What does concorso in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word concorso in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use concorso in Italian.

The word concorso in Italian means contest, combination, competitive exam, public exam, race, gathering, assembling, complicity, involvement, collusion, contribute to, compete, competition announcement, contest with prizes, beauty contest, literary contest, writing contest, open competitive exam, open competitive exam for state level employment, theatre competition, theatrical competition, theatrical contest, hors concours, participate in a competition, take part in a competition, compete. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word concorso

contest

sostantivo maschile (selezione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il concorso di bellezza è stato rimandato.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. If you hope to get a job with them you'll have to register for the competitive exam.

combination

sostantivo maschile (figurato (concomitanza di fattori)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un concorso di fattori particolarmente sfortunati ha portato alla tragedia.
A combination of particularly unfortunate factors led to the tragedy.

competitive exam, public exam

sostantivo maschile (procedura pubblica di assunzione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al concorso per 5 posti da segretario si sono presentati 5.000 candidati.
5,000 candidates turned up at the public exam for 5 secretary jobs.

race

sostantivo maschile (sport (gara, competizione) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il prossimo mese si terrà un concorso ippico nell'ippodromo.
A horse race will be held at the hippodrome next month.

gathering, assembling

sostantivo maschile (affluenza di persone)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo spettacolo ha avuto successo grazie al concorso degli abitanti dei comuni limitrofi.
The show was a success thanks to the gathering of inhabitants from neighbouring towns.

complicity, involvement, collusion

sostantivo maschile (diritto (complicità in un reato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo hanno condannato a tre anni per concorso in omicidio.
They condemned him to three years for his involvement in the homicide.

contribute to

verbo intransitivo (contribuire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Anche la difficile congiuntura ha concorso al fallimento dell'azienda.
The difficult economic situation also contributed to the failure of the company.

compete

verbo intransitivo (gara: partecipare) (participate in a competition or contest)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il mio maestro di ginnastica mi ha proposto di concorrere in rappresentanza della mia scuola alle gare provinciali di salto a ostacoli.
My gym teacher has suggested that I compete in the provincial hurdles race and represent my school.

competition announcement

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il bando di concorso era aperto solo ai cittadini.
The call for bids was only open to citizens.

contest with prizes

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il concorso a premi mi permise di vincere la mia prima bicicletta.

beauty contest

sostantivo maschile (tipo di competizione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

literary contest, writing contest

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

open competitive exam

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al concorso pubblico si presentarono cento persone per un solo posto.
100 people showed up for the open competitive exam for just one job.

open competitive exam for state level employment

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

theatre competition, theatrical competition, theatrical contest

sostantivo maschile (competizione tra compagnie, attori)

hors concours

(formal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mi piaceva guardare i film fuori concorso perché avevano sempre qualcosa di particolare rispetto agli altri.

participate in a competition, take part in a competition, compete

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

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