0 someone or something that is competing against another person or thing -- rival, contrincante
political rivals
1 sb who you compete against -- rival [ masculine-feminine, singular ]
the company’s/team’s main rival principal rival de la empresa/del equipo
2 -- rival [ masculine-feminine, singular ]
rival teams/companies equipos/empresas rivales
3 to be equal to -- competir
The new restaurant rivals many of its more famous competitors. El nuevo restaurante es rival de muchos de sus competidores más famosos.
We are talking about an experiment in a limited area, and it could not be otherwise in a war-torn country where land is controlled by rival gangs.
Anyone trying to resolve conflicts between the rival groups by military means is destroying the future prospects of his own people.
Political ethics are lacking if we fail to acknowledge such rights for our political rivals.
Also, you acknowledge your rival's victory when the assessment of the actual elections is positive.
