Franja

tekmováti to compete (z with); to enter a competition; to contest (z, za with, for), to rival, to emulate (s kom someone); to vie (z, v with, in)

nihče ne more tekmováti z njim he is without a rival, he is unrivalled
dekleti sta tekmovali med seboj za prvo mesto the two girls vied with one another for the first place
tekmováti v vljudnosti to vie in civilities

s (pred zvenečimi glasovi z) with; by, from

s pošto by post
s 50 leti at the age of 50 years
s časom with time, in the course of time
s svinčnikom in pencil
s tega stališča, vidika from this point of view, standpoint
z zgodovinskega stališča from the historical standpoint
s pismom (pismeno) by letter
s silo by force
s pomočjo... by means of...
kaj (pa) je s teboj? what is the matter with you?
govoriti s kom to speak with (ali to) someone
jesti s krožnika to eat off a plate
pasti s konja to fall off one's horse
hoditi s palico to walk with a stick
potovati s parnikom (z letalom, z vlakom) to travel by steamer (by air plane, by train)
kaj misliš reči s temi besedami? what do you mean by these words?
prepirati se s kom to quarrel with someone
primerjati koga s kom drugim to compare someone with someone else
boriti se s smrtjo to be in one's last agony, to be at one's last gasp
vsta(ja)ti s soncem to rise with the sun
tekmovati s kom to rival someone, to vie with someone
udariti s palico to strike with a stick
vzemite me s seboj! take me along with you!
s solzami v očeh... with tears in one's eyes

ték² course; (tekmovalen) race; heat; (motorja) run, running

v téku in progress, under way, going on
v téku časa in the course of time
v polnem téku (figurativno) in full swing, in full activity
mrtev, prazen ték avtomobilizem neutral (gear)
hitri ték šport sprint
ték na pol milje half-mile race
maratonski ték marathon
štafetni ték relay race
ték čez zapreke obstacle race, hurdle race, pogovorno hurdles pl
ték čez drn in strn cross-country race
ték na dolge (kratke) proge long-distance (short-distance) race
tekmovanje v téku čez zapreke steeplechase
biti v téku to be going on, to be in progress
stvar je v téku the matter is being dealt with
žetev je v polnem téku harvesting is in full swing
spraviti v ték to set in motion
spustiti se v ték to break into a run
tekmovati v téku to run a race
tekmoval bom s teboj v teku do onega drevesa I'll race you to the tree over there
mrtev, neodločen ték šport dead heat
prazen ték (stroja) backlash