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English: too close to call

Spanish translation: demasiado reñida para declarar al campeón/triunfador







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English term or phrase: too close to call
Spanish translation:demasiado reñida para declarar al campeón/triunfador
Entered by:xxxOso
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English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / politics
English term or phrase: too close to call
Since the first presidential debate, some polls have showed Kerry and Bush as
even and suggested the election is too close to call.
nutmeg
Spain
demasiado reñida para declarar al campeón/triunfador
Explanation:
Una idea.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

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too close to call
Resulting in too narrow a margin to make a decision, as in That ball didn\'t miss by much but it was too close to call, or The election was too close to call, so they decided to have a runoff. This expression comes from sports, where call has signified “a judgment” since the mid-1600s. In the 1960s it began to be applied to pre-election polls and then to the outcome of elections.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms

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reñido
2. adj. Dicho de una oposición, de una elección, de un concurso, etc.: Que presentan mucha rivalidad entre los oponentes.
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xxxOso
United States
Note from asker to answerer
gracias, muuuuuchas gracias.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2demasiado reñida para declarar al campeón/triunfadorxxxOso
4muy / demasiado cercana para discernir
Ricardo Eid
4muy cerrada/ muy reñidaVeronica Munoz


  


Answers

2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
demasiado reñida para declarar al campeón/triunfador

Explanation:
Una idea.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

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Note added at 2005-05-03 19:20:42 (GMT)
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too close to call
Resulting in too narrow a margin to make a decision, as in That ball didn\'t miss by much but it was too close to call, or The election was too close to call, so they decided to have a runoff. This expression comes from sports, where call has signified “a judgment” since the mid-1600s. In the 1960s it began to be applied to pre-election polls and then to the outcome of elections.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms

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Note added at 2005-05-03 19:23:33 (GMT)
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reñido
2. adj. Dicho de una oposición, de una elección, de un concurso, etc.: Que presentan mucha rivalidad entre los oponentes.
DRAE©

xxxOso
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 56
Note from asker to answerer
gracias, muuuuuchas gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Gaby-
3 mins
  -> Muchísimas gracias, Gaby ¶:^)

agree Anabel Martínez: triunfador me parece más adecuado en este contexto. Por lo demás, me parece impecable :)
9 mins
  -> Muy amable, Anabel. Aprecio mucho tu comentario. Gracias ¶:^)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
muy cerrada/ muy reñida

Explanation:
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Veronica Munoz
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
muy / demasiado cercana para discernir

Explanation:
((y, explicando)) "muy cercana para discernir al ganador"

Ricardo Eid
Bolivia
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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