Spanish word

eliminatoria

Pronunciation

IPA/eliminaˈtoɾja/

Meaning

  • feminine nounqualifying round

Example

¿Fuiste a la eliminatoria de ayer?

Did you go to yesterday's qualifying round?

Illustration for eliminatoria (qualifying round)

More examples

El equipo pasó la eliminatoria sin problemas.

The team passed the qualifying round without problems.

Core concept

Preliminary contest stage that filters competitors by elimination.

Common phrases

  • ir a la eliminatoria

    go to the qualifying round

  • pasar la eliminatoria

    pass the qualifying round

  • ganar la eliminatoria

    win the qualifying round

Similar words

clasificatoria: Decisive qualifying match whose outcome awards a place in the main competition.
ronda: One tournament round made up of a single set of pairings or matches.
fase: Competition stage that marks a separate phase in the event's progression.

Definition in Spanish

Ronda previa de una competición en la que se enfrentan participantes para decidir quién avanza a la siguiente fase.

Word origin

The word comes from Spanish eliminar ('to eliminate') plus the noun-forming suffix -oria, so eliminatoria names the action or stage of eliminating competitors to decide who advances.

Usage tips

  • In speech, 'pasar la eliminatoria' means to advance and 'quedar eliminado' means to be knocked out, and the plural 'las eliminatorias' often refers to a series of qualifying matches.

Opposites

Related words

  • eliminatorioqualifyingadjective
  • eliminacióneliminationnoun
  • eliminadoeliminatedadjective

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