rival

Signification

Adj

rival

Noun

rival

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʁi.val/

Étymologie

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

Phrases

Devait-il lui , se poser en rival de Dieu .

Should he pose as a rival to God?

Norwich est alors confronté à son rival , Ipswich, en demi-finale de promotion .

Norwich was then faced with his rival, Ipswich, in the semifinals of promotion.