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51соперничать — СОПЕРНИЧАТЬ1, несов., с кем. Стремиться превзойти кого л. в чем л., состязаясь с кем л., добиваясь одной цели; Син.: соревноваться, состязаться [impf. impf. to compete (with, against, for), contest, contend (against, for, with), vie (with, for)] …
52fight — I. verb (fought; fighting) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feohtan; akin to Old High German fehtan to fight and perhaps to Latin pectere to comb more at pectinate Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to contend in battle… …
53war — n 1. combat, warfare, fighting, hostilities; clash, conflict, struggle, strife, contention; battle, contest, bout, skirmish, action, brush; collision, engagement, encounter, rencounter; fight, donnybrook, duel, joust, tilt; confrontation,… …
54соревноваться — СОРЕВНОВАТЬСЯ1, несов., с кем. Стремиться добиться лучших результатов по сравнению с кем л., превосходить (превзойти) кого л. в каком л. отношении; Син.: соперничать, состязаться [impf. to compete (with, against, for), contest, contend (against,… …
55состязаться — СОСТЯЗАТЬСЯ1, несов., с кем чем. Стремиться добиться лучших результатов по сравнению с кем л., превосходить (превзойти) кого л. в каком л. отношении; Син.: соперничать, соревноваться [impf. to compete (with, against, for), contest, contend… …
56take on — verb 1. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect (Freq. 10) His voice took on a sad tone The story took a new turn he adopted an air of superiority She assumed strange manners The gods assume human or animal form in these fables • Syn: ↑ …
57compete — com•pete [[t]kəmˈpit[/t]] v. i. pet•ed, pet•ing to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in business[/ex] • Etymology: 1610–20; < L competere to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice (LL …
58World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the… …
59ISAIAH — (Heb. יְשַׁעְיָה ,יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Salvation of YHWH ), one of the eight books (as the Rabbis and the Masorah count them) of the Nevi im, or Prophets, the second division of the Hebrew canon (see bible , Canon). INTRODUCTION Outside the Book of… …
60The Staunton-Morphy controversy — concerns the failure of negotiations in 1858 for a chess match between Howard Staunton and Paul Morphy and later interpretations of the actions of the two players. The details of the events are not universally agreed, and accounts and… …
