How to Say "to rival" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to rival” is “toser” — C1 level.
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verbC1informal
to be as good as someone else
Examples
En esta empresa, nadie se atreve a toserle al director.
In this company, nobody dares to stand up to the director.
Messi está en tal forma que nadie le puede toser.
Messi is in such good shape that nobody can touch/rival him.
Using 'Le'
In this figurative sense, we almost always use the word 'le' (to him/her) before the verb, as in 'toserle a alguien.'
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