contest

contest
con·test n [ʼkɒntest, Am ʼkɑ:n-]
1) (event, competition) Wettbewerb m; sports Wettkampf m;
beauty \contest Schönheitswettbewerb m;
dance \contest Tanzturnier nt;
singing \contest Gesangswettbewerb m;
sports \contest Sportwettkampf m;
tennis \contest Tennisturnier nt;
to enter a \contest an einem Wettbewerb teilnehmen; sports an einem Wettkampf teilnehmen;
to hold [or stage] a \contest einen Wettbewerb veranstalten; sports einen Wettkampf veranstalten
2) a. pol (competing) Wettstreit m (for um +akk);
a leadership \contest ein Wettstreit m um die Führungsposition;
media \contest Wettstreit m der Medien
3) (dispute) Streit m; (fight) Kampf m (for um +akk)
PHRASES:
no \contest ungleicher Kampf vt [kənʼtest];
to \contest sth
1) (compete for) um etw akk kämpfen [o konkurrieren];
2) pol (compete in) an etw dat teilnehmen;
(compete for) für etw akk kandidieren;
to \contest the presidency für das Amt des Präsidenten/der Präsidentin [o die Präsidentschaft] kandidieren;
to \contest a seat um einen Wahlkreis kämpfen
3) (dispute) etw bestreiten; decision, idea etw in Frage stellen;
(challenge legality of) etw anfechten;
to \contest claims/a will Ansprüche/ein Testament anfechten;
to \contest a suit einen Prozess [o ein Verfahren] anfechten

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