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1 league
I li:ɡ noun1) (a union of persons, nations etc for the benefit of each other: the League for the Protection of Shopkeepers.) liga2) (a grouping of sports clubs for games.) liga•
II li:ɡ noun(an old measure of distance (about 4.8 km).)league n ligawho won the League? ¿quién ganó la Liga?tr[liːg]1 liga■ they're not in the same league as French bakeries no están a la altura de las panaderías francesas3 (measure) legua\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in league with somebody estar conchabado,-a con alguiento be out of one's league no estar a la alturaleague championship campeonato de ligaleague match partido de ligaLeague of Nations Sociedad nombre femenino de Naciones: aliar, unirleague vi: aliarse, unirseleague n1) : legua f (medida de distancia)2) association: alianza f, sociedad f, liga fn.• confederación s.f.• federación s.f.• hora s.f.• legua s.f.• liga s.f.v.• asociar v.liːg1) (alliance, association) liga f, asociación f, federación fthe League of Nations — ( Hist) la Sociedad de Naciones
to be in league (with somebody) — estar* aliado or confabulado (con alguien)
2)a) ( Sport) liga f; (before n) <champion, game> de ligaleague standing — (AmE) posición f en la liga
b) (level, category)not to be in the same league as somebody/something — no estar* a la misma altura or al mismo nivel que alguien/algo
3) ( measure of distance) legua f
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[liːɡ]N (=measure) legua f
II [liːɡ]1.N liga f (also Sport), sociedad f, asociación f, comunidad fLeague of Nations — Sociedad f de las Naciones
he's not in the same league — (fig) no está al mismo nivel
they're not in the same league — (fig) no hay comparación
to be in league with sb — estar de manga con algn, haberse confabulado con algn
2.CPDleague champion(s) N (PL) — campeón msing de liga
league championship N — (Brit) (Ftbl) campeonato m de liga
league leader N — líder m de la liga
league match N — (Brit) (Ftbl) partido m de liga
league table N — clasificación f
* * *[liːg]1) (alliance, association) liga f, asociación f, federación fthe League of Nations — ( Hist) la Sociedad de Naciones
to be in league (with somebody) — estar* aliado or confabulado (con alguien)
2)a) ( Sport) liga f; (before n) <champion, game> de ligaleague standing — (AmE) posición f en la liga
b) (level, category)not to be in the same league as somebody/something — no estar* a la misma altura or al mismo nivel que alguien/algo
3) ( measure of distance) legua f -
2 league
s.1 liga.2 legua.v.1 unir en coalición, aliar, coligar, ligar.2 asociarse, aliarse, unirse, coligarse.vi.confederarse, ligarse, aliarse, unirse. (pt & pp leagued) -
3 League of Nations
Sociedad nombre femenino de Naciones -
4 league championship
campeonato de liga -
5 league match
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6 league table
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7 league champion
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8 league criminals
s.criminales de segunda, criminales de segundo orden. -
9 league leader
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10 league table
s.clasificación. -
11 league together
v.ligarse, aliarse, asociarse, unirse. -
12 Ivy League
ocho prestigiosas universidades privadas del nordeste de los Estados Unidosnoun (AmE)the Ivy League — grupo de ocho universidades prestigiosas de EEUU
* * *noun (AmE)the Ivy League — grupo de ocho universidades prestigiosas de EEUU
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13 major league
liga nacionalmajor-league companies — compañías fpl de primera línea
* * *major-league companies — compañías fpl de primera línea
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14 minor-league
[maɪnǝ(r)'liːɡ]CPDminor-league baseball N — (US) béisbol m de liga menor
minor-league criminals NPL — criminales mpl de segundo orden, criminales mpl de segunda
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15 major-league
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16 in league
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17 unite in a league
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18 rugby league
rugby nombre masculino a trece -
19 to be in league with somebody
estar conchabado,-a con alguien -
20 to be out of one's league
no estar a la altura
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