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concurs
competition /konˈkurs/
noun#2107 most common
Also: contest, competitive exam, tournament
Example sentences
Ana participă la un concurs de desen.
Ana takes part in a drawing contest.
Câștigătorul concursului primește un premiu mare.
The winner of the competition receives a big prize.
Ne-am înscris la concursul de matematică organizat de școală.
We signed up for the math competition organized by the school.
Concursul de admitere la facultate a fost foarte competitiv anul acesta.
The university entrance exam was very competitive this year.
Organizatorii concursului au anunțat că regulamentul se va schimba din acest sezon.
The organizers of the competition announced that the rules will change starting this season.
Deși era marele favorit, sportivul s-a retras din concurs în ultimul moment din motive medicale.
Although he was the clear favorite, the athlete withdrew from the competition at the last moment for medical reasons.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | concurs | concursuri |
| Genitive | concursului | concursurilor |
| Accusative | concurs | concursuri |
| Vocative | concursule | concursurilor |
Word family
a concurato compete
concurentcompetitor, competing
concurențăcompetition, rivalry (as in market competition)
concurențialcompetitive
Etymology
Concurs entered Romanian in the nineteenth century from French concours, part of a wave of French borrowings that reshaped Romanian vocabulary. Concours itself descends from Latin concursus, a running together, from the verb concurrere, formed from con- (together) and currere (to run). The original sense was people converging in one place, which later narrowed to the idea of rivals converging to compete.
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