Verseny

Verseny

Meaning:

contest, competition, race, tournament

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Jobb az együttműködés, mint a verseny.

Cooperation is better than competition.

[Better the cooperation, than the competition.]

Egy versenynél a részvétel a lényeg.

At a competition, it’s the taking part that counts.

[A competition-at the part-taking the main-thing.]

Related terms:

versenyzik / verseng – to compete

szépségverseny – beauty contest

lóverseny – horse race

futóverseny – footrace

meccs – match (sports)

játék – game

mérkőzés – contest

Not to be confused with:

vers – poem

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