Usage examples of "competir" in Spanish with translation to English

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No podemos competir con Asia. We can't compete with Asia.

Tuve que competir con él por un aumento. I had to compete with him for promotion.

Solíamos competir frenéticamente cuando estábamos en la universidad. We used to compete furiously in college.

Dicen que no pueden competir con los bajos precios de los productos extranjeros. They say they cannot compete with low-priced foreign products.

Él dio todo de sí, pero pronto vio que él no podría competir con un corredor tan rápido. He did his best but soon saw that he could not compete with such a fast runner.

Tom compite en carreras de esquí. Tom competes in ski races.

Diez equipos compitieron por el premio. Ten teams competed for the prize.

En esa carrera sólo compitieron cuatro caballos. Only four horses competed in the race.

Diez equipos compitieron por conseguir el premio. Ten teams competed for the prize.

Nuestro equipo compitió con una fuerte competencia Our team competed with a powerful rival.

Ellos compitieron unos con otros por el premio. They competed with each other for the prize.

Ella no ganó el premio, pero compitió hasta el último instante y sorprendió a todos. She didn't win the prize, but she competed until the last moment and surprised everyone.

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