English-Spanish translations for contest

competenciaBásicamente, la gran competencia nos ha mostrado cuán complicado es este país. Basically, the close contest has exposed how complicated this country is. Va a existir una competencia fascinante, una carrera por la predilección de los consumidores. A fascinating contest will develop: a race for the patronage of consumers. Respaldó usted la idea de expulsar al señor Barroso sin que hubiese ningún tipo de competencia apropiada, pero en lo que estaba más interesado es en el Tratado de Lisboa. You supported the idea of shooing in Mr Barroso without there being any sort of proper contest, but it is on the Lisbon Treaty that I was most interested.
competiciónEn tal competición, ambos equipos siempre pueden marcarse un gol. In such a contest, both teams are always liable to score an own goal. El calentamiento global desencadenará una peligrosa competición por los recursos energéticos. Global warming will trigger a dangerous contest over energy resources. No se puede decir que éstos sean los ingredientes de una competición democrática libre, justa y transparente. These are hardly the ingredients of a free, fair and transparent democratic contest.

competirNecesitamos una garantía europea para toda la zona económica exclusiva europea con la que no puedan competir terceros países. We need a European guarantee for the entire European exclusive economic zone which cannot be contested by third countries.
concursoEra la ganadora del concurso de Misses de Dinamarca. She was the winner of the Miss Denmark contest. El método abierto de coordinación en materia de pensiones no es un concurso de belleza. The open method of coordination on pensions is not a beauty contest. Recientemente, 220 personas murieron en disturbios en torno a un concurso de belleza. Recently 220 people were killed in riots surrounding a beauty contest.
cuestionar
debate
impugnarMe gustaría también impugnar la votación del apartado 9. I would also like to contest the vote on paragraph 9. Rechazarla equivaldría, pues, a impugnar unas cifras que no han sido impugnadas hasta ahora. Rejecting it would therefore amount to contesting the figures, which at present are not in dispute. La denegación de un permiso de residencia se debe impugnar ante las autoridades nacionales competentes. A refusal to grant the residence visa must be contested before the competent national authorities.
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Controversy; debate
Struggle for superiority; combat
A competition
To contend
To call into question; to oppose
To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend
To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law

no contest
The child entered the spelling contest
I will contest for the open seat on the board
The rival contested the dictators re-election because of claims of voting irregularities
The troops contested every inch of ground

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