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Absoluto

English translation: overall

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Spanish term or phrase:Absoluto
English translation:overall
Entered by: Wendy Streitparth

09:04 Jun 29, 2012
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Spanish term or phrase: Absoluto
Please can anyone help with translating "absolutos" in the context of an adults open water swimming competition in Spain. The whole phrase is as follows:

Los 3 absolutos, tanto masculinos como femeninos, no recibirán trofeo en su categoría de edad.

Online references say it means "open", meaning that the age categories don't apply...but the context here shows that this cannot be the case.

Any help would me much appreciated!
Beth M
overall
Explanation:
The three overall winners....

At least, thats how I understand it
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 21:05
Grading comment
Many thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4overall
Wendy Streitparth
3Absolute
Helena Chavarria
3Senior
Miguel Aceituno
Summary of reference entries provided
cf multi stage cycling events
John Garcia

  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
overall


Explanation:
The three overall winners....

At least, thats how I understand it

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 21:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Many thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Garcia: overall winners is right
12 mins
  -> Thanks, John
agree  patinba
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Patinba
agree  James A. Walsh
2 hrs
  -> Thank you James
agree  Richard Hill
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rich.
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Absolute


Explanation:
I would say it means "absolute winner". If they had written "three winners" it could be that there are three winners of each race, instead of one winner per race.

I would write something like, "In the case of both men and women, the absolute winner of each of the three categories will not be awarded a throphy in their respective age category.

http://www.grreporter.info/en/rally_acropolis_absolute_winne...

Loeb was the absolute winner of this year's rally, having won even against Power Stage, and walked away from Greece with the maximum number of points (28).

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  patinba: I think the "3 absolutos" refers to the first three men and first three women.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Senior


Explanation:
As it happens in Spanish with the National Football team, they are "La Selección Absoluta", I think it could be the same case here. So, this text might be speaking of age or professionality categories. The senior category, the comen category, etc.


    Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17641595
    Reference: http://www.floridaswimming.org/szfllsc/__eventform__/206701_...
Miguel Aceituno
Spain
Local time: 21:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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Reference comments


37 mins
Reference: cf multi stage cycling events

Reference information:
we talk about the overall winner of the Tour de France, in Spanish this is the ganador absoluto


    Reference: http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/wai/noticias-ficha.asp?id=52...
John Garcia
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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