A sport or other competitive activity that is primarily intended to be watched by an audience rather than participated in by them.
An event whose main appeal derives from observation by spectators rather than from direct public participation.
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globalfigurativeinformal
An activity or situation regarded primarily as entertainment for observers rather than requiring active involvement; used metaphorically to describe actions that draw onlookers.
Used in the negated expression 'not a spectator sport' to indicate that a task or responsibility demands direct participation and cannot be accomplished by passively watching.
Examples:
EN: "Two spectator sports suits, one spectator sport..."
ES: Dos abrigos de sport, un traje de sport.
EN: What would you consider... the greatest spectator sport in the country today?
ES: ¿Cuál consideras tú... el deporte más importante en el país hoy en día?
EN: But mostly with me, it's been a spectator sport.
ES: Pero para mí, mayormente, ha sido un deporte de espectador.
EN: Russ, it's... it's not a spectator sport. Oh...
ES: Russ, no es un deporte público.
EN: Oh, how very thoughtful of you. But I have never considered murder to be a spectator sport.
ES: Qué considerado de tu parte... pero nunca he considerado el asesinato un deporte para espectadores.
EN: Sex, to me, is not a spectator sport.
ES: Para mí el sexo no es un acto que se realiza con público.
EN: This is considered a spectator sport?
ES: ¿Esto es un deporte espectáculo?
EN: I think it's more a spectator sport.
ES: Creo que es un deporte de mirar.
EN: Democracy is not a spectator sport.
ES: La democracia no es un deporte espectáculo.
EN: What is this, a spectator sport or something?
ES: ¿Qué es esto? ¿Un deporte de masas o algo así?
EN: Mud wrestling is definitely a spectator sport.
ES: La lucha de lodo es definitivamente un deporte de espectadores.
EN: I didn't realize tutoring was a spectator sport.
ES: No sabía que el apoyo académico era ser espectador.
EN: Look, making out is not a spectator sport.
ES: Miren, besarse no es un deporte para espectadores.
EN: Yeah, if your girlfriend is into sex as a spectator sport.
ES: Sí, si a tu novia le gusta el sexo como espectadora.