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cuna del futbol

English translation: birthplace of soccer

19:42 Feb 26, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / a contract
Spanish term or phrase: cuna del futbol
los turistas no pueden evitar conocer la cuna del futbol
Pato nqn
Local time: 05:10
English translation:birthplace of soccer
Explanation:
The birthplace of soccer maybe?
Selected response from:

Vanessa Rivera Rivier
Italy
Local time: 10:10
Grading comment
thanks a lot, good idea!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3birthplace of soccer
Vanessa Rivera Rivier
4 +2the cradle of football
BristolTEc
4 +1birthplace of soccer
Nicholas Ferreira
4the home of football
Carol Gullidge
4the home of football
David Cahill


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
birthplace of soccer


Explanation:
The birthplace of soccer maybe?

Vanessa Rivera Rivier
Italy
Local time: 10:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
thanks a lot, good idea!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: // You got there first. BristolTEc´s q is relevant.
17 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Nicholas Ferreira: Great minds think alike, just some do it faster than others... :o)
30 mins
  -> Thank you that is such a nice compliment, you made me blush, I return it of course...=p
agree  Lydia De Jorge: good one!
1 hr
  -> Thanks Lydia!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the cradle of football


Explanation:
...

BristolTEc
Ecuador
Local time: 03:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sergio Mazzini
33 mins
  -> muchas gracias
agree  Aïda Garcia Pons: http://www.fifa.com/en/history/index/0,1284,103480,00.html?a...
53 mins
  -> Muchas gracias
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
birthplace of soccer


Explanation:
Little less literal than "cradle". Without more context, not sure if this applies...

Nicholas Ferreira
Canada
Local time: 04:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nivia Martínez: Yo pondría "football" en vez de soccer si fuera inglés británico
1 hr
  -> Good. I agree, thanks.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the home of football


Explanation:
another possibility, depending on whether it's where it all started, or where its HQ is nowadays

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 180
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the home of football


Explanation:
If it's for Europe definitely "football"

David Cahill
Local time: 10:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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