champion

campeón

Persona o equipo que gana una competición, especialmente la más importante de un deporte.

En inglés sencillo: A person or team that has won a competition, especially the most important one in a sport.

• She is the new champion.
• The world champion won another race.
• Who beat the defending champion in the final?

Cómo se usa: champion of something (She became champion of the tournament.)

Sinónimos: winner, titleholder

Antónimos: loser

Expresiones frecuentes: world champion, national champion, defending champion

defensor, paladín

Persona que apoya con firmeza una causa o los derechos de alguien y trabaja por ellos.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who strongly supports and works for a cause or another person’s rights.

• She is a champion of free speech.
• The lawyer became a champion for poor families.
• We need more champions of public education.

Cómo se usa: champion of something (He was a champion of equal rights.); champion for someone (She became a champion for unpaid carers.)

Sinónimos: supporter, advocate, defender

Antónimos: opponent

Expresiones frecuentes: champion of freedom, champion of something, champion for someone

paladín, representante

Persona elegida para competir o luchar en nombre de un grupo.

En inglés sencillo: A person chosen to compete or fight on behalf of a group.

• Each village chose a champion.
• Our champion will fight on our behalf.
• The king sent his champion to face the challenger.

Cómo se usa: champion for someone/something (They chose him as champion for their village.)

Sinónimos: representative

Expresiones frecuentes: choose a champion, village champion, champion for someone

campeón, ganador

Que ha ganado una competición superando a todos los demás participantes.

En inglés sencillo: Having won a competition by beating all the other competitors.

• She is a champion swimmer.
• The champion team returned home yesterday.
• He trained with a former champion boxer.

Sinónimos: winning, title-winning

Expresiones frecuentes: champion boxer, champion team, champion swimmer

excelente, de primera

Mejor que todos los demás de su misma clase.

En inglés sencillo: Better than all others of the same kind.

• That is a champion rose.
• The farmer proudly showed us his champion bull.
• Her champion vegetables attracted crowds at the fair.

Sinónimos: outstanding, first-rate, excellent

Antónimos: inferior

Expresiones frecuentes: champion rose, champion bull, champion grower

defender, promover

Apoyar con fuerza una causa, idea o persona y trabajar para que tenga éxito.

En inglés sencillo: To strongly support a cause, idea, or person and work to help them succeed.

• She champions workers' rights.
• He championed the plan despite strong opposition.
• Who will champion this cause in parliament?

Sinónimos: support, promote, advocate, defend

Antónimos: oppose

Expresiones frecuentes: champion a cause, champion equal rights, champion someone's ideas