"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

1. close contest = wyrównana walka close contest

2. tight contest = ciasny konkurs tight contest

3. straight contest = prosty konkurs straight contest

4. unequal contest = nierówny konkurs unequal contest

5. uneven contest = nierówny konkurs uneven contest

An uneven contest, then, that is life-or-death for the turkey only.
On the surface, it seemed an uneven contest.
It was actually an uneven contest in the early going, with neither man playing well at the same time as his opponent.
It was a sad, uneven contest, and it lasted only for a moment.
They now have a fighter's chance of the title and although they remain the underdogs it is not such an uneven contest.
It was an uneven contest from the beginning.
It really was a vastly uneven contest, Jocelyn realized with some disappointment and contempt before even two minutes had passed.
This turned out to be an uneven contest.
How could she have thought that she would have any chance whatsoever in such an uneven contest?
This led to some very uneven contests between the top teams and those at the bottom of the league.

(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

(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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