scrutin. He is seriously competing with her in the polling score.
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