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Athletic Letter Club

Spanish translation: Club de Atletas Destacados


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English term or phrase:Athletic Letter Club
Spanish translation:Club de Atletas Destacados
Entered by: Raquel Iglesias
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12:51 Jul 10, 2003
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Education / Pedagogy / Education
English term or phrase: Athletic Letter Club
Another activity that High School students can participate in .
Hardy Moreno
Local time: 05:51
Club de Atletas Destacados
Explanation:
In the US, letters are given as recognition to athletes that perform above average. For example:
"One of only three dual-sport athletes on the team, Morrison has earned letters in both soccer and softball at UR."

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Me gusta más Club de Deportistas (en lugar de Atletas) Destacados, como comenta JudyK.
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Raquel Iglesias
Spain
Local time: 12:51
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Club de Atletas Destacados
Raquel Iglesias
4Club Atlètico Escolar superior
Patricia Baldwin
4Club Literario Deportivo
Egmont


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Club Literario Deportivo


Explanation:
Maybe...


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Egmont
Spain
Local time: 12:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 143

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Raquel Iglesias: letter here refers to the letters athletes get as awards for their performance
26 mins
  -> As you like... Raquel :-)

agree  tezoro: Yes, as a former school teacher, I agree.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, former colleague :-)
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Club de Atletas Destacados


Explanation:
In the US, letters are given as recognition to athletes that perform above average. For example:
"One of only three dual-sport athletes on the team, Morrison has earned letters in both soccer and softball at UR."

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Note added at 2003-07-10 15:06:33 (GMT)
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Me gusta más Club de Deportistas (en lugar de Atletas) Destacados, como comenta JudyK.


    Reference: http://www.rochester.edu/living/athletics/womenssoccer/bios0...
Raquel Iglesias
Spain
Local time: 12:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  JudyK: not familiar with this, so not qualified to pass comment, but it may be best to say "deportistas" in order to distinguish from "atletismo"
39 mins
  -> Very good point on "deportistas." As someone who works education in the US, I'm very familiar with the letter system.

agree  tezoro: Yes, but I do believe 'Destacados' is more appropriate in this context than 'escolar'
2 hrs

agree  marisa gorospe: Club de Deportistas Destacados
9 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Club Atlètico Escolar superior


Explanation:
Athletic Letter Club

U:S:
an emblem in the form of the initial letter of a college, school, etc., conferred as an award for outstanding performance in athletics:
club atlètico escolar o universitario., in this context escolar is better.

club atlètico escolar de primera categorìa
opciòn,
club atlètico escolar superior

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Club Atlético Estudiantil


    athletic letter club
Patricia Baldwin
United States
Local time: 03:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  KDylo
36 mins

disagree  Raquel Iglesias: escolar me suena a escuela, y aqui se refiere a high school.
1 hr
  -> Gracias Raquel. Estudiantil sería mejor entonces.
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