Jan 24, 2012 18:40
12 yrs ago
Spanish term
Argentina
Victorias de por vida
Spanish to English
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Carreras de Caballos
Así, Juan Perez se convierte en el primer entrenador de caballos de carrera en obtener 100 *** victorias de por vida*** en la historia del hipismo en este país.
Aunque no haya un equivalente exacto en inglés me gustaría al menos saber qué significa una ***Victoria de por vida ***
¡Muchas gracias!
Aunque no haya un equivalente exacto en inglés me gustaría al menos saber qué significa una ***Victoria de por vida ***
¡Muchas gracias!
Proposed translations
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| 5 +4 | Career wins |
Timothy Barton
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| 4 +6 | lifetime victories |
David Hollywood
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Proposed translations
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22 mins
Timothy Barton
Native in English
Specializes in field
Specialist in sport and economics
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Catalan to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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49
Selected
Career wins
In races you tend to talk about "wins" rather than "victories". And you would normally say "career wins".
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Or "race wins in his career".
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Note added at 23 mins (2012-01-24 19:03:55 GMT)
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Or "race wins in his career".
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
+6
2 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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98
lifetime victories
Tall in the Saddle : Horse Racing: Laffit Pincay is within hailing distance of Bill Shoemaker's record for lifetime victories. And in getting there, ...
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or "wins"
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-01-24 18:49:33 GMT)
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maybe even: career victories/wins
Jockey Russell Baze became the first jockey to reach 11000 career victories, aboard Separate Forest in the 4th race at Santa ... Free Horse Racing Newsletter!
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or "wins"
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-01-24 18:49:33 GMT)
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maybe even: career victories/wins
Jockey Russell Baze became the first jockey to reach 11000 career victories, aboard Separate Forest in the 4th race at Santa ... Free Horse Racing Newsletter!
Note from asker:
| Thank you! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Taña Dalglish
: "Lifetime wins" is good (shortened to L.T.W.!). //In "horsy" terms, "career wins" is used as well. http://www.dictionaryofgambling.com/gambling_terms/horse_rac... Saludos.
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thanks Taña and hard to say about "career wins" but sounds good too
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James A. Walsh
: Yes, I think I'd go with "career wins"
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thanks James and seems to fit :)
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Robert Copeland
: career wins
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| agree |
José Julián
6 hrs
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| agree |
Evans (X)
: Yes, career wins has my vote.
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: career wins
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