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Italian

rivale

/riˈva.le/nounB2
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Meaning

rival

In a sentence

La mia squadra ha battuto la rivale ieri sera.

My team beat their rival last night.

Hai già visto il nuovo rivale di Marco?

Have you already seen Marco's new rival?

Non siamo rivali, lavoriamo nello stesso ufficio.

We're not rivals, we work in the same office.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
rivalemasculine · singular
rivalimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Use rivale for a competitor or opposing person/group. For a romantic competitor, amante or pretendente may be more specific from context.
  • It agrees for gender and number: il rivale, la rivale, i rivali, le rivali.
  • Often followed by di before the person or team opposed: il rivale di sempre, una squadra rivale.

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