Sep 25, 2007 16:10
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English term

under/over 18s football league

Non-PRO English to Spanish Other Sports / Fitness / Recreation
I need to know how you would translate "under/over 18s" in Spanish. The only references that I've found on Spanish sites use the English.
'Liga para que tiene menos de 18 anos" isn't right, is it? (Excuse my ignorance- I don't do translations in this language pair!)
The sentence in English is this:
The town has football leagues for various ages; the under 15s, under 18s and over 18s.
Please let me know- thank you!

Discussion

ruthiep (asker) Sep 25, 2007:
Thanks Alvaro- very useful!
moken Sep 25, 2007:
See the Spanish Football Federation's website. Click on the "seleccione categoría" dropdown menu and you'll see a list using the referred terms.
http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=39&ANYO=2006
moken Sep 25, 2007:
As for U-18s, the most common term is sub-18. If my hunch regarding O-18s turns out to be right, you'd say "ligas de fútbol en diversas categorías: sub-15, sub-18 y absoluta."
moken Sep 25, 2007:
Hi Ruthie. I think you should check what exactly they mean by "over-18s". You may be surprised to find that people under 18 can actually take part. If this is the case, the proper term in Spain is "categoría absoluta".

Proposed translations

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liga de fútbol para mayores/menores de 18

...años, por supuesto. :-)

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Note added at 7 minutos (2007-09-25 16:18:24 GMT)
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Marina también tiene razón: existen ligas sub-18, sub-21, etc.
Pero como aquí se especificaba lo de mayores y menores, no sé si se puede aplicar esa nomenclatura estándar.
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Liga de fútbol sub-18/ liga de fútbol juvenil

Al menos en Argentina decimos así. Suerte.
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agree Marina56 : Estoy de aucerdo en Argentina se dice así
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Thanks Marina!
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