contesting

kənˈtɛstɪŋ
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Translation of contesting from English into Dutch,

Adjective

1.

competing

engaged in a competition or conflict
  • The contesting teams were ready for the final match.De concurrerende teams waren klaar voor de finale wedstrijd.
2.

conflict

disputing or challenging something
betwistende aanvechtende
  • The contesting parties presented their arguments in court.De betwistende partijen presenteerden hun argumenten in de rechtbank.

Noun

debate

the act of disputing or challenging something
  • The contesting of the election results lasted for weeks.Het aanvechten van de verkiezingsuitslag duurde wekenlang.
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Synonyms and analogies of contesting in English

Examples of contesting in a sentence

  • Contesting candidates debated fiercely on stage.
  • The contesting candidates debated fiercely.
  • Contesting claims were made during the meeting.
  • The contesting of the will ended up in probate court.
  • There was loud contesting of whether the data supported the conclusion.
contest
kənˈtɛst
Noun
1.

game event

competition where participants try to win
  • She won the singing contest.Ze won de zangwedstrijd.
2.

court case

TECH.
legal dispute in court
TECH.
  • The will entered a contest in court after the owner's death.Het testament kwam na de dood van de eigenaar in een rechtszaak terecht
3.

rivalry

Rare
struggle for superiority or control
Rare
  • The contest for leadership was intense.De strijd om leiderschap was intens.
Verb
1.

competition

intr.
participate in a competition to win
intr.
  • She decided to contest the national championship.Ze besloot mee te dingen naar de nationale titel.
2.

opposition

tr.
formally oppose a decision or statement
tr.
betwisten aanvechten
  • They plan to contest the election results.Ze zijn van plan om bezwaar te maken tegen de verkiezingsuitslag.
3.

legal

tr./intr.TECH.
engage in a legal dispute
tr./intr.TECH.
  • The company will contest the lawsuit in court.Het bedrijf zal de rechtszaak aanvechten in de rechtbank.

Expressions with contest: examples in English and translations in Dutch

makkelijke overwinning
evidente winnaar
The chess match was no contest; she won easily.
sportwedstrijd
The Olympic Games are a major international athletic contest.
schoonheidswedstrijd
missverkiezing
She won the local beauty contest last year.
modewedstrijd
She won first place in the fashion contest.
spellingswedstrijd
She won the spelling contest at her school.
staarwedstrijd
The staring contest lasted for several minutes without a winner.

Translations of "contesting" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
betwistadj./pp.

Help, the receiver is contesting my claim.

Help, de curator betwist mijn vordering.

Look, if this is about my unpaid parking tickets, I'm contesting them all in court.

Kijk, als dit gaat over mijn onbetaalde bekeuringen, ik betwist ze allemaal in de rechtszaal.

aangevochtenpp.

Rejecting it would therefore amount to contesting the figures, which at present are not in dispute.

Verwerping zou dus betekenen dat er getallen worden aangevochten die tot op heden niet in twijfel zijn getrokken.

The Times of Malta has reported that Malta replied contesting the proceedings on 23 March.

De krant Times of Malta meldde dat Malta in zijn antwoord van 23 maart de procedure heeft aangevochten.

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Other translations for contesting:

  • betwisten
  • vechten

contesting: Examples and translations in context

A similar claim contesting the allocation of G & A expenses incurred in connection with trading activities, and for which no supporting evidence was provided, was also rejected.

Een soortgelijk argument waarin de toerekening van de algemene en administratieve uitgaven in verband met handelsactiviteiten werd betwist en waarvoor geen bewijsmateriaal werd voorgelegd, werd eveneens afgewezen.

Doesn't mean that he didn't buy them, but he was in court when they were purchased, and he's contesting the charges.

Betekent niet dat hij ze niet kocht, maar hij was in de rechtszaal toen ze werden gekocht, en hij betwist de aanklacht.

Look, if this is about my unpaid parking tickets, I'm contesting them all in court.

Kijk, als dit gaat over mijn onbetaalde bekeuringen, ik betwist ze allemaal in de rechtszaal.

Doesn't mean that he didn't buy them, but he was in court when they were purchased, and he's contesting the charges.

Betekent niet dat hij ze niet kocht, maar hij was in de rechtszaal toen ze werden gekocht, en hij betwist de aanklacht.

Both of these landmark judgments are now to serve as a basis for contesting the conclusion of a contract in future complaints.

In de toekomst kan op basis van deze beide richtinggevende vonnissen de totstandkoming van de overeenkomst worden aangevochten.

In the absence of comments contesting the figures and trends describing the development of the injury indicators the findings in recitals (81) to (100) of the provisional Regulation are maintained.

Aangezien geen opmerkingen zijn ontvangen waarin de cijfers en trends van de ontwikkeling van de schade-indicatoren worden aangevochten, worden de bevindingen in de overwegingen 81 tot en met 100 van de voorlopige verordening gehandhaafd.

The other exporting producer made a general statement contesting the Commission's evidence of the relationship, without further substantiating it.

De andere producent-exporteur heeft een algemene verklaring ingediend waarin hij het bewijsmateriaal van de Commissie inzake de band zonder verdere staving betwist.

It turns out my Uncle Bunny is contesting the will after all.

Het blijkt dat mijn oom Bunny het testament betwist.

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