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clasificatorio

qualifying; qualifying-round

adjective klah-see-fee-kah-TOH-ryoh Rare

Usage Note

Clasificatorio typically appears in sports contexts as a modifier: ronda clasificatoria (qualifying round), partido clasificatorio (qualifier match). It derives from clasificar (to qualify/rank), so it carries the sense of determining whether someone advances. The feminine form is clasificatoria.

Examples

"El equipo ganó el partido clasificatorio."

Natural Translation

The team won the qualifying match.

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