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La Palabra del Día : la cancha

La Palabra del Día : la cancha

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la cancha - sports field, pitch, course, court, slope (ski); runway; confidence

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May Day Stadium es la cancha de fútbol mas grande del mundo.

May Day Stadium is the biggest football field in the world.

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updated Jul 28, 2010
posted by Vaanz
wow, where is this? - nizhoni1, Jul 26, 2010
hmmmm - 00494d19, Jul 26, 2010
Gekko, julian, can you confirm this is cancha? IN Spain cancha is only used for tennis etc, not for football - 00494d19, Jul 26, 2010
vaanz, nadie me ha hecho caso, jeje, pero comprobé que en efecto, cancha se usa asi en otros paises no en España,. es un campo de futbol - 00494d19, Jul 28, 2010

11 Answers

5
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Mi cancha es más grande que la tuya!

My field is bigger than yours!

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updated Jul 28, 2010
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
más, bigger - 00494d19, Jul 26, 2010
Fun with Photoshop! - amykay, Jul 26, 2010
4
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"Hay una cancha de tennis grande cerca de mi casa"

"There is a big tennis court close to my house."

updated Jul 26, 2010
posted by maria_k
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Criquet se puede jugar en la cancha de fútbol en Melbourne.

Cricket can be played in the football stadium in Melbourne. grin

updated Jul 26, 2010
posted by ray76
Really????? - Vaanz, Jul 26, 2010
Boxing day Test is a great tradition there . - ray76, Jul 26, 2010
3
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Me gusta correr en la canchas de fútbol.

I like to run on the soccer fields.

updated Jul 26, 2010
posted by Hitormiss1414
2
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No estoy en mi cancha cuando trato de habla Español. I am not in my element when I try to speak Spanish.

updated Jul 27, 2010
posted by nizhoni1
2
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Esquiador está pensando ... ¡Cancha! ¿Por qué elegí esta pista?


Skier is thinking…Make way! Why did I choose this slope?

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updated Jul 26, 2010
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
no es cancha sino pista - 00494d19, Jul 26, 2010
I have done that on the piste many times , good one mate. - ray76, Jul 26, 2010
Gracias Heidita. Espero que esta frase es correcta. - Rolest, Jul 26, 2010
2
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Hay una cancha de tenis en la esquina de la calle de mis padres.

There is a tennis court at the corner of the my parent's street.

updated Jul 26, 2010
posted by sanlee
2
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Parece que estas en su cancha, ¿porqúe no abra cancha y da cancha a mí?

It seems you are in your element why not make way and give me a chance?

chance

updated Jul 26, 2010
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
a three idiom combination but I'm not sure if I've used the last one correctly so any correction gratefully accepted :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 26, 2010
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En el mundo de "Harry Potter", juegan un juego se llama "Quiditch" sobre "La cancha de Quiditch".

In the world of Harry Potter, they play a game called "Quiditch" on a "Quiditch pitch".

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updated Jul 26, 2010
posted by amykay
Si hice una falta, por favor correjan mi espanol! - amykay, Jul 26, 2010
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Te cuento, las canchas de golf y los cementerios son las pérdidas más grandes de propiedades inmobiliarias primeras.

I tell you, golf courses and cemeteries are the biggest wastes of prime real estate. - Al Czervik, Caddyshack

updated Jul 26, 2010
posted by 008f2974
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La pelea más grande en la historia del boxeo ocurrió aquí en esta cancha de baloncesto

The greatest fight in the history of boxing occured here in this basketball court

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updated Jul 26, 2010
posted by 009ee30f