rival
 noun or adjective
 rival
EN Such was the formidable rival with whom Ichabod Crane had to contend, and, considering all things, a stouter man than he would have shrunk from the competition, and a wiser man would have despaired.
GL Este era o perigoso rival co que tiña que enfrontarse Ichabod Crane, e, tendo en conta todo isto, calquera outro home máis robusto ca el xa se retiraría da competición, e calquera outro máis intelixente estaría desesperado.
 Fonte: LEN (117)
competidor
EN In the early 1990s, the herbicide's patent expired in several European countries and the product was copied by rival firms.
GL A comezos dos anos noventa, a súa patente caeu no dominio públicos nalgúns países de Europa e o producto foi copiado por varios competidores.
Fonte: C20 (229)
intransitive verb
rivalizar
EN When it was finished, and he saw its grandeur, his heart was puffed up with pride and arrogance, and he determined to build a royal palace, with gardens which should rival all related in the Koran of the celestial paradise.
GL Cando estivo rematada e viu a súa magnificencia, o seu corazón oupou co orgullo e a fachenda, e determinou construír un palacio real cuns xardíns que rivalizasen con todo o que se dixo no Corán do paraíso celestial.
Fonte: ALH (262)
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rising, risk, risk-taking, risky, risotto, rite, ritual, ritualize, ritually, rival, rivalry, river, riverine, riverside, rivet, riveting, Riviera, rivulet, Riyadh