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Spanish translation: atletas


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English term or phrase: jocks
Spanish translation:atletas
Entered by: Adriana Latronico
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19:20 Apr 28, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology / Psychology
English term or phrase: jocks
Students often form cliques - jocks, preppies, stoners, skaters, freaks, geeks,
Adriana Latronico
Argentina
Local time: 15:56
atletas
Explanation:
no son sólo deportistas, son más que eso, atletas, con un sentido "admirativo-despectivo".
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Walter Landesman
Uruguay
Local time: 15:56
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6deportistas
René Cofré Baeza
5 +2atletas
Walter Landesman


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
deportistas


Explanation:
En ese contexto de grupo son los deportistas, la palabra también alude a gente entusiasta. Suerte

René Cofré Baeza
Local time: 20:56
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  tezoro
9 mins
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agree  Sara Pacheco
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agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
atletas


Explanation:
no son sólo deportistas, son más que eso, atletas, con un sentido "admirativo-despectivo".

Walter Landesman
Uruguay
Local time: 15:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 72

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agree  Miguel Falquez-Certain
9 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, nigelguy.

agree  Leopoldo Gurman: Coincido. No suele usarse mucho "atletas" con esa connotación en español, pero me parece más acertada que la otra opción. Según el Webster´s, jock: Informal. an athlete. Saludos! =:)
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  -> muchas gracias, Leo!!
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