Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

also-run

Spanish translation:

El Mediocre / Del Montón / Perdedor

Added to glossary by susanagonz
Nov 5, 2003 20:17
20 yrs ago
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English term

the Also Ran

English to Spanish Other
A alguien se le ocurre una traduccion para este mote

the permanent branding of Dennis the Also Ran
Proposed translations (Spanish)
5 +7 El Mediocre / Del Montón / Perdedor

Proposed translations

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El Mediocre / Del Montón / Perdedor

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

also-ran

SYLLABICATION: al·so-ran
PRONUNCIATION: ôls-rn
NOUN: 1. A horse that does not win, place, or show in a race. 2. A loser in a competition, as in an election: “had enough support to place him in the middle of the also-rans” (George F. Will). 3. One that has little talent or success: just an also-ran in the art world.

cualquiera de esas oopciones te sirve

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Note added at 2003-11-05 20:23:36 (GMT)
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o también:

EL QUE NUNCA GANA


Peer comment(s):

agree George Rabel : el perdedor sería mi opción en este contexto
2 mins
gracias! :)
agree María Teresa Taylor Oliver : Qué interesante, a mí me había parecido un "typo". Todos los días se aprende algo nuevo. Saludos :)
7 mins
cierto! gracias!
agree Alicia Jordá : el segundón también
13 mins
gracias, buena opción!
agree Maria-Jose Pastor : perdedor
1 hr
agree Edward Lum : perdedor...1 voto +
1 hr
agree Hanna Stochnialek
3 hrs
agree Refugio : it's even worse than loser, because a loser may have fought valiantly and still lost. An also-ran had his name on the ticket, but wasn't much noticed. He was just there.
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