récord mundial
/rekoɾd mundjal/from spelling rules
The English phrase "world record" is récord mundial in Spanish.
récord mundial refers to the world's best score or time. To say "to break a record" or "to beat a record," the standard verb used with récord is batir.
Meaning: the world's best score or time (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word récord is a masculine noun.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the verb batir used for breaking a record literally means 'to beat' or 'to whip' as in cooking eggs.
- While mundial means 'world', it is also used in Spanish as a colloquial adjective to describe something as 'great' or 'fantastic'.
- Spanish distinguishes between récord, a best performance, and registro, a formal written record or log, whereas English uses 'record' for both.
Examples in context
- Él batió el récord mundial.He broke the world record.Tatoeba #1281482 by Shishir, translation #300273 by CK
- El récord mundial lo tiene un estadounidense.The world record is held by an American.Tatoeba #10485276 by Seael, translation #7983728 by shekitten
- Él batió el récord mundial de salto de altura.He broke the world record in the high jump.Tatoeba #4380933 by saverius, translation #300896 by menaud
- Ella ha batido el récord mundial de salto de alturaShe has broken the world record for high jump
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Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are watching a sports competition on television.
- Sofía¿Crees que romperán el récord mundial?Do you think they will break the world record?
- DanielEs muy difícil superar ese récord mundial.It is very difficult to beat that world record.
- Sofía¡Mira, lo ha logrado!Look, he did it!
- DanielIncreíble, es un nuevo récord mundial.Incredible, it is a new world record.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
