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English to Spanish Dictionary

contest Meaning in Spanish (contest significado en español)

nounconcurso
verbimpugnar, competir por
concurso in English:contest
Phonetic:konˈkuɾso
Plural: contests
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de contest en español es concurso, impugnar, competir por. (Una competición en la que la gente intenta ganar algo o lograr superioridad.)

Definitions of Contest

  1. 1
    noun
    concurso

    A competition in which people try to win something or achieve superiority.

    Una competición en la que la gente intenta ganar algo o lograr superioridad.

  2. 2
    verb
    impugnar

    To challenge or dispute an election, will, or other formal decision.

    Desafiar o disputar una elección, testamento u otra decisión formal.

  3. 3
    verb
    competir por

    To compete for something, especially for power or control.

    Competir por algo, especialmente por poder o control.

Example Sentences

casual

“She won the singing contest with her powerful voice.”

Ella ganó el concurso de canto con su potente voz.

formal

“The losing candidate decided to contest the election results.”

El candidato perdedor decidió impugnar los resultados de las elecciones.

business

“Several teams will contest the championship title this year.”

Varios equipos competirán por el título del campeonato este año.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

competicióndisputarluchar

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

aceptarrendirse

Inflected Word Forms

past tensecontested
present participlecontesting
agent nouncontester
adjectiveuncontested

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

beauty contestcollocation

A competition in which women are judged on their physical beauty.

contest an electioncollocation

To challenge the results or validity of an election.

contest a willcollocation

To dispute the legality or terms of a will.