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Runner-Ups

Spanish translation: sub-campeón / segundo puesto

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English term or phrase:Runner-Ups
Spanish translation:sub-campeón / segundo puesto
Entered by: InGoodSpanish

20:49 Feb 3, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Runner-Ups
Most importantly for all those that choose to participate in the process: Diamond Awards winners will be all-out WINNERS: no Second and Third Places, no Silvers and Bronzes, no Honorable Mentions, no Runner-Ups or Also-Rans
InGoodSpanish
Local time: 03:57
sub-campeón / segundo puesto
Explanation:
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Roberto Hall
Local time: 03:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6sub-campeón / segundo puesto
Roberto Hall
4 +2finalistas
Mariana Zarnicki
5subcampeones/segundos
Chiquipaisa
5segundones
havett


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
runner-ups
finalistas


Explanation:
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Mariana Zarnicki
Argentina
Local time: 03:57
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Becker
6 mins
  -> Gracias!!
agree  yolanda Speece
11 mins
  -> Gracias!!
agree  Roberto Rey
23 mins
  -> Gracias!!
disagree  Refugio: The finalists would be those already-mentioned second and third-place winners.
25 mins
  -> ok.
disagree  olv10siq: Lo siento, quise darle al "agree" a Roberto y por distracción hice el click en la tuya.
26 mins
  -> ok.
agree  Egmont
1 hr
  -> Gracias!!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
runner-ups
sub-campeón / segundo puesto


Explanation:
x

Roberto Hall
Local time: 03:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Refugio: subcampeones
24 mins
  -> Gracias, Ruth. Sí, es plural (lo aclararé)
agree  olv10siq
30 mins
  -> Gracias, colega
agree  ConstanzaG
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Constanza
agree  Soledad Caño
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Soledad
agree  Sandra Antunez
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Sandra
agree  Henry Hinds: Eso...
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Henry
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
runner-ups
subcampeones/segundos


Explanation:
La otra opción sería no habrá segundo lugar

Chiquipaisa
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 11
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
runner-ups
segundones


Explanation:
Creo que es necesario que suene tan "peyorativo" como en el original, y con decir subcampeones no creo que baste en este caso concreto.
Un saludo, Havett.

havett
Local time: 08:57
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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