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vie [vaɪ] vb vies, vying, vied
1. (intr; foll by with or for) to contend for superiority or victory (with) or strive in competition (for) 2. (tr) Archaic to offer, exchange, or display in rivalry [probably from Old French envier to challenge, from Latin invītāre to invite] vier n vying adj & n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
vie Translations vie [vaɪ] VI to vie for sth → disputarse algo to vie with sb → competir con algn, rivalizar con algn to vie with sb for sth → disputar algo a algn, competir con algn por algo vie [ˈvaɪ] vi to vie for sth → se disputer qch to vie for attention → se disputer l'attention to vie with sb → être en concurrence avec qn to vie with sb for sth → être en concurrence avec qn pour qch to vie to do sth → être en concurrence pour faire qch vie vi → wetteifern; (Comm) → konkurrieren; to vie with somebody for something → mit jdm um etw wetteifern; to vie with somebody to do something → mit jdm darum wetteifern, etw zu tun; they are vying for the championship → sie kämpfen um die Meisterschaft vie [vaɪ] vi to vie (with sb) for sth → competere (con qn) per qc to vie with one another for sth → contendersi qc vie [vaɪ] vi to vie (with sb) for sth → competere (con qn) per qc to vie with one another for sth → contendersi qc v vie [vai] to compete with The two parents vied with each other in their attempts to gain the children's love. meeding يَتَنافَس، يَتَبارى съпернича soupeřit kappes wetteifern συναγωνίζομαι competir, rivalizar võistlema رقابت کردن kilpailla rivaliser לְהִתחָרוֹת स्पर्धा करना nadmetati se verseng bersaing keppa/bítast um e-ð competere, gareggiare 張り合う 겨루다 lenktyniauti, varžytis sacensties bersaing wedijveren kappes/konkurrere om rywalizować competir a se lua la întrecere соперничать súperiť tekmovati takmičiti se tävla, kämpa แข่งขัน yarışmak 競爭 суперничати, змагатися مسابقہ کرنا giành giật một cách quyết liêt (竞)争 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Here in the evening the favourite reclined, watching the peonies vie with the sunset beyond. You know, les petites miseres de la vie humaine," he said, as it were apologizing to the princess. Full of wonder at so strange a form of madness, they flocked to see it from a distance, and observed with what composure he sometimes paced up and down, or sometimes, leaning on his lance, gazed on his armour without taking his eyes off it for ever so long; and as the night closed in with a light from the moon so brilliant that it might vie with his that lent it, everything the novice knight did was plainly seen by all. |
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