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• /ˈɹaɪvəl/
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Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”). By surface analysis, Latin rīvus + -al.

217 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: конкурентен (konkurenten) — having the same pretensions or claims
• Ancient Greek: ἀντίπαλος (antípalos) — having the same pretensions or claims
• Albanian: rival — competitor with the same objective
• Albanian: kundërshtar — competitor with the same objective
• Amharic: ተወዳዳሪ (täwädadari) — competitor with the same objective
• Arabic: مُنَافِس (munāfis) — competitor with the same objective
• Armenian: մրցակից (mrcʻakicʻ) — competitor with the same objective
• Armenian: հակառակորդ (hakaṙakord) — competitor with the same objective
• Azerbaijani: rəqib — competitor with the same objective
• Belarusian: супе́рнік (supjérnik) — competitor with the same objective
• Belarusian: супе́рніца (supjérnica) — competitor with the same objective
• Belarusian: сапе́рнік (sapjérnik) — competitor with the same objective
• Belarusian: сапе́рніца (sapjérnica) — competitor with the same objective
• Belarusian: супраці́ўнік (supracíwnik) — competitor with the same objective
• Belarusian: супраці́ўніца (supracíwnica) — competitor with the same objective
• Belarusian: канкурэ́нт (kankurént) — competitor with the same objective
• Belarusian: канкурэ́нтка (kankuréntka) — competitor with the same objective
• Belarusian: су́пар (súpar) — competitor with the same objective
• Belarusian: су́парка (súparka) — competitor with the same objective
• Bengali: প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী (protiddonddi) — competitor with the same objective
• Bulgarian: съпе́рник (sǎpérnik) — competitor with the same objective
• Bulgarian: съпе́рница (sǎpérnica) — competitor with the same objective
• Bulgarian: съпе́рничка (sǎpérnička) — competitor with the same objective
• Bulgarian: проти́вник (protívnik) — competitor with the same objective
• Bulgarian: проти́вница (protívnica) — competitor with the same objective
• Bulgarian: проти́вничка (protívnička) — competitor with the same objective
• Bulgarian: конкуре́нт (konkurént) — competitor with the same objective
• Bulgarian: конкуре́нтка (konkuréntka) — competitor with the same objective
• Burmese: အပြိုင် (a.pruing) — competitor with the same objective
• Burmese: ယှဉ်ဖက် (hyanyhpak) — competitor with the same objective
• Catalan: rival — competitor with the same objective
• Chinese Mandarin: 對手 /对手 (duìshǒu) — competitor with the same objective
• Chinese Mandarin: 敵手 /敌手 (díshǒu) — competitor with the same objective
• Czech: soupeř — competitor with the same objective
• Czech: soupeřka — competitor with the same objective
• Czech: sok — competitor with the same objective
• Czech: sokyně — competitor with the same objective
• Czech: rival — competitor with the same objective
• Czech: rivalka — competitor with the same objective
• Danish: rival — competitor with the same objective
• Dutch: tegenstander — competitor with the same objective
• Dutch: rivaal — competitor with the same objective
• Dutch: concurent — competitor with the same objective
• Dutch: vijand — competitor with the same objective
• Egyptian: ms-s-d-w-A2 (msdw) — competitor with the same objective
• Esperanto: rivalo — competitor with the same objective
• Estonian: võistleja — competitor with the same objective
• Estonian: rivaal — competitor with the same objective
• Finnish: kilpailija — competitor with the same objective
• French: rival — competitor with the same objective
• French: rivale — competitor with the same objective
• Georgian: მეტოქე (meṭoke) — competitor with the same objective
• Georgian: რაყიფი (raq̇ipi) — competitor with the same objective
• German: Gegner — competitor with the same objective
• German: Rivale — competitor with the same objective
• German: Konkurrent — competitor with the same objective
• German: Gegnerin — competitor with the same objective
• German: Rivalin — competitor with the same objective
• German: Konkurrentin — competitor with the same objective
• Greek: αντίζηλος (antízilos) — competitor with the same objective
• Greek: ανταγωνιστής (antagonistís) — competitor with the same objective
• Ancient Greek: παλαιστής (palaistḗs) — competitor with the same objective
• Ancient Greek: ἀντίπαλος (antípalos) — competitor with the same objective
• Ancient Greek: ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs) — competitor with the same objective
• Hebrew: יָרִיב (yarív) — competitor with the same objective
• Hebrew: מִתְחָרֶה (mitkhare) — competitor with the same objective
• Higaonon: pag-agawan — competitor with the same objective
