Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
su consagración definitiva
English translation:
their big breakthrough
Spanish term
Spain
Audiovisual Translator - ENG>ESL/BAQ
Native in: Basque 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Basque, Spanish to Basque, and 1 more.
su consagración definitiva
"La grabación del disco iba a ser el 28-29 de diciembre del 83 en el Rock-Ola.Todo estaba dispuesto, Madrid plagado de carteles publicitarios, gran expectación por doquier, sus temas sonaban en la radio y llegaba por fin el día grande: el de su consagración definitiva en la capital española. Todo empezaba a funcionar como grupo".
Dec 5, 2013 13:13: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
Dec 5, 2013 13:13: Charles Davis changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1321043">Charles Davis's</a> old entry - "su consagración definitiva"" to ""their big breakthrough""
Proposed translations
their big breakthrough
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their ultimate consagration
La palabra justa/The right word
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
(the day) they hit the big time/ ... they really hit the big time
Curiously, both 'big breakthrough' and 'hit the big time' seem very different in register from 'consagración definitiva'. Yet to me it's one of those cases where the more formal, Latinate phrase really isn't all that elevated-sounding in Spanish, it's a very commonly used expression in these competitive worlds of the arts, sports, etc.
"I was a huge fan of The Polecats back in the day. They hit the big-time here in the UK about the same time as The Stray Cats..." gretschpages.com/forum/players/tim-polecat-gretsch-player.../47149/
Drive-By Truckers. "As Hood recalls, starting a band was primarily about finding an outlet for his ... 'We thought we hit the big time. ... We did like $2,000 in merch that night. My God...'" stompandstammer.com › Feature Stories
Steve Tilston. "And now he has really hit the Big Time – with a date at Lympstone Village Hall..." www.lympstoneentertainments.co.uk/events/2013/steve-tilston...
"...and, finally, here it was, the day they were really going to hit the big time in Madrid/the Spanish capital..."
"...and, finally, here it was, the day they really hit the big time in Madrid..."
Canada
English/Spanish Translation/Localization
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
their definitive consecration / their final consecration
- marking its final consecration in the British art scene with the presentation of works such as
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- definitive consecration
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://ww...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/misc/newsid_3181000/3181999...
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