contend nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di contend nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.contend [ingl brit kənˈtɛnd, ingl am kənˈtɛnd] VB vb trans

contend

sostenere (that che)

“to succeed, ” she contended, “we must…”

“per riuscirci”, sosteneva lei, “dobbiamo…”

II.contend [ingl brit kənˈtɛnd, ingl am kənˈtɛnd] VB vb intr

1. contend:

to contend with

affrontare

he's got a lot, enough to contend with

ha molti, abbastanza problemi da affrontare

2. contend (compete):

she was contending with him for first place

era in gara con lui per il primo posto

two teams are contending for the cup

due squadre si contendono la coppa

Traduzioni di contend nel dizionario italiano»inglese

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contendere

to contend

contendere qc a qn

to contend with sb for sth

contendere

to contend

contendersi

to contend for

piatire

to contend in debate

rivaleggiare con qn

to compete or contend with sb

contrastarsi

to contend for

disputare or contendersi una coppa

to contend for a cup

contend nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di contend nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.contend [kən·ˈtend] VB vb intr

1. contend (compete):

contend

competere

to contend for sth

contendere per qc

2. contend (struggle):

contend

lottare

to have sb/sth to contend with

dover lottare con qu/qc

to contend against sb/sth

lottare contro qu/qc

II.contend [kən·ˈtend] VB vb intr

to contend that …

sostenere che …

contend Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to contend for sth

contendere per qc

to have sb/sth to contend with

dover lottare con qu/qc

to contend against sb/sth

lottare contro qu/qc

to contend that …

sostenere che …

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Some bishops and psychiatrists contended that the prevailing psychology of the times suggested that people could be cured of such behavior through counseling.

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Opponents contended that a first inventor-to-file system favored larger firms with well-established internal patenting procedures, patent committees and in-house attorneys over small business inventors.

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This information is, by and large, not contended.

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The manager was impressed by the youth, contending that he was the only young man who ever worked for him who did not steal anything.

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In addition, he contended, nationalization of his wealth had brought the state over 1 billion lei in 1947 currency.

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In its first year, eight films were submitted; in 2008, 90 films contended for the prize.

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He contended for most of the week and had a share of the lead momentarily during the 3rd round.

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As a young prince, he maneuvered for power, contending he had a legitimate claim to the throne.

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The defense contends that the child's actions were protected speech, and that the state law is unconstitutional.

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Liberals contended that the law was a subterfuge to maintain segregation.

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