Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
sorteo /rifa
English translation:
raffle
Added to glossary by
Aida González del Álamo
Feb 24, 2003 09:22
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Nothing is better than a good project
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Italian to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
sorteo / rifa
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Other
es fácil pero no me sale....es un sorteo de 100 lavadoras marca xxx para una promocion especial. como digo sorteo de lavadoras? gracias
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +9 | raffle, lottery |
Jesús Calzado
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| 5 +2 | giveaway |
Donovan Libring
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Proposed translations
+9
5 mins
Jesús Calzado
Native in Spanish
It will not look like a translation!!
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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81
Selected
raffle, lottery
HTH
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks very much!"
+2
1 hr
Donovan Libring
Native in English
Accuracy & Attention to Detail
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
18
giveaway
If this is referring to some type of advertisement by some company, we usually refer to it in the US as a giveaway. A raffle is where you buy a ticket and a number is picked. Giveaways normally don't obligate you to buy anything and you usually have to sign you name and mailing information. Later on the company uses that info to inform you if you won and/or send you promotional advertisements.
Webster's dictionary defines a giveaway as:
2 a : something given away free; specifically : PREMIUM 1d b : the act of giving something away free <staging a promotional giveaway>
Webster's dictionary defines a raffle as:
a lottery in which the prize is won by one of numerous persons buying chances
A lottery is also one in which you have to BUY a ticket. I assume that you do not have to buy anything in order to win one of the washers.
Webster's dictionary defines a giveaway as:
2 a : something given away free; specifically : PREMIUM 1d b : the act of giving something away free <staging a promotional giveaway>
Webster's dictionary defines a raffle as:
a lottery in which the prize is won by one of numerous persons buying chances
A lottery is also one in which you have to BUY a ticket. I assume that you do not have to buy anything in order to win one of the washers.
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