Tales of gentleness, of honor, of justice, of courage, of fortitude in suffering, of intrepidity in danger, of dauntless resolution, of iron will, inspire children to an emulation of those virtues.
Source: tatoeba (10791702)
Emulation
//ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən//
Synonyms for "emulation" (24 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (12)
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Translations
28 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 仿真 noun (software)
- 妒忌 noun (jealous rivalry)
- 嫉妒 noun (jealous rivalry)
- 效法 noun (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)
Czech
1 entries- emulace noun (software)
Finnish
2 entries- emulointi noun (software)
- jäljittely noun (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)
French
1 entries- émulation noun (software)
Greek
2 entries- εξομοίωση noun (software)
- προσομοίωση noun (software)
Hawaiian
1 entries- hoa māhuʻi noun (software)
Malay
2 entries- lagak noun (software)
- pelagakan noun (software)
Manx
2 entries- co-eiyrt noun (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)
- eiyrt noun (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)
Polish
4 entries- emulacja noun (jealous rivalry)
- emulacja noun (software)
- imitowanie noun (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)
- naśladownictwo noun (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)
Russian
3 entries- конкуренция noun (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)
- соперничество noun (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)
- эмуляция noun (software)
Swedish
2 entries- efterföljd noun (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)
- emulering noun (software)
Tagalog
2 entries- amban noun (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)
- pag-amban noun (endeavour or desire to equal or excel)
Turkish
1 entries- öykünüm noun (software)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation
Source: wiktionary
Allur'd, not forc'd, encourag'd, not compell'd; The shrinking eye look'd up, the soul was cheer'd, Felt as it learnt, confided e'er it fear'd; And first by emulation's ardour mov'd, Prest onward in the path which soon it lov'd.
Source: wiktionary
Scarce two gentlemen dwell together in the country […] , but there is emulation betwixt them and their servants, some quarrel or some grudge betwixt their wives or children […]
Source: wiktionary
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