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fold

Spanish translation: retirarse

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English term or phrase:fold (poker)
Spanish translation:retirarse
Entered by: Alan Lambson

22:20 Jan 13, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: fold
En un juego de póquer.

Another gambler, who is playing poker, might have no idea of what the competition has to offer and uses a more intuitive, less structured and formalised approach to assessing the potential risks and rewards of folding or playing.
Alan Lambson
Local time: 12:19
retirarse
Explanation:
retirarse del juego o continuar jugando

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-01-13 22:26:02 GMT)
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Merriam Webster online:
7 a : to concede defeat by withdrawing (one\'s cards) from play (as in poker) b : to bring to an end
intransitive senses
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George Rabel
Local time: 14:19
Grading comment
Perfecto, gracias

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7retirarse
George Rabel
5 +3pasar
Fabricio Castillo
3no entrar
Ivannia Garcia


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
no entrar


Explanation:
no entrar en el juego, ya que folding es poner las cartas boca abajo

8. Cards. to place (one's cards) facedown so as to withdraw from the play.

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Ivannia Garcia
Local time: 12:19
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 895
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pasar


Explanation:
En póker se "pasa" o se juega. ¡Suerte!

Fabricio Castillo
Local time: 15:19
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2977

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Sassone (X)
3 mins
  -> ¡Gracias, Silvia!
agree  Leonardo Parachú
40 mins
  -> ¡Gracias, Leo!
neutral  Will Matter: see above for 'pass' versus 'fold' in English.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Will. I don't know much of this game.
agree  Maximiliano Jozami (X): http://www.pokernews.com/pokerterms/fold.html
1140 days
  -> ¡Garcias, Maximiliano!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
retirarse


Explanation:
retirarse del juego o continuar jugando

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-01-13 22:26:02 GMT)
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Merriam Webster online:
7 a : to concede defeat by withdrawing (one\'s cards) from play (as in poker) b : to bring to an end
intransitive senses


George Rabel
Local time: 14:19
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 3538
Grading comment
Perfecto, gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pablo Grosschmid
0 min
  -> Gracias, Pablo
agree  aviloria
2 mins
  -> gracias, aviloria
agree  Fernando Díez
8 mins
  -> >> Gracias, Fernando
agree  mslang
18 mins
  -> muchas gracias
agree  Will Matter: there is a significant difference between 'folding' & 'passing" because a player can pass more than once (play continues) but only fold once (game is over for that player by their own choice) so this answer is best.
2 hrs
  -> gracias, will. Yo en realidad nunca he jugado poker en mi vida, siempre se aprende algo nuevo.
agree  paula arturo: if you have any poker qs, listen to kenny rogers. :) " You gotta know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away and know when to run."
2 hrs
  -> thanks, paula, yee-haw!
agree  buadog: abandonar esa mano
13 hrs
  -> thanks, buadog
agree  Rosa Maria Duenas Rios (X): Coincido en que es abandonar o retirarse y no "pasar" en este caso.
15 hrs
disagree  Maximiliano Jozami (X): http://www.pokernews.com/pokerterms/fold.html
1140 days
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