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