| Principal Translations |
| league n | (organization) | liga nf |
| | | organización nf |
| | | asociación nf |
| | (estatal, política, social) | federación nf |
| | The gentlemen decided to form a league to pursue their interests. |
| | Los caballeros decidieron formar una liga para promover sus intereses. |
| league n | (sports) | liga nf |
| | The college player was drafted into the National League when he graduated. |
| | El jugador universitario fue reclutado por la Liga Nacional cuando se graduó. |
| league n | figurative (level, degree of quality) (figurado) | liga nf |
| | | nivel nm |
| | | altura nf |
| | Kyle was happy with the people he hired, but Tom was in another league. |
| | Brenda's a good soccer player, but she's not in the same league as Cathy. |
| | Kylie estaba feliz con toda la gente que había contratado, pero Tom estaba en otra liga. |
Compound Forms:
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| the big league n | US (major sports association) | la gran liga loc nom f |
big-league,
big league n as adj | US (sport: in major league) (AR) | de primera loc adj |
| | (deportes) | de las grandes ligas loc adj |
| | My brother wanted to be a big-league baseball player, but he wasn't good enough at batting. |
| | Mi hermano quería ser jugador de béisbol de primera pero no era muy bueno bateando. |
big-league,
big league n as adj | US, figurative (leading) | de primera loc adj |
| bush league n | (minor-league baseball) | liga menor nf + adj |
bush league,
bush-league adj | US, figurative (amateurish) | amateur adj |
| | | menor adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| football league n | (highest-level soccer competition) | liga de fútbol nf + loc adj |
| | | Primera División loc nom f |
go Ivy League,
go Ivy v expr | US, informal (choose one of the top US universities) | ir a una universidad prestigiosa loc verb |
| the Hanseatic League n | historical (association of German market towns) | Liga Hanseática n propio f |
| be in league with [sb] v expr | (plot, conspire with) | estar en complot con loc verb |
| | | estar complotado con loc verb |
| | I think my wife's in league with my mother to make me learn how to cook. |
| | Creo que mi esposa está en complot con mi madre para obligarme a aprender a cocinar. |
| | | tramar algo con loc verb |
| | Creo que mi esposa y mi mamá traman algo para obligarme a aprender a cocinar. |
| the Ivy League n | US (top US universities) | Liga de la Hiedra loc nom f |
| | (voz inglesa) | Ivy League loc nom f |
| | | Liga Ivy loc nom f |
| | Graduates from the Ivy League are well respected by employers. |
| | Los egresados de la Liga de Hiedra están bastante bien valorados por los empleadores. |
| Ivy League n as adj | US (of top US universities) | de la Liga de la Hiedra loc adj |
| | | de la Ivy League loc adj |
| | | de la Liga Ivy loc adj |
| | Harvard and Yale are both Ivy League colleges. |
| | Harvard y Yale son universidades de la Liga de la Hiedra. |
| the League of Nations n | historical (political alliance) | Liga de las Naciones n propio f |
| | | Sociedad de las Naciones n propio f |
| league table n | UK (competitive ranking) | clasificación nf |
| | (ES) | tabla nf |
| | | tabla de posiciones, tabla del campeonato nf |
| | James was happy because his football team was top of the league table. |
| | James estaba contento porque su equipo de fútbol estaba en lo alto de la clasificación. |
| major league n | US (sports association) | ligas mayores loc nom fpl |
major league,
major-league n as adj | US (of premier sports association) (deporte) | de primera división loc adj |
| | | de la liga mayor loc adj |
| minor league n | US (non-premier sports association) | liga no profesional grupo nom |
| | Many smaller cities in the US have minor league baseball teams comprised of players hoping to one day join the major leagues. |
| | Muchas pequeñas ciudades en Estados Unidos tienen ligas no profesionales de béisbol compuestas de jugadores que esperan algún día unirse a las ligas mayores. |
| | | liga menor loc nom f |
| | Muchas pequeñas ciudades en Estados Unidos tienen ligas menores de béisbol compuestas de jugadores que esperan algún día unirse a las ligas mayores. |
minor league,
minor-league n as adj | US (of non-premier sports association) | de la liga menor loc adj |
| | | de la liga no profesional loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| out of [sb]'s league adj | figurative, informal (too good for [sb]) | fuera del alcance loc adj |
| | She is beautiful, smart and funny. |
| | She would never talk to me; she is out of my league. |
| Western Hockey League n | (sport: ice hockey division) | Liga de Hockey del Oeste grupo nom |