"contest" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

contest sustantivo

sustantivo + contest

Kolokacji: 85

beauty contest • talent contest • popularity contest • leadership contest • song contest • ...

contest + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 9

contest winner • contest rule • contest entry • Song Contest site • contest judge • ...

contest + verbo

Kolokacji: 25

contest begins • contest takes • contest ends • contest goes • contest features • ...

verbo + contest

Kolokacji: 30

contest sponsored • plead no contest • enter the contest • win the contest • contest is held • ...

adjetivo + contest

Kolokacji: 99

presidential contest • annual contest • close contest • national contest • primary contest • Democratic contest • international contest • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 13

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 28

(1) presidential, amateur, gladiatorial, promotional, preliminary, ...

Kolokacji: 6

(2) annual, monthly

Kolokacji: 2

(3) close, tight, unequal, straight, uneven

Kolokacji: 5

(4) national, open, head-to-head, public

Kolokacji: 4

(5) primary, final, big, important, great, ...

Kolokacji: 9

(6) Democratic, electoral, Republican, parliamentary

Kolokacji: 4

(7) international, local, friendly

Kolokacji: 3

(8) athletic, legal, arm-wrestling, ass-kicking

Kolokacji: 4

(9) political, mayoral, gubernatorial

Kolokacji: 3

(10) real, genuine, ideological

Kolokacji: 3

(11) early, previous, future, subsequent, upcoming

Kolokacji: 5

(12) three-way, three-cornered, two-way

Kolokacji: 3

1. three-way contest = trójstronny konkurs three-way contest

2. three-cornered contest = trójkątny konkurs three-cornered contest

3. two-way contest = dwustronny konkurs two-way contest

He was re-elected in another two-way contest in 1923, but did not contest the 1924 general election.
No other candidates were nominated, so the election became a two-way contest between the rival Conservatives.
That's not worth much in a two-way contest - leaves a lot out there for the other guy.
He was re-elected in 1865 in a two-way contest, but was defeated at the 1868 general election.
This choice is also the one that would win every two-way contest against every other alternative.
It was essentially a two-way contest, as Seles had 600 points and 86 votes for first.
The two-way contest was unusual in featuring two women candidates.
In a two-way contest, Mr. Clinton's margin was larger, nearly 25 percentage points.
He was defeated, receiving 1,652 votes (32.20%) in a straight two-way contest.
In a narrow two-way contest, Puttee prevailed by a margin of eight votes (2431 to 2423).

(13) bitter, competitive, fierce

Kolokacji: 3

(14) major, musical, five-way, high-profile

Kolokacji: 4

(15) literary, oratorical

Kolokacji: 2

(16) online, recent, new, ongoing

Kolokacji: 4

(17) regional, regular-season, official, lopsided

Kolokacji: 4

(18) statewide, nationwide

Kolokacji: 2

(19) hard-fought, tough, grueling

Kolokacji: 3

(20) heated, hot-dog-eating, exciting, closest

Kolokacji: 4

(21) slam-dunk, fair

Kolokacji: 2

(22) similar, different

Kolokacji: 2

(23) Congressional, legislative, divisive

Kolokacji: 3

(24) pie-eating, spirited, lively

Kolokacji: 3

(25) individual, separate, single

Kolokacji: 3

(26) physical, only, bruising

Kolokacji: 3

(27) long, verbal, short-story, protracted

Kolokacji: 4

(28) architectural, deadly

Kolokacji: 2

preposición + contest

Kolokacji: 14

with contests • into a contest • in the contest • of the contest • for the contest • ...

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