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• UK: /ˈkɒn.tɛst/
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• British, Southern, Standard: /ˈkɔntɛst/
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• US: kŏn'tĕst
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• US: /ˈkɑn.tɛst/
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• UK, US: kəntĕst'
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• UK, US: /kənˈtɛst/
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• British, Southern, Standard: /kənˈtɛst/
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PIE word *tréyes From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).

132 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: aanveg — controversy
• Bulgarian: спор (spor) — controversy
• Catalan: debat — controversy
• Catalan: disputa — controversy
• Chinese Mandarin: 爭論 /争论 (zhēnglùn) — controversy
• Finnish: riita — controversy
• German: Auseinandersetzung — controversy
• German: Debatte — controversy
• Greek: συναγωνισμός (synagonismós) — controversy
• Hindi: विवाद (vivād) — controversy
• Norwegian: debatt — controversy
• Norwegian: diskusjon — controversy
• Persian: مناقشه (monāqeše) — controversy
• Persian: خویسه (xavise) — controversy
• Polish: spór — controversy
• Polish: debata — controversy
• Portuguese: disputa — controversy
• Romanian: controversă — controversy
• Romanian: dispută — controversy
• Romanian: dezbatere — controversy
• Russian: спор (spor) — controversy
• Russian: ди́спут (dísput) — controversy
• Spanish: debate — controversy
• Swahili: mashindano — controversy
• Telugu: చర్చనీయాంశము (carcanīyāṁśamu) — controversy
• Ukrainian: спір (spir) — controversy
• Ukrainian: супере́чка (superéčka) — controversy
• Arabic: مُسَابَقَة (musābaqa) — competition — see also competition
• Arabic: مُسَابَقَة (musābaga) — competition — see also competition
• Armenian: մրցույթ (mrcʻuytʻ) — competition — see also competition
• Azerbaijani: yarış — competition — see also competition
• Bulgarian: състеза́ние (sǎstezánie) — competition — see also competition
• Bulgarian: ко́нкурс (kónkurs) — competition — see also competition
• Catalan: concurs — competition — see also competition
• Catalan: competició — competition — see also competition
• Chinese Mandarin: 競賽 /竞赛 (jìngsài) — competition — see also competition
• Chinese Mandarin: 比賽 /比赛 (bǐsài) — competition — see also competition
• Czech: soutěž — competition — see also competition
• Danish: konkurrence — competition — see also competition
• Dutch: wedstrijd — competition — see also competition
• Esperanto: konkurso — competition — see also competition
• Estonian: võistlus — competition — see also competition
• Estonian: konkurss — competition — see also competition
• Faroese: kapping — competition — see also competition
• Finnish: kilpailu — competition — see also competition
• French: concours — competition — see also competition
• French: compétition — competition — see also competition
• Georgian: შეჯიბრი (šeǯibri) — competition — see also competition
• German: Wettkampf — competition — see also competition
• German: Wettbewerb — competition — see also competition
• German: Wettstreit — competition — see also competition
• Greek: διαγωνισμός (diagonismós) — competition — see also competition
• Ancient Greek: ἀγών (agṓn) — competition — see also competition
• Ancient Greek: ἆθλος (âthlos) — competition — see also competition
• Hebrew: תחרות (takharút) — competition — see also competition
• Hindi: प्रतियोगिता (pratiyogitā) — competition — see also competition
• Hindi: प्रतिस्पर्धा (pratispardhā) — competition — see also competition
• Hindi: प्रतिद्वंद्विता (pratidvandvitā) — competition — see also competition
• Italian: concorso — competition — see also competition
• Japanese: コンクール (konkūru) — competition — see also competition
• Japanese: コンテスト (kontesuto) — competition — see also competition
• Japanese: 競争 (kyōsō) — competition — see also competition
• Kalmyk: марһан (marğan) — competition — see also competition
• Korean: 콩쿠르 (kongkureu) — competition — see also competition
• Korean: 콘테스트 (konteseuteu) — competition — see also competition
• Korean: 경쟁 (gyeongjaeng) — competition — see also competition
• Latin: certāmen — competition — see also competition
• Māori: tauwhawhai — competition — see also competition
• Norwegian: konkurranse — competition — see also competition
• Persian: مسابقه (mosâbeqe) — competition — see also competition
• Polish: konkurs — competition — see also competition
• Portuguese: concurso — competition — see also competition
• Portuguese: competição — competition — see also competition
• Romanian: concurs — competition — see also competition
• Romanian: competiție — competition — see also competition
• Romanian: întrecere — competition — see also competition
• Russian: ко́нкурс (kónkurs) — competition — see also competition
• Russian: состяза́ние (sostjazánije) — competition — see also competition
• Russian: соревнова́ние (sorevnovánije) — competition — see also competition
• Slovak: súťaž — competition — see also competition
• Spanish: concurso — competition — see also competition
• Spanish: competencia — competition — see also competition
• Spanish: competición — competition — see also competition
• Swahili: shindano — competition — see also competition
• Telugu: పోటీలు (pōṭīlu) — competition — see also competition
• Turkish: yarışma — competition — see also competition
• Turkish: yarış — competition — see also competition
• Turkish: müsabaka — competition — see also competition
• Ukrainian: змага́ння (zmahánnja) — competition — see also competition
• Ukrainian: ко́нкурс (kónkurs) — competition — see also competition
• Yiddish: פֿאַרמעסט (farmest) — competition — see also competition
• Yiddish: קאָנקורס (konkurs) — competition — see also competition
• Bulgarian: състезавам се (sǎstezavam se) — to contend
• Finnish: tavoitella — to contend
• Finnish: kilpailla — to contend
• German: streiten — to contend
• German: kämpfen — to contend
• German: ringen um — to contend
• German: sich einsetzen für — to contend
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (haifstjan) — to contend
• Hebrew: התחרה (hitkhará) — to contend
• Hindi: स्पर्धा करना (spardhā karnā) — to contend
• Italian: contendere — to contend
• Portuguese: contender — to contend
• Sanskrit: स्पर्धते (spardhate) — to contend
• Spanish: competir — to contend
• Spanish: contender — to contend
• Spanish: concursar — to contend
• Spanish: contrapuntear — to contend
• Swahili: shindana — to contend
• Telugu: పోటీ చేయు (pōṭī cēyu) — to contend
• Ukrainian: зма́гатися (zmáhatysja) — to contend
• Bulgarian: споря (sporja) — to oppose
• Bulgarian: оспорвам (osporvam) — to oppose
• Finnish: kyseenalaistaa — to oppose
• Finnish: kritisoida — to oppose
• Finnish: vastustaa — to oppose
• German: hinterfragen — to oppose
• German: infrage stellen — to oppose
• German: in Frage stellen — to oppose
• German: bestreiten — to oppose
• German: abstreiten — to oppose
• German: sich widersetzen — to oppose
• Greek: αμφισβητώ (amfisvitó) — to oppose
• Norman: contester — to oppose
• Portuguese: contestar — to oppose
• Portuguese: questionar — to oppose
• Spanish: cuestionar — to oppose
• Spanish: impugnar — to oppose
• Spanish: oponerse — to oppose
• Spanish: salirle al paso — to oppose
• Telugu: ఎదిరించు (ediriñcu) — to oppose