No. 3,674 in Spanish
olímpica
Relating to the Olympic Games.
In a sentence
El equipo ganó una medalla olímpica en natación.
The team won an Olympic medal in swimming.
In this sentence, 'olímpica' is used as an adjective to describe the type of medal, referring to its association with the Olympic Games.
El estadio olímpico fue construido para la última competencia internacional.
The Olympic stadium was built for the latest international competition.
Here, 'olímpico' is the adjective form agreeing with 'estadio' (stadium in masculine form) to denote that it is related to the Olympics.
Admiramos su esfuerzo olímpico para superar los obstáculos.
We admire her Olympic effort to overcome obstacles.
In this case, 'esfuerzo olímpico' uses 'olímpico' metaphorically, indicating an extraordinary or heroic effort, akin to the great feats seen in Olympics.
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