a competencia

1.
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- Indicative of rivalry or competition; amounting to competitive action between parties.
- Suggesting that an activity or relationship involves contest or rivalry.
2.
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- Subject to a competitive process or tender; to be decided by open competition (e.g., a contract or procurement put out to competition).
- Placed under the rules of competitive selection rather than awarded directly.

Examples:

ES: - Eso casi suena a competencia.
EN: - Why, that almost sounds like competition.
EN: - Why, that almost sounds like competition.
ES: De todos los hombres, usted eligió al único chico que le gusta a su hija, eso suena a competencia.
EN: Let me just get this straight. Out of all the men out there, you picked the one boy that your daughter has a crush on, you know, that looks like you're competing with her.
ES: Un ejemplo es Jamaica, que después de aceptar préstamos y condicionalidades del Banco Mundial perdió sus mercados de cosechas más grandes debido a competencia con importaciones occidentales.
EN: An example is Jamaica, which after accepting loans and conditionalities from the Worldbank lost it's largest cash crop markets due to competition with western imports.
ES: Nadie me dijo que esto iba a competencia.
EN: Nobody told me this was going to be in a competition.