English translation: make the (olympic/world championship/etc.) qualifying time/distance
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French term or phrase:
faire les minima
English translation:
make the (olympic/world championship/etc.) qualifying time/distance
Explanation: That's how we usually say it in English. If it's referring to all events in the same sentence just say "qualify for...".
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Could also be \"score\" if it\'s the decathlon or heptathlon.
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Also \"height\" for \"high jump\" and \"pole vault\", as in:
ARTICLES
But Grigorieva, who was visibly upset after failing to make the A qualifying
height and an automatic Athens berth at the Sydney nationals last week, ... www.tatiana.com.au/articles15.htm
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A catch all term could be \"standard\", although as I said before, you could also simply say \"qualify\".
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A few from the BBC (reliable source):
BBC SPORT | WALES | Thomas disappoints again
Thomas has just two more chances to make the Olympic qualifying time of 45.80.
Iwan Thomas trailed in third in a low-key 400m race in Karlstadt, Sweden. ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/ wales/newsid_894000/894037.stm - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Swimming | GB swim chief defends team
Foster, who was left out of this year\'s team after failing to make the tough
qualifying standards, also claimed British swimmers were forced to peak too ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/ olympics_2004/swimming/3580356.stm - 44k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | WALES | Thomas disappoints again
Iwan Thomas turned in another disappointing performance, failing to make the
Olympic qualifying time and trailing in third in Sweden.
news.bbc.co.uk/sport/low/ english/wales/newsid_894000/894037.stm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Athletics | Marathon as it happened
... Jon Brown is looking comfortable in the second group of men, and looks well
on track to make the Olympic qualifying mark of 2 hours 15 minutes. ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/3636313.stm - 39k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Athletics | European Athletics | European Athletics ...
Dalton Grant and Ben Challenger will not compete in the final after failing to
make the grade in qualifying. Grant recorded three failures at 2.15m, ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/ specials/european_athletics/2175484.stm - 53k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Foster appeal fails
Foster was not included in the squad after failing to make the 50m freestyle
qualifying mark at the trials. The 34-year-old appealed on the grounds that a ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/3621469.stm - 36k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Athletics | Mayock misses out
Britain\'s John Mayock failed in his bid to make the 5000m qualifying time for
the European Championships on Sunday at the Prefontaine Classic Grand Prix. ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/ athletics/newsid_2010000/2010323.stm - 41k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games 2002Athletics | Ferguson seals ...
One of the pre-race favourites, Jamaica\'s Beverly McDonald, failed to make the
race despite qualifying for the final. And Ferguson\'s cause was further ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/ low/athletics/newsid_2159000/2159922.stm - 6k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | ATHLETICS | Richardson\'s winning return
... his athletics career this season after two years ruined by injury, now has a
week to make the World Championship qualifying time of 45.72secs. ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/ athletics/newsid_1440000/1440449.stm - 33k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Athletics | East wants Olympic double
... Trials on 10-11 July. But the 1500m specialist admits it will be tough to
make the 800m Olympic qualifying standard. \"If I make the ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/3856221.stm - 43k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
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The verb \"make\" is flexible. For example, it could be \"reach ... height\", \"beat ... time\" etc.
make the (olympic/world championship/etc.) qualifying time/distance
Explanation: That's how we usually say it in English. If it's referring to all events in the same sentence just say "qualify for...".
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2005-07-01 07:30:16 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Could also be \"score\" if it\'s the decathlon or heptathlon.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 32 mins (2005-07-01 08:55:05 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Also \"height\" for \"high jump\" and \"pole vault\", as in:
ARTICLES
But Grigorieva, who was visibly upset after failing to make the A qualifying
height and an automatic Athens berth at the Sydney nationals last week, ... www.tatiana.com.au/articles15.htm
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2005-07-01 08:56:08 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
A catch all term could be \"standard\", although as I said before, you could also simply say \"qualify\".
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 37 mins (2005-07-01 09:00:21 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
A few from the BBC (reliable source):
BBC SPORT | WALES | Thomas disappoints again
Thomas has just two more chances to make the Olympic qualifying time of 45.80.
Iwan Thomas trailed in third in a low-key 400m race in Karlstadt, Sweden. ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/ wales/newsid_894000/894037.stm - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Swimming | GB swim chief defends team
Foster, who was left out of this year\'s team after failing to make the tough
qualifying standards, also claimed British swimmers were forced to peak too ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/ olympics_2004/swimming/3580356.stm - 44k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | WALES | Thomas disappoints again
Iwan Thomas turned in another disappointing performance, failing to make the
Olympic qualifying time and trailing in third in Sweden.
news.bbc.co.uk/sport/low/ english/wales/newsid_894000/894037.stm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Athletics | Marathon as it happened
... Jon Brown is looking comfortable in the second group of men, and looks well
on track to make the Olympic qualifying mark of 2 hours 15 minutes. ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/3636313.stm - 39k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Athletics | European Athletics | European Athletics ...
Dalton Grant and Ben Challenger will not compete in the final after failing to
make the grade in qualifying. Grant recorded three failures at 2.15m, ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/ specials/european_athletics/2175484.stm - 53k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Foster appeal fails
Foster was not included in the squad after failing to make the 50m freestyle
qualifying mark at the trials. The 34-year-old appealed on the grounds that a ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/3621469.stm - 36k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Athletics | Mayock misses out
Britain\'s John Mayock failed in his bid to make the 5000m qualifying time for
the European Championships on Sunday at the Prefontaine Classic Grand Prix. ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/ athletics/newsid_2010000/2010323.stm - 41k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games 2002Athletics | Ferguson seals ...
One of the pre-race favourites, Jamaica\'s Beverly McDonald, failed to make the
race despite qualifying for the final. And Ferguson\'s cause was further ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/ low/athletics/newsid_2159000/2159922.stm - 6k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | ATHLETICS | Richardson\'s winning return
... his athletics career this season after two years ruined by injury, now has a
week to make the World Championship qualifying time of 45.72secs. ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/ athletics/newsid_1440000/1440449.stm - 33k - Cached - Similar pages
BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Athletics | East wants Olympic double
... Trials on 10-11 July. But the 1500m specialist admits it will be tough to
make the 800m Olympic qualifying standard. \"If I make the ...
news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/3856221.stm - 43k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs 47 mins (2005-07-01 10:10:14 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
The verb \"make\" is flexible. For example, it could be \"reach ... height\", \"beat ... time\" etc.
Timothy Barton Local time: 21:04 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 40
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