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Old April 26, 2011, 08:52 AM
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I think you can say la última vuelta. If so, is it used figuratively?
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I think you can say la última vuelta. If so, is it used figuratively?
Does that not mean 'the last lap'? How about 'la recta final' ?
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Old April 26, 2011, 11:19 AM
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Does that not mean 'the last lap'? How about 'la recta final' ?
That seems right. Google search confirms it.
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I think you can say la última vuelta. If so, is it used figuratively?
Yes, it's "la recta final".

It would be "la última vuelta" if the race is inside a "velódromo". Velodrome?

So you weren't so wrong.

"figuratively" like what?
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"figuratively" like what?
He means whether it is used in a metaphorical sense, not literal. For example, "I've been studying for 5 years and I'm on my last term before the exams" could be expressed as "... I'm on the last lap".
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He means whether it is used in a metaphorical sense, not literal. For example, "I've been studying for 5 years and I'm on my last term before the exams" could be expressed as "... I'm on the last lap".
Poli was talking about the term in Spanish, wasn't he?

Whether it's used figuratively or not depends on the context and he didn't give any.

Oh well..
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Poli was talking about the term in Spanish, wasn't he?
Um - I was giving an example of metaphorical use in English, and he asked whether such a use was valid in Spanish.
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Si quieres sonar muuuuy mexicano, puedes decir "el último jalón".
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