Sentence examples of "contest" in English

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It's an unequal contest C'est un concours inégal
I took part in the contest. Je pris part au concours.
He endeavored to win the contest. Il essaya de gagner le concours.
It's just a penis-measuring contest. Ce n'est qu'un concours de mensurations de pénis.
She won the wet t-shirt contest. Elle a gagné le concours de tee-shirts mouillés.
He will probably win the speech contest. Il remportera sans doute le concours de diction.
She won first prize in the speech contest. Elle a gagné le premier prix au concours de diction.
She'll go in for the beauty contest. Elle a l'intention d'aller à un concours de beauté.
She intends to participate in a beauty contest. Elle a l'intention de prendre part à un concours de beauté.
The presidential election is not a beauty contest. L'élection présidentielle, ça n'est pas un concours de beauté.
She was the first girl to win that contest. Elle fut la première femme à gagner ce concours.
I am sure of his winning the speech contest. Je suis sûr qu'il va remporter le concours de diction.
He would like to take part in the contest. Il voudrait participer au concours.
It is probable that she will win the speech contest. Il est probable qu'elle va gagner le concours d'élocution.
His misspelling of that word eliminated him from the contest. Une faute d'orthographe sur ce mot l'a éliminé du concours.
My father ran in the cooking contest and won the first prize. Mon père a participé au concours de cuisine et a gagné le premier prix.
What with good fortune, and his own effort, he won the first prize in the contest. Avec la bonne fortune et son propre effort, il remporta le premier prix du concours.
Through his own efforts and a bit of luck, he won first prize in the contest. Par ses propres efforts et un peu de chance, il gagna le premier prix du concours.
He wants to participate in the contest. Il voudrait participer à la compétition.
He got the first prize in the contest. Il gagna le premier prix de la compétition.
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