consolation

consuelo

Alivio que ayuda a sentirse menos triste después de una pérdida o decepción.

En inglés sencillo: Comfort that makes someone feel less sad after a loss or disappointment.

• Her kind words offered some consolation.
• He found consolation in spending time with his family.
• Knowing we tried our best was little consolation.

Cómo se usa: consolation in something (She found consolation in her friends' kindness.); a consolation to someone (His letters were a consolation to her.)

Sinónimos: comfort, solace

Expresiones frecuentes: find consolation, little consolation, offer consolation

premio de consolación

Premio menor o beneficio que recibe quien no ha conseguido el premio principal.

En inglés sencillo: A smaller prize or benefit given to someone who has lost or missed the main reward.

• I won a consolation prize.
• Free tickets were a small consolation for missing the main award.
• Each losing team received a consolation prize.

Sinónimos: consolation prize

Expresiones frecuentes: consolation prize, small consolation, receive a consolation

gol del honor

Gol que marca un equipo cuando todavía es muy probable que pierda el partido.

En inglés sencillo: A goal scored by a team that is still very likely to lose the match.

• They scored a late consolation.
• Her consolation goal made the final score four to one.
• The striker's consolation did little to lift the team's spirits.

Sinónimos: consolation goal

Expresiones frecuentes: late consolation, consolation goal, score a consolation