consolation prize in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for consolation prize in the English»Spanish Dictionary

consolation prize N

consolation prize

premio m de consolación

consolation prize

premio m (de) consuelo CSur

Translations for consolation prize in the Spanish»English Dictionary

accésit

consolation prize

premio de consolación

consolation prize

premio consuelo

consolation prize

Translations for consolation prize in the English»Spanish Dictionary

consolation [Am ˌkɑnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n, Brit ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] N C or U

consolation

consuelo m

if it's any consolation to you

si te sirve de consuelo

I.prize¹ [Am praɪz, Brit prʌɪz] N

1.1. prize (award):

prize

premio m

the first prize goes to Chris

el primer premio se lo lleva or lo ha ganado Chris

he won the Nobel Prize

ganó or le dieron el Premio Nobel

1.2. prize (in lottery, competition):

prize

premio m

she won first prize in the lottery

(se) sacó or ganó or le tocó el primer premio or el gordo en la lotería

no prizes for guessing where he comes from

adivina de dónde es iron

attr prize draw or Am drawing

sorteo m

2. prize (ship):

prize

presa f

II.prize¹ [Am praɪz, Brit prʌɪz] ADJ attr

prize bull/essay:

prize

premiado

he's a prize idiot inf

es un idiota de marca mayor

a prize blunder

un error garrafal or de antología

III.prize¹ [Am praɪz, Brit prʌɪz] VB trans (value)

prize

valorar (mucho)

prize

tener en gran estima

a prized possession

un bien muy preciado

prize², prise Brit [Am praɪz, Brit prʌɪz] VB trans

to prize sth from/out of sth/sb she managed to prize the knife from his grasp

logró arrancarle el cuchillo de la mano

to prize information out of sb

sonsacarle or arrancarle información a alguien

he prized the lid off the crate

le arrancó la tapa a la caja haciendo palanca

he prized the shell open with a knife

abrió la concha con un cuchillo

consolation prize in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for consolation prize in the English»Spanish Dictionary

consolation prize N

consolation prize

premio m de consolación

Translations for consolation prize in the Spanish»English Dictionary

aproximación

consolation prize

accésit

consolation [or second Am] prize

Translations for consolation prize in the English»Spanish Dictionary

consolation [ˌkɒnsəˈleɪʃən, Am ˌkɑ:n-] N no pl

consolation

consuelo m

it was no consolation to him to know that ...

no le reconfortó saber que...

if it's of any consolation ...

si te sirve de consuelo...

I.prize¹ [praɪz] N

1. prize (in competition):

prize

premio m

to carry off a prize

ganar un premio

2. prize (reward):

prize

recompensa f

II.prize¹ [praɪz] ADJ

1. prize inf (first-rate):

prize

de primera

a prize idiot

un tonto de remate

2. prize (prize-winning):

prize

premiado, -a

III.prize¹ [praɪz] VB trans

prize

apreciar

to prize sth highly

estimar algo mucho

prize² [praɪz] VB trans

to prize sth off

arrancar algo

to prize sth open

abrir algo por la fuerza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If he/she gives 3 incorrect answers or time runs out, he/she takes home the minimum consolation prize of $500.

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The other envelopes contain a larger amount of money as a consolation prize.

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Each losing contestant would win a consolation prize of their own.

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He was awarded a consolation prize of 1,000, with which he decided to build a new trimaran for a round-the-world speed record attempt.

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Contestants would win a new car as a consolation prize if they had reached the $8,000 question.

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A consolation prize is awarded for a wrong guess.

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The team that wins the spin receives the bonus prize; the other team receives the consolation prize.

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However, landing back at zero eliminated the contestant from the game with a $500 consolation prize.

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A consolation prize is again awarded for a wrong guess.

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If at any time the contestant puts the gold bar on the correct option, he or she will only leave with a consolation prize.

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