竞争 → ☊ 
cạnh tranh 
compete like: cạnh tranh → →
to make companies more competitive ☊ 
làm cho các công ty có sức cạnh tranh cao hơn ☊ unfair competition ☊ sự cạnh tranh bất chính ☊ 
konkurrenzfähig ☊ có khả năng cạnh tranh ☊ 
有竞争力的 ☊ yǒu jìngzhēnglì de die Konkurrenz ☊ sự cạnh tranh ☊ ☊ der Konkurrent ☊ đối thủ cạnh tranh ☊ ☊ konkurrenzfähig ☊ có khả năng cạnh tranh ☊ ☊ Die Auswertung der Daten hat gezeigt, dass wir im Wettbewerb gegen die Konkurrenz verlieren könnten. ☊ Quá trình phân tích đánh giá số liệu cho thấy rằng chúng ta có thể sẽ bị thua trong cuộc cạnh tranh với các đối thủ. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2105) Dieses Produkt ist besser als die Produkte der Konkurrenz. ☊ Sản phẩm này tốt hơn sản phẩm của đối thủ cạnh tranh. ☊ (Lektion 118, Nr. 2247) companies seeking competitive advantage over their trading rivals ☊ advantage ☊
A good salesperson has to be aggressive in today's competitive market. ☊ aggressive ☊
Do you really think we can take on the big boys (= compete with the most powerful people)? ☊ big ☊
Resources are finite, and choices have to be made between competing priorities and needs. ☊ choice ☊
Their prices compare favourably with those of their competitors. ☊ compare ☊
compete (with/against sb) (for sth): Several companies are competing for the contract. ☊ compete ☊
We can't compete with them on price. ☊ compete ☊
Young children will usually compete for their mother's attention. ☊ compete ☊
Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. ☊ compete ☊
compete to do sth: There are too many magazines competing to attract readers. ☊ compete ☊
There is now intense competition between schools to attract students. ☊ competition ☊
We are in competition with four other companies for the contract. ☊ competition ☊
We won the contract in the face of stiff competition. ☊ competition ☊
competitive games/sports ☊ competitive ☊
Graduates have to fight for jobs in a highly competitive market. ☊ competitive ☊
a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop) ☊ competitive ☊
We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies. ☊ competitive ☊
to gain a competitive advantage over rival companies ☊ competitive ☊
You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport these days. ☊ competitive ☊
The company must reduce costs to compete effectively. ☊ effectively ☊
Applicants are selected for jobs on the results of a competitive examination. ☊ examination ☊
friendly rivalry ☊ friendly ☊
highly competitive/critical/sensitive ☊ highly ☊
The company has lost a lot of business to its competitors. ☊ lose ☊
It remains true that sport is about competing well, not winning. ☊ remain ☊
a rival bid/claim/offer ☊ rival ☊
You will find scenery to rival anything you can see in the Alps. ☊ rival ☊
Golf cannot rival football for excitement. ☊ rival ☊
Normal competition rules apply. ☊ rule ☊
the battle of the sexes (= the competitive relationship that exists between men and women) ☊ sex ☊
This model is technically superior to its competitors. ☊ superior ☊
They had a competition to see who could throw the furthest. ☊ throw ☊
measures to prevent unfair competition between member countries ☊ unfair ☊