College Basketball

[Fazor]

Okay, I know many of you don't live in the U.S., and most likely don't follow U.S. men's college basketball. But it's tournament time; the only time of the year I can follow the games with some excitement.

Y ahora, en español! Acabalaba* un/una 'bracket' para el campeonato. Ayer, estúve diez de catorce. Espero que esuviera más buen hoy.

*No creo si 'acabalaba' es la traducción más apta, pero es una palabra divertida!

¿Como se dice 'bracket' para juegos en español?
Tambien, ¿Como se dice 'X out of Y'?

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

"Acabalaba" is indeed a funny word, but not Spanish. ;)
Did you mean "acaba" (from verb "acabar" = "to end")?

"Bracket", I think, can be translated as "clasificación".

"X out of Y" = "X de Y" (read "equis de ye") ...from your example: "diez de catorce"


Good luck to your favorite teams! :D

[Fazor]

'Acabalaba', el Imperfecto del Indicitivo para 'Acabalar'. Quiero decir 'Completed/Filled-out".

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Ok. My fault. I had never heard that verb, but the Academy says it does exist. Sorry.

Still, if it's not so common, it's certainly not the best verb for a sports-related feature. I think your verb should rather be "completar".

"Ayer se completó una clasificación para el campeonato"

[Fazor]

I agree. I'd rather use the common words/phrases. Though I admit I went with it solely because it's so awkward but fun to pronounce. :)

[Tomisimo]

Ayer, estúve diez de catorce
For this I might say "Ayer tiré diez de catorce".

[Fazor]

'Tiré' es el pretérito de 'tirar', ¿Verdad? ¿Qué es la traducción? Tiene muchas acepcionas.

[Tomisimo]

'Tiré' es el pretérito de 'tirar', ¿Verdad? ¿Cuál es la traducción? Tiene muchas acepciones.

"Tirar" is the verb I'm familiar with for "to shoot" or "to take a shot" as in shooting the basketball.

[Fazor]

"Tirar" is the verb I'm familiar with for "to shoot" or "to take a shot" as in shooting the basketball.

Oh, well it was suppose to say "Yesterday I was 10 for 14." (in picking the correct winners).

[Tomisimo]

Oh, well it was suppose to say "Yesterday I was 10 for 14." (in picking the correct winners).
Ahhhh, my bad. I thought you meant you were 10 for 14 in field goals. :)