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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

competición deportiva

English translation:

competition

Added to glossary by sebaspedlp
Aug 7, 2015 18:49
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term

competición deportiva

Spanish to English Other Sports / Fitness / Recreation sports
La Copa Intercontinental es una competición deportiva de la FIFA incorporada en el calendario oficial.
competitive sport?

Muchas gracias por su ayuda
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 competition
5 sporting competition
5 sporting/sports event
4 sports competition, contest
3 -1 a Competitive tournament
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Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher

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Discussion

Timothy Barton Aug 10, 2015:
Test You just said that the translation is for university work. You should mark it as such so that people know. There's an option to do so when you submit your question.
sebaspedlp (asker) Aug 9, 2015:
Thank you all! I wrote \"es\" because this translation is for a project we have to do as students. It is not about a nowadays test. Thank you again for your time.
Darius Saczuk Aug 9, 2015:
Like the FIFA Confederations Cup, for instance, in which 8 teams participate. By the way, the asker wrote, \"es\", which makes things a little confusing.
Timothy Barton Aug 8, 2015:
I stand corrected You\'re right. I was thinking of the new style, multiple-team championship.
Darius Saczuk Aug 8, 2015:
History The Intercontinental Cup (known as Toyota Cup 1980–2004) was an annual contest held between 1960 and 2004 and played between the previous season\'s UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores winners. From 1960 to 1979, the cup was played over two legs. Between 1960 and 1968, the cup was decided on points, which meant that a third play-off match was played when both teams were equal on points. From 1969 to 1979, the competition adopted the aggregate score method, with away goals. In 1980, the Toyota Motor Corporation assumed sponsorship of the contest, renaming it Toyota Cup and transforming it into a single-match contest, held at a neutral venue in Japan. From 1980 to 2001, the match was held at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, and the last three - from 2002 to 2004 - were held at the International Stadium in Yokohama. The competition was then discontinued and merged into the FIFA Club World Cup, which was held for the first time in 2000.

Proposed translations

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35 mins
Selected

competition

I wouldn't translate "deportiva" here. In English we'd just say competition.

You asked whether it would be "competitive sport". If you think "competitive sport" translates "competición deportiva" I would recommend you stop translating. This is a basic error I wouldn't expect an A-level student to make. I hope you don't feel offended. If you really want to be a translator, get some language training first.
Note from asker:
Thank you for your help and explanation. I'm still studying to be a Translator, I'm in the second year (out of five) This is a translation we have to do for the subject Translation 2: foreign language. Thank you again for your help
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard
36 mins
agree Neil Ashby : The ... Cup WAS a competition organised by FIFA and included in the official calendar. The Intercontinental Cup no longer exists so not sure why the source uses "es".
15 hrs
agree Yvonne Gallagher : all that's needed
1 day 3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
2 mins

sports competition, contest

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11 mins

sporting competition

If you prefer a British English alternative to "sports" (which has a more American feel).

Incidentally, the Intercontinental Cup doesn't exist anymore (it was replaced by the FIFA Club World Cup), but I'm sure you've worked that out by now.
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13 mins

a Competitive tournament

cheers
Peer comment(s):
disagree Timothy Barton : No need for the capped C. The meaning is wrong too. A \"competitive tournament\" implies a tournament in which teams are evenly matched, which is not the meaning here.
22 mins
noted????
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3 hrs

sporting/sports event

either option would do

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> 40 elementos - Calendar of major sporting events for the upcoming year.

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I prefer \\\\\\\"sporting\\\\\\\"

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-08-07 22:13:06 GMT)
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if you want (and have to) use \\\"competition\\\" that\\\'s closer to the original and if so ok too with either \\\"sports\\\" or \\\"sporting\\\"

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-08-07 22:13:42 GMT)
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but prefer \"sports competition\"
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