No. 3,427 in Spanish
eliminatorias
"Eliminatorias" refers to qualifying rounds or playoffs in sports or competitions.
In a sentence
Las eliminatorias para el mundial de fútbol comenzarán el próximo mes.
The qualifiers for the football World Cup will start next month.
Here, 'eliminatorias' refers to the qualifying rounds of a sports tournament, especially in a competitive sense.
En las eliminatorias, solo los mejores avanzarán a la siguiente ronda.
In the eliminations, only the best will advance to the next round.
In this case, 'eliminatorias' denotes the process or matches where participants get eliminated to progress to the next stage.
Los equipos compiten intensamente durante las eliminatorias regionales.
The teams compete intensely during the regional qualifiers.
Here, 'eliminatorias' describes a set of competitive events organized on a regional level to select the best participants.
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