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eliminatorio

eliminatory

adjective noun eh-lee-mee-nah-TOH-ryoh Rare

Also means

qualifying (round)

Usage Note

Eliminatorio as an adjective means 'that eliminates' — a prueba eliminatoria is an eliminating test or qualifying round. The feminine noun la eliminatoria (often pluralised: las eliminatorias) is very common in sports journalism to mean 'qualifying rounds' or 'knockout rounds'. In athletics and football, pasar las eliminatorias means 'to get through the qualifiers'.

Examples

"España superó la fase eliminatoria del torneo."

Natural Translation

Spain made it through the eliminating round of the tournament.

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