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rival

Pronunciation: /ʁi.val/

“rival” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

adjective

  1. rival

In French

  1. Qui aspire aux mêmes avantages, aux mêmes succès qu’un autre.
  2. Qui ne peut pas être consommé par plusieurs personnes ou entités en même temps.
  3. Concurrent; celui qui aspire, qui prétend aux mêmes avantages, aux mêmes succès qu’un autre.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”), from rīvus (“small stream, brook”). Unrelated to rive.

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