• Hindi: प्रतिद्वंद्वी (pratidvandvī) — competitor with the same objective
• Hindi: प्रतियोगी (pratiyogī) — competitor with the same objective
• Hindi: प्रतिरोधी (pratirodhī) — competitor with the same objective
• Hindi: प्रतिवादी (prativādī) — competitor with the same objective
• Hindi: प्रतिस्पर्धी (pratispardhī) — competitor with the same objective
• Hungarian: rivális — competitor with the same objective
• Hungarian: vetélytárs — competitor with the same objective
• Indonesian: lawan — competitor with the same objective
• Indonesian: penentang — competitor with the same objective
• Indonesian: musun — competitor with the same objective
• Italian: rivale — competitor with the same objective
• Italian: competitore — competitor with the same objective
• Italian: antagonista — competitor with the same objective
• Italian: avversario — competitor with the same objective
• Japanese: 好敵手 (kōtekishu) — competitor with the same objective
• Japanese: 宿敵 (shukuteki) — competitor with the same objective
• Japanese: ライバル (raibaru) — competitor with the same objective
• Kazakh: қарсылас (qarsylas) — competitor with the same objective
• Khmer: គូប្រជែង (kuu prɑɑcɛɛng) — competitor with the same objective
• Korean: 경쟁자 (gyeongjaengja) — competitor with the same objective
• Korean: 라이벌 (raibeol) — competitor with the same objective
• Northern Kurdish: reqîb — competitor with the same objective
• Northern Kurdish: hevrik — competitor with the same objective
• Kyrgyz: атаандаш (ataandaş) — competitor with the same objective
• Lao: ຄູ່ແຂ່ງ (khū khǣng) — competitor with the same objective
• Latin: aemulus — competitor with the same objective
• Latin: aemula — competitor with the same objective
• Latin: rīvālis — competitor with the same objective
• Latvian: sāncensis — competitor with the same objective
• Latvian: konkurents — competitor with the same objective
• Lithuanian: varžovas — competitor with the same objective
• Lithuanian: konkurentas — competitor with the same objective
• Macedonian: соперник (sopernik) — competitor with the same objective
• Macedonian: соперничка (sopernička) — competitor with the same objective
• Macedonian: ривал (rival) — competitor with the same objective
• Macedonian: ривалка (rivalka) — competitor with the same objective
• Malay: saingan — competitor with the same objective
• Malay: lawan — competitor with the same objective
• Māori: wheinga — competitor with the same objective
• Māori: hoa kakari — competitor with the same objective
• Mongolian: өрсөлдөгч (örsöldögč) — competitor with the same objective
• Mongolian: ᠥᠷᠢᠰᠦᠯᠳᠦᠭᠴᠢ (örisüldügči) — competitor with the same objective
• Norwegian Bokmål: rival — competitor with the same objective
• Pashto: رقيب (raqíb) — competitor with the same objective
• Pashto: حريف (haríf) — competitor with the same objective
• Pashto: سيال (sayāl) — competitor with the same objective
• Iranian Persian: رَقیب (raġib) — competitor with the same objective
• Iranian Persian: حَریف (harif) — competitor with the same objective
• Polish: rywal — competitor with the same objective
• Polish: rywalka — competitor with the same objective
• Polish: konkurent — competitor with the same objective
• Polish: konkurentka — competitor with the same objective
• Portuguese: rival — competitor with the same objective
• Portuguese: adversário — competitor with the same objective
• Portuguese: competidor — competitor with the same objective
• Romanian: rival — competitor with the same objective
• Romanian: rivală — competitor with the same objective
• Russian: сопе́рник (sopérnik) — competitor with the same objective
• Russian: сопе́рница (sopérnica) — competitor with the same objective
• Russian: проти́вник (protívnik) — competitor with the same objective
• Russian: проти́вница (protívnica) — competitor with the same objective
• Russian: конкуре́нт (konkurént) — competitor with the same objective
• Russian: конкуре́нтка (konkuréntka) — competitor with the same objective
• Scottish Gaelic: co-fharpaiseach — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: су̀па̄рнӣк — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: су̀па̄рница — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: про̀тӣвнӣк — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: pròtīvnica — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: рѝва̄л — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: рѝва̄лка — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: конку̀рент — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: конку̀рентица — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: sùpārnīk — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: sùpārnica — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: pròtīvnīk — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: pròtīvnica — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: rìvāl — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: rìvālka — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: konkùrent — competitor with the same objective
