league in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for league in the English»Spanish Dictionary

league¹ [Am liɡ, Brit liːɡ] N

1. league (alliance, association):

league

liga f

league

asociación f

league

federación f

the League of Nations HISTORY

la Sociedad de Naciones

to be in league (with sb)

estar aliado or confabulado (con alguien)

the whole world was in league against me

todo el mundo se había aliado or confabulado contra mí or en mi contra

2.1. league SPORTS:

league

liga f

our team is seventh in the league

nuestro equipo va séptimo en la clasificación or en la liga

our team is seventh in the league attr champion/game

de liga

league standing Am

posición f en la liga

2.2. league (level, category):

the company wants to stay in the big leagues

la empresa quiere mantenerse en primera división

the company wants to stay in the big leagues

la empresa quiere mantenerse en las ligas mayores Mex

not to be in the same league as sb/sth

no estar a la misma altura or al mismo nivel que alguien/ algo

they're in a different league

no tienen ni punto de comparación

to be out of one's league , sorry, I'm out of my league

perdón, pero esto es demasiado difícil para mí

small-time criminals out of their league

ladronzuelos mpl que se meten a hacer fechorías demasiado complicadas

league² [Am liɡ, Brit liːɡ] N (measure of distance)

league

legua f

football league N

football league

liga f de fútbol

football league

liga f de futbol Mex

league table N Brit

league table

tabla f de clasificación

league table

tabla f de posiciones

league table

clasificación f

major league N SPORTS

major league

liga f nacional

major-league companies

compañías fpl de primera línea

major-league player

jugador m de liga nacional or de las grandes ligas / jugadora f de liga nacional or de las grandes ligas

rugby league N U

rugby league

rugby que se juega con trece jugadores en cada equipo

minor league N (in US)

minor league SPORTS

liga f menor

minor league attr baseball/player

de la liga menor

minor league politician/writer/dictator

de segunda

minor league politician/writer/dictator

de segundo orden

minor league politician/writer/dictator

de segunda fila

I.big league N Am

1. big league SPORTS:

big league

liga f mayor

2. big league (top rank):

big league

los grandes

II.big-league ADJ Am attr

1. big-league baseball/player:

big-league

de las ligas mayores

2. big-league:

big-league business/politician

de alto(s) vuelo(s)

big-league crook

de marca mayor inf

bush league N Am

bush league

liga f menor

bush league attr organization/performance

de tercera categoría

bush league attr organization/performance

de cuarta categoría

Ivy League

Ivy League N Am:

the Ivy League

grupo de ocho universidades prestigiosas de EEUU

league in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for league in the English»Spanish Dictionary

league [li:g] N

1. league a. SPORTS:

league

liga f

football league

liga de fútbol

the league championship

el campeonato de liga

to be/to be not in the same league as sb/sth fig

estar/no estar a la altura de alguien/algo

to be out of sb's league

no tener comparación con alguien

2. league (measurement):

league

legua f

Phrases:

to be in league with sb

estar confabulado con alguien

Translations for league in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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liguero (-a)

league

competición liguera

league competition

liga

league

liga

league

legua

league

estar conchabado con alguien

to be in league with sb

estar empatados a puntos en la clasificación

to have the same points in the league table

league Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

football league

liga de fútbol

the league championship

el campeonato de liga

to be/to be not in the same league as sb/sth fig

estar/no estar a la altura de alguien/algo

to be out of sb's league

no tener comparación con alguien

to be in league with sb

estar confabulado con alguien

to be in league with sb

estar conchabado con alguien

to have the same points in the league table

estar empatados a puntos en la clasificación

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Following the 1914-1915 season, the two leagues reunited.

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Nevertheless, place 4 was as good as it got in the league.

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He did, however, lead the league in triples (11) for a second year in a row.

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The same system applied for the final season of the league in 1932-33.

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The league began in 1987 and ended short of completing a full season in 1989.

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They most recently played in the top league in 2007, when they drew an average 222 spectators.

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However, the university regained its league position in 2012 partly due to improved student satisfaction and spending on students.

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In total, he played 46 first-team games for the club, 38 of them in the league.

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A total of 16 teams contensted the league.

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He played 11 league games in 198081 and just four in 198182.

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