French word

compétition

Pronunciation

IPA/kɔ̃petisjɔ̃/

Meaning

  • feminine nountournament

Example

La compétition de tennis commence demain.

The tennis tournament starts tomorrow.

Illustration for compétition (tournament)

More examples

Elle a gagné la compétition hier.

She won the competition yesterday.

Core concept

A scheduled series of tests or matches leading to a winner, ranking, or prize.

Common phrases

  • une compétition de tennis

    a tennis competition

  • participer à une compétition

    participate in a competition

  • gagner la compétition

    win the competition

Similar words

tournoi: A tournament where players or teams face one another in successive rounds to determine a winner.
concours: A judged competition that ranks skill or talent and selects winners.
match: A direct contest between two players or teams to determine the winner.
championnat: A competition that determines an overall winner through league play or multiple matches.

Definition in French

Ensemble d'épreuves organisées où des participants se mesurent pour désigner un vainqueur, un classement ou une récompense.

Word origin

French compétition is a learned borrowing from Latin competitio, formed from competere and associated with people striving toward the same goal.

Usage tips

  • The final -tion in compétition is pronounced like the French /sjɔ̃/ sound, not like the English ending in competition.

Other meanings

  • competitionnoun
  • contestnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • compétitifcompetitiveadjective
  • compétitivitécompetitivenessnoun
  • compétiteurcompetitornoun

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