How to Say "shortlisted candidate" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “shortlisted candidate” is “finalista” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Él es el primer finalista del torneo.
He is the first finalist of the tournament.
Las tres finalistas del concurso de canto son increíbles.
The three finalists in the singing contest are amazing.
Quedé como finalista en el proceso de selección para el puesto.
I ended up as a finalist in the selection process for the job.
One word for everyone
This word ends in -ista, which means the word itself doesn't change based on gender. You use 'el finalista' for a man and 'la finalista' for a woman.
Plurals
To talk about more than one person, simply add an 's' to get 'finalistas,' regardless of whether the group is all men, all women, or mixed.
Don't say 'finalisto'
Mistake: “El finalisto ganó el premio.”
Correction: El finalista ganó el premio. Even though it ends in 'a', it is the correct form for men too.
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