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Portuguese
Etymology
Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin concurrere. By surface analysis, con- + correr.
Pronunciation
Verb
concorrer (first-person singular present concorro, first-person singular preterite concorri, past participle concorrido)
- (transitive with a) to run for (to be a candidate in an election for a given post)
Meu pai concorreu a presidente e perdeu.- My father ran for president and lost.
- (transitive with a) to have the chance of winning a given prize
Precisamos comprar dez bilhetes para concorrermos ao carro.- We need to buy ten tickets in order to have the chance of winning the car.
- (intransitive, or transitive with com) to compete with (to strive for the same thing)
- Synonym: competir
Ele concorrera com poucos candidatos.- He had competed with few candidates.
- (obsolete, intransitive) to concur (to run together)
A linha de frente concorreria até os derrotados.- The front line would then concur towards the defeated.
- (transitive or auxiliary with para and a verb in the infinitive) to contribute to (to be a factor in the occurrence of)
- Synonym: contribuir
Sua doação concorre para o fim da miséria.- Your donation contributes to the end of misery.
Concorremos para terminar o projeto.- We contributed to finishing the project.
- (transitive with em) to coexist in, especially in disharmony
- Synonym: coexistir
Duas religiões concorriam naquele país.- Two religions coexisted in that country.
- (intransitive, or transitive with com) to concur with; to agree with (to have the same opinion as)
- Synonym: concordar
Concorro com o que disseram.- I concur with what you said.
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