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Reglamento de Población y Demarcación Territorial de las Entidades Locales

Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

albiceleste

English translation:

White and light blue

Added to glossary by Daniela Strum
May 14, 2006 14:53
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term

albiceleste

Spanish to English Other Sports / Fitness / Recreation Argentinean national football team nickname
what does it mean?

gracias
Proposed translations (English)
5 White and light blue
5 +3 White and blue
5 +2 albiceleste (según FIFA)

Discussion

Heidi C May 14, 2006:
your selection should depend on the complete context of your text to assure the reader will understand what you are talking about(that the text itself makes it clear to the reader that that is the meaning, which I assume it doesn't as you are asking here)
Marina Soldati May 14, 2006:
Dear Iyasu, "albiceleste" is not a nickname, it just refers to the colors of their T-shirt

Proposed translations

13 hrs
Selected

White and light blue

ya que seria la traduccion de blanca y celeste
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, and gracias all who responded. I'm awarding this answer because it is most specific. Albiceleste could also be translated as "white and sky blue", no? Gracias amigos!"
+3
6 mins

White and blue

Ver:

International Football Results 1872-present - National Team Names ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]Argentina - Albiceleste? (Something celestial? Albi = blue?) ... Argentina "Albiceleste" : White and Blue ("alba" stands for white) ...
www.bloxster.net/rdasilva/9183/National Team Names.html - 18k - En caché - Páginas similares
Peer comment(s):
agree Maria Bedoya
3 mins
Muchas gracias María!
agree Yvonne Becker
11 mins
Mil gracias Yvonne!
agree Marina Soldati
2 hrs
Muchas gracias Marina!
neutral Monica Colangelo : you're in the right track, but this is not used, actually. It is indeed a nickname for Argentina's squad, though only used by sports commentators. No Argentine fan would refer to their team as the albicelestes.
4 hrs
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+2
3 hrs

albiceleste (según FIFA)

Si es para futbol, usaría el término de FIFA. La página oficial de Fifa, se refiere al equipo argentino como "the albiceleste". Incluso en el perfil oficial de los países que irán al Mundial de Alemania, en Argentina se usa muchas veces.
Otros títulos de noticias de FIFA:
Ukraine 0-0 Argentina: Albiceleste hang on -"This suited the Albiceleste who were happy to play on the counter using the space behind the East European defence."

Albiceleste mantle passes to Ferraro
Reference:

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/team/profile.html?team=ARG

Peer comment(s):
agree Monica Colangelo : absolutely, yes.
38 mins
I think, here Fifa rules!
neutral Heidi C : if it does refer to the Argentine team (Iyasu has given no other context), I think it should either be translated as "the white and blue team" or "the Argentine team".The FIFA pg uses itallics and it's in a context that only refers to that team...
1 hr
You are right regarding the lack of context, but if it referes to soccer, The Albiceleste is used around the world, from Australia to Bangladesh, as a quick Internet search shows. I think a note is needed the first time. The Argentine team is not the same
agree María José Cerdá
2 hrs
Gracias MaJo
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