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200 metros planos

English translation: 200 meter sprint/dash


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Spanish term or phrase:200 metros planos
English translation:200 meter sprint/dash
Entered by: Stuart Allsop
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03:55 May 18, 2008
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Spanish term or phrase: 200 metros planos
This phrase occurs in a company newsletter about a sports event held by the company. I guess it means a 200 meter sprint?
Stuart Allsop
Chile
Local time: 01:39
200 meter/metre sprint/dash
Explanation:
How to Run the 200 Meter Dash. The 200 meter dash is a classic sprinting event that combines speed, strategy and technique into one exciting race.
www.ehow.com/how_2125493_run-200meter-dash.html - 55k - Cached - Similar pages

DirectAthletics | Lafayette-Rider Invitational Women 200 Meter DashWomen 200 Meter Dash. Finals: Heat #1|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9. Finals: Heat #1. Place, Overall, Name, Year, Team, Time, Score ...
www.directathletics.com/results/track/7718_513255.html - 83k - Cached - Similar pages


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you should also add "flat"

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but not absolutely necessary
Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:39
Grading comment
Thanks! that's what I figured.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +8200 meter/metre sprint/dash
David Hollywood
5 +1the 200m
trixiemck
4200 metres flat race
Robert West
4200 meters race
Gad Kohenov


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
200 meter/metre sprint/dash


Explanation:
How to Run the 200 Meter Dash. The 200 meter dash is a classic sprinting event that combines speed, strategy and technique into one exciting race.
www.ehow.com/how_2125493_run-200meter-dash.html - 55k - Cached - Similar pages

DirectAthletics | Lafayette-Rider Invitational Women 200 Meter DashWomen 200 Meter Dash. Finals: Heat #1|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9. Finals: Heat #1. Place, Overall, Name, Year, Team, Time, Score ...
www.directathletics.com/results/track/7718_513255.html - 83k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 11 mins (2008-05-18 04:07:08 GMT)
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you should also add "flat"

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-05-18 04:08:26 GMT)
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but not absolutely necessary

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 83
Grading comment
Thanks! that's what I figured.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Burgess: Ni más, ni menos.
30 mins

agree  Henry Hinds
58 mins

agree  Egmont
5 hrs

agree  margaret caulfield
8 hrs

agree  Neil Teixeira: I agree, but don't add the word "flat" because it isn't really used
10 hrs

agree  José Miguel Neira: 200m dash is very commonly used
13 hrs

agree  Carla_am
14 hrs

agree  Christian Nielsen-Palacios
20 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the 200m


Explanation:
"The 200m" is enough, Stuart. You may add "sprint" if you want, but the 200m is the most widely used form. You may visit this link to the IAAF (International Federation of Athletics Federations).

It’s also possible that the Powell-Wariner duel could be upstaged by X-Man” Xavier Carter and Wallace Spearmon, who have run 19.63 and 19.65 in the 200m and rank second and third on the all-timer performers list, and defending Olympic champion Shawn Crawford.



http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=38989.html

trixiemck
Argentina
Local time: 02:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tom_michell
19 hrs
  -> Thank you, Thomas

neutral  Christian Nielsen-Palacios: I agree, if the context is about athletics. If it is a company newsletter taking about a rece held at their annual picnic, I would add "dash" or "sprint"
20 hrs
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
200 meters race


Explanation:
From Google:

200 metres - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A 200 metre race is a sprint running event. Despite the fact that it is often a
faster race than the 100 m, it is less popular than the 100 m, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/200_metres - 123k - Similar pages


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200 meters dash is also used.

Gad Kohenov
Local time: 08:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 12
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
200 metres flat race


Explanation:
This is a language variant for UK English.
"Flat race" means one without obstacles (Obstacle race)

Robert West
Spain
Local time: 07:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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