Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
duked out
Spanish translation:
se enfrentaron
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Maria_Elena Garcia Guevara
Sep 28, 2006 12:02
17 yrs ago
English term
Peru
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Peruvian) 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English
duked out
English to Spanish
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
Sports
In 2003, sporting-gear company Adidas— with the help of TBWA/Japan — sponsored a soccer match between two athletes suspended high above the street on wires. The players duked it out sideways, with an Adidas billboard serving as the soccer field.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +8 | se enfrentaron |
Bàrbara Planas, Ph.D.
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| 4 | Entraron en contienda,Se pusierón cara a cara,entraron en combate/en lid, se cuadraron, se midieron |
AZjuancarlos
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| 3 | escaparse; eludir |
Dolores Vázquez
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Proposed translations
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Bàrbara Planas, Ph.D.
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English term (edited):
duked it out
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se enfrentaron
duke it out, to fight, esp. with the fists; do battle:
The adversaries were prepared to duke it out in the alley.
The adversaries were prepared to duke it out in the alley.
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Comment: "Muchisimas gracias"
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Dolores Vázquez
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escaparse; eludir
Una sugerencia.
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AZjuancarlos
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Entraron en contienda,Se pusierón cara a cara,entraron en combate/en lid, se cuadraron, se midieron
The meaning is: to fight; - usually implying, to fight with the fists; to settle a dispute by fighting with the fists
I also agree with Barbara Plana's recommendation of "Se enfrentarón." Pero queria dar mas opciones. Es cuestion de preferencia.
I also agree with Barbara Plana's recommendation of "Se enfrentarón." Pero queria dar mas opciones. Es cuestion de preferencia.
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