How to Say "relegation" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “relegation” is “descenso” — B2 level.
English → SpanishB2
nounB2
sports
Examples
El equipo está en la zona de descenso.
The team is in the relegation zone.
Evitaron el descenso en el último partido.
They avoided relegation in the last game.
El descenso a segunda división fue muy triste.
The demotion to the second division was very sad.
Sports Context
In a sports context, this word specifically refers to moving down to a lower league or category.
Confusing with 'Promotion'
Mistake: “El equipo ganó el descenso.”
Correction: Teams 'suffer' (sufren) or 'avoid' (evitan) the descenso. You only 'win' (ganas) an 'ascenso'.
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