lotería

f.

lottery, drawing, lotto, raffle.

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lotería

► nombre femenino

1 lottery

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tocarle la lotería a uno (uso literal) to win a prize in the lottery 2 (uso figurado) to strike it lucky

lotería primitiva ≈ National Lottery

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noun f.

lottery

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SF lottery

jugar a la lotería — to play the lottery

le cayó o le tocó la lotería, se sacó la lotería — LAm (=ganar) he won the big prize in the lottery; (fig) he struck lucky

Lotería Nacional — National Lottery

lotería primitiva — weekly state-run lottery

LOTERÍA There are two state-run lotteries in Spain: the Lotería Primitiva and the Lotería Nacional, with money raised going directly to the government. The Primitiva, which is weekly, is similar to the British National Lottery in that players choose six numbers, including a bonus number (complementario), out of a total of 49. There are also several other similar draws each week, for which players can buy a multiple-draw ticket called a bono-loto. The Lotería Nacional works differently: people buy numbered tickets, which, if their number comes up, will entitle them to a share in the prize money with others who have the same numbered ticket. Whole numbers are quite costly, so people tend to buy either décimos or smaller participaciones. Several dozen prizes are won in each of the ordinary weekly draws, sorteos ordinarios. Every year there are also a number of sorteos extraordinarios, the most famous being the Christmas draw, or sorteo de Navidad, and the sorteo del Niño at the Epiphany.

See:

ver nota culturelle EL GORDO in gordo,

ver nota culturelle ONCE

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femenino lottery

me gané la lotería — I won the lottery

con ese trabajo le tocó or (AmL) se sacó la lotería — she really struck lucky with that job

comprarse un coche usado es una lotería — buying a used car is a bit of a gamble

- lotería primitiva

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Lotería Nacional

A Spanish state-run lottery founded in 1812. There is an "ordinary" draw on Thursdays and "special" and "extraordinary" draws, offering bigger prizes. The biggest are El Gordo, drawn before Christmas, and El Niño, drawn at Epiphany. You can buy a complete ticket or a participación de lotería, worth one tenth of a ticket. It is common to buy participaciones collectively. Prize money is shared among the co-owners of the ticket. Other lotteries are the bonoloto, Lotería Primitiva, and the ONCE

Lotería Primitiva

A Spanish state lottery founded in 1985. It works like the bonoloto: players mark six numbers on a ticket containing 49 numbers and win the main prize if all their numbers come up in the draw. There are "ordinary" draws on Thursdays and Saturdays, and a draw for a larger prize on the last Sunday of each month, known as El Gordo, or El Gordo de la Primitiva

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= lottery, drawing, lucky dip, lucky draw.

Ex. Public libraries in Georgia have received funds from the state lottery for the installation of computerized library systems.

Ex. It will be a small gathering in which we will have hors d'oeuvres as well as a prize in which the winner will be chosen by a random drawing.

Ex. The article 'Ephemera and art libraries: archive or lucky dip' argues that ephemera are valuable for the historical perspectives, social insights and visual stimuli they can generate.

Ex. Spend more than $100 and you will qualify to take part in a lucky draw where you stand the chance to win $2000 cash.

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* acertante de la lotería = lottery winner.

* billete de lotería = lottery ticket.

* boleto de lotería = lottery ticket.

* ganador de la lotería = lottery winner.

* sorteo de la lotería = lottery draw.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* una lotería = hit (and/or) miss.

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femenino lottery

me gané la lotería — I won the lottery

con ese trabajo le tocó or (AmL) se sacó la lotería — she really struck lucky with that job

comprarse un coche usado es una lotería — buying a used car is a bit of a gamble

- lotería primitiva

•• Cultural note:

Lotería Nacional

A Spanish state-run lottery founded in 1812. There is an "ordinary" draw on Thursdays and "special" and "extraordinary" draws, offering bigger prizes. The biggest are El Gordo, drawn before Christmas, and El Niño, drawn at Epiphany. You can buy a complete ticket or a participación de lotería, worth one tenth of a ticket. It is common to buy participaciones collectively. Prize money is shared among the co-owners of the ticket. Other lotteries are the bonoloto, Lotería Primitiva, and the ONCE

Lotería Primitiva

A Spanish state lottery founded in 1985. It works like the bonoloto: players mark six numbers on a ticket containing 49 numbers and win the main prize if all their numbers come up in the draw. There are "ordinary" draws on Thursdays and Saturdays, and a draw for a larger prize on the last Sunday of each month, known as El Gordo, or El Gordo de la Primitiva

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= lottery, drawing, lucky dip, lucky draw.

Ex: Public libraries in Georgia have received funds from the state lottery for the installation of computerized library systems.

Ex: It will be a small gathering in which we will have hors d'oeuvres as well as a prize in which the winner will be chosen by a random drawing.

Ex: The article 'Ephemera and art libraries: archive or lucky dip' argues that ephemera are valuable for the historical perspectives, social insights and visual stimuli they can generate.

Ex: Spend more than $100 and you will qualify to take part in a lucky draw where you stand the chance to win $2000 cash.

* acertante de la lotería = lottery winner.

* billete de lotería = lottery ticket.

* boleto de lotería = lottery ticket.

* ganador de la lotería = lottery winner.

* sorteo de la lotería = lottery draw.

* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.

* una lotería = hit (and/or) miss.

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lotería

feminine

Lotería Nacional (↑ lotería a1)

1 (sorteo) lottery

juega a la lotería todas las semanas she plays (AmE) o (BrE) does the lottery every week

les tocó or ganaron or (AmL) se sacaron la lotería they won the lottery

con ese maridito le tocó or (AmL) se sacó la lotería she really struck lucky o gold with that husband of hers

comprarse un coche de segunda mano es una lotería buying a secondhand car is a lottery o a bit of a gamble

2 (juego casero) lotto, housey-housey (BrE)

Compuestos:

● lotería instantánea

instant lottery, scratch-card lottery

● lotería primitiva

(en Esp) state lottery Lotería Primitiva or Loto (↑ lotería aa1)

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lotería sustantivo femenino
lottery;
me tocó or me gané la lotería I won the lottery
lotería sustantivo femenino lottery: si nos tocase la lotería..., if we won the lottery...
'lotería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bote
- cobrar
- décima
- décimo
- día
- extracción
- ganarse
- gorda
- gordo
- loto
- número
- participación
- pellizco
- reintegro
- billete
- boleto
- cachito
- cupón
- entero
- guacho
- no
- pleno
- polla
English:
lottery
- lottery ticket
- lotto
- scratch card
- sweepstake
- ticket
- winning
- scratch

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lotería nf

1. [sorteo] lottery;

jugar a la lotería to play the lottery;

le tocó la lotería, Am [m5]se sacó la lotería she won the lottery;

también Irónico

con esa novia que tiene le ha tocado o Am [m5]se sacó la lotería he's really hit the jackpot with that girlfriend of his;

Comp

es una lotería [es aleatorio] it's a lottery

Comp

Lotería Nacional = state-run lottery in which prizes are allocated to randomly chosen five-figure numbers; Esp lotería primitiva weekly state-run lottery, Br ≈ National Lottery

2. [tienda] = place selling lottery tickets

3. [juego de mesa] lotto

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lotería

f lottery;

le cayó o

tocó la lotería he won the lottery

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lotería nf

: lottery

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lotería n lottery [pl. lotteries]

¿juegas a la lotería? do you do the lottery?

nos ha tocado la lotería we've won the lottery