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albiceleste

English translation: White and light blue


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Spanish term or phrase:albiceleste
English translation:White and light blue
Entered by: Daniela Strum
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14:53 May 14, 2006
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Argentinean national football team nickname
Spanish term or phrase: albiceleste
what does it mean?

gracias
Iyasu Nagata
Local time: 01:37
White and light blue
Explanation:
ya que seria la traduccion de blanca y celeste
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Daniela Strum
Local time: 02:37
Grading comment
Thank you, and gracias all who responded. I'm awarding this answer because it is most specific.
Albiceleste could also be translated as "white and sky blue", no? Gracias amigos!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3White and blue
Adriana de Groote
5 +2albiceleste (según FIFA)
Claudia Aguero
5White and light blueDaniela Strum


Discussion entries: 2





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
White and blue


Explanation:
Ver:

International Football Results 1872-present - National Team Names ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]Argentina - Albiceleste? (Something celestial? Albi = blue?) ... Argentina "Albiceleste" : White and Blue ("alba" stands for white) ...
www.bloxster.net/rdasilva/9183/National Team Names.html - 18k - En caché - Páginas similares


Adriana de Groote
Guatemala
Local time: 23:37
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Bedoya
3 mins
  -> Muchas gracias María!
agree  Yvonne Becker
11 mins
  -> Mil gracias Yvonne!
agree  Marina Soldati
2 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Marina!
neutral  trixiemck: you're in the right track, but this is not used, actually. It is indeed a nickname for Argentina's squad, though only used by sports commentators. No Argentine fan would refer to their team as the albicelestes.
4 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
albiceleste (según FIFA)


Explanation:
Si es para futbol, usaría el término de FIFA. La página oficial de Fifa, se refiere al equipo argentino como "the albiceleste". Incluso en el perfil oficial de los países que irán al Mundial de Alemania, en Argentina se usa muchas veces.
Otros títulos de noticias de FIFA:
Ukraine 0-0 Argentina: Albiceleste hang on -"This suited the Albiceleste who were happy to play on the counter using the space behind the East European defence."

Albiceleste mantle passes to Ferraro



    Reference: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/team/profile.html?team...
Claudia Aguero
Local time: 23:37
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  trixiemck: absolutely, yes.
38 mins
  -> I think, here Fifa rules!
neutral  Heidi C: if it does refer to the Argentine team (Iyasu has given no other context), I think it should either be translated as "the white and blue team" or "the Argentine team".The FIFA pg uses itallics and it's in a context that only refers to that team...
1 hr
  -> You are right regarding the lack of context, but if it referes to soccer, The Albiceleste is used around the world, from Australia to Bangladesh, as a quick Internet search shows. I think a note is needed the first time. The Argentine team is not the same
agree  María José Cerdá
2 hrs
  -> Gracias MaJo
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
White and light blue


Explanation:
ya que seria la traduccion de blanca y celeste

Daniela Strum
Local time: 02:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, and gracias all who responded. I'm awarding this answer because it is most specific.
Albiceleste could also be translated as "white and sky blue", no? Gracias amigos!
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