Como el Alto Representante ha dicho, ya no existe un proceso de paz en Oriente Medio sino - como publicaba una revista neoyorquina hace unas semanas - una contienda sangrienta.

As the High Representative said, we do not have a Middle East peace process any more but - to use a phrase from a New York magazine a few weeks ago - a bloody feud.

contender [contendiendo · contendido] {intransitive verb}

contender(also: concurrir, competir, contrapuntear, concursar)

to compete [competed · competed] {vb}

contender(also: disputarse)

to contend [contended · contended] {vb}

contender(also: luchar, pelear, lidiar, pelearse)

to fight [fought · fought] {vb}

contender en unas elecciones

to fight an election

. Reafirmamos nuestra solidaridad con el pueblo chipriota en su lucha contra la ocupación militar por parte de Turquía y su contienda a favor de la unificación de su país.

We reaffirm our ongoing solidarity with the Cypriot people in their fight against military occupation by Turkey and in their struggle for their country to be reunified.

Existe el riesgo de que la prohibición de que los diputados reformistas contiendan en las elecciones propicie un elevado índice de abstención, en particular entre los jóvenes.

There is the risk that the banning of reform-minded MPs from fighting the elections will result in a huge abstention rate, particularly among young people.

contender {noun}

contender

contendiente {m/f}

I do not side with either of the two contenders.

No estoy de parte de ninguno de los dos contendientes.

contender(also: wannabe, pretender)

aspirante {m}

he's a serious contender for the title

es un serio aspirante al título

a strong contender for the title

un serio aspirante al título

contender for sth

aspirante a algo

to contend [contended · contended] {verb}

to contend

disputarse {r. v.}

to contend(also: to compete, to fight)

contender [contendiendo · contendido] {v.i.}

to contend [contended · contended] {transitive verb}

to contend(also: to argue, to deduce, to prove)

argüir [arguyendo · argüido] {vb}

The FPÖ contends that if one reads their literature and their programme, there is much in it that one could share.

El FPÖ arguye que si leemos su documentación y su programa, encontraremos muchas cosas que podríamos compartir.

to contend(also: to hold up, to keep up, to maintain, to support)

sostener [sosteniendo · sostenido] {vb}

Can we seriously contend that this is an adjustment to globalisation?

¿Podemos sostener seriamente que esta es una adaptación a la globalización?

I contend that the text concerning a common external policy should be expunged.

Sostengo que el texto sobre una política exterior común debe suprimirse.

I contend that should be by a centre, and that is fundamental to Mr Cabrol's report.

Sostengo que eso debe hacerlo un centro y es fundamental para el informe del Sr. Cabrol.

to contend [contended · contended] {intransitive verb}

to contend(also: to be up against, to vie, to race)

competir [compitiendo · competido] {vb}

But in the past the Turks have not had to contend with the European Union.

Pero en el pasado los turcos no han tenido que competir con la Unión Europea.

A new year has started and we have new problems to contend with.

Un nuevo año ha comenzado y tenemos problemas para competir.

We are currently having to contend with an alarming increase in counterfeit medicines discovered in the European Union itself.

Actualmente tenemos que competir con un aumento alarmante de los medicamentos falsificados descubiertos en Europa.

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (Spanish) for "contender":

contender

acometer- altercar- batallar- batir- bregar- combatir- controvertir- debatir- deliberar- discutir- disputar- guerrear- hostilizar- lidiar- litigar

Synonyms (English) for "contender":

contender

challenger- competition- competitor- rival

CONTEXT EXAMPLES

Context examples for "contender" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.

contender en unas elecciones

to fight an election

Ahora la Unión Europea tiene dos figuras con las cuales contender, de las que todos dicen que deberán mejorar mucho para cumplir su misión.

We now have two new figureheads for the European Union to deal with, about whom all sides have said that they will have to grow into their roles.

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