соревнование
Translation of соревнование
competition
Russian word in Latin letters: sorevnovanie
Meaning of соревнование
соперничество между людьми или командами за победу
a contest between people or groups

Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Соревнование or конкурс?
конкурс
конкурс = competition in art, music, beauty
Don't mix them up. Sport — соревнование; singing, drawing, essays or beauty — конкурс.
Она победила в конкурсе рисунков.
She won a drawing competition.
Он победил в соревновании по бегу.
He won a running competition.
Соревнование or конкуренция?
конкуренция
конкуренция = competition between businesses
Don't mix them up. A sports event — соревнование; companies fighting for customers — конкуренция.
Между кафе на этой улице большая конкуренция.
There is a lot of competition between cafés on this street.
Завтра в школе соревнование по футболу.
Tomorrow there's a football competition at school.
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Our team entered the competition last week.
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Наша команда участвовала в соревновании на прошлой неделе.
Our school won the competition last year.
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Наша школа выиграла соревнование в прошлом году.
соревнование synonyms
What's the difference between соревнование, состязание, and турнир
Same meaning, more bookish.
Advanced: broader words
A series of games to find a winner.
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Questions about this word
соревнование meaning: what does it mean?
a contest between people or groups
соревнование pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
соревнование is pronounced as [sərʲɪvnɐˈvanʲɪjə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
соревнование definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Our team entered the competition last week. Translation: Наша команда участвовала в соревновании на прошлой неделе.
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