• Serbo-Croatian: konkùrentica — competitor with the same objective
• Slovak: súper — competitor with the same objective
• Slovak: súperka — competitor with the same objective
• Slovak: sok — competitor with the same objective
• Slovak: sokyňa — competitor with the same objective
• Slovak: rival — competitor with the same objective
• Slovak: rivalka — competitor with the same objective
• Slovene: tekmec — competitor with the same objective
• Slovene: tekmica — competitor with the same objective
• Slovene: konkurent — competitor with the same objective
• Slovene: konkurentka — competitor with the same objective
• Spanish: rival — competitor with the same objective
• Swedish: rival — competitor with the same objective
• Swedish: konkurrent — competitor with the same objective
• Tagalog: kaagaw — competitor with the same objective
• Tajik: рақиб (raqib) — competitor with the same objective
• Tajik: ҳариф (harif) — competitor with the same objective
• Thai: คู่แข่ง (kûu-kɛ̀ng) — competitor with the same objective
• Turkish: rakip — competitor with the same objective
• Ottoman Turkish: رقیب (rakib) — competitor with the same objective
• Turkmen: garşydaş — competitor with the same objective
• Ukrainian: супе́рник (supérnyk) — competitor with the same objective
• Ukrainian: супе́рниця (supérnycja) — competitor with the same objective
• Ukrainian: проти́вник (protývnyk) — competitor with the same objective
• Ukrainian: проти́вниця (protývnycja) — competitor with the same objective
• Ukrainian: конкуре́нт (konkurént) — competitor with the same objective
• Ukrainian: конкуре́нтка (konkuréntka) — competitor with the same objective
• Urdu: رَقِیب (raqīb) — competitor with the same objective
• Urdu: حَرِیف (harīf) — competitor with the same objective
• Uyghur: رەقىب (reqib) — competitor with the same objective
• Uzbek: raqib — competitor with the same objective
• Uzbek: harif — competitor with the same objective
• Vietnamese: đối thủ — competitor with the same objective
• Vietnamese: địch thủ — competitor with the same objective
• Bulgarian: конкуре́нт (konkurént) — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Catalan: rival — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Greek: εφάμιλλος (efámillos) — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Greek: ανταγωνιστής (antagonistís) — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Italian: rivale — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Italian: pari — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Italian: avversario — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Māori: tautētete — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Portuguese: rival — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Russian: ра́вный (rávnyj) — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Turkish: eş — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Turkish: denk — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Turkish: benzer — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Turkish: rakip — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Turkish: emsal — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Ottoman Turkish: رقیب (rakib) — someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another
• Bulgarian: съпернича (sǎperniča) — to oppose or compete with
• Finnish: kilpailla — to oppose or compete with
• French: rivaliser — to oppose or compete with
• German: rivalisieren — to oppose or compete with
• Greek: ανταγωνίζομαι (antagonízomai) — to oppose or compete with
• Greek: παραβγαίνω (paravgaíno) — to oppose or compete with
• Hungarian: rivalizál — to oppose or compete with
• Hungarian: verseng — to oppose or compete with
• Italian: rivaleggiare — to oppose or compete with
• Italian: competere — to oppose or compete with
• Māori: taumāhekeheke — to oppose or compete with
• Māori: tauwhāinga — to oppose or compete with
• Russian: сопе́рничать (sopérničatʹ) — to oppose or compete with
• Russian: конкури́ровать (konkurírovatʹ) — to oppose or compete with
• Sanskrit: स्पर्धते (spardhate) — to oppose or compete with
• Ottoman Turkish: رقابت ایتمك (rekabet etmek) — to oppose or compete with
• Ukrainian: супе́рничати (supérnyčaty) — to oppose or compete with
• Ukrainian: конкурувати (konkuruvaty) — to oppose or compete with
• Bulgarian: равнявам се (ravnjavam se) — To be equal to, or match
• Māori: kātata — To be equal to, or match
• Māori: tāwhai — To be equal to, or match