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Mini-contest 2012: "Yogi Berra Quotes" » English to Portuguese (EU)

Competition in this pair is now closed, and the winning entry has been announced.

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- "I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous."

- "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

- "You can observe a lot just by watchin'."

- "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."

- "I can't concentrate when I'm thinking."

- "The future ain't what it used to be."

- "I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did."

- "We're lost, but we're making good time."

- "Half the lies they tell about me aren't true."

- "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."

- "It's like deja-vu, all over again."

- "It ain't over till it's over."

- Mrs. Lindsay: "You certainly look cool." Yogi Berra: "Thanks, you don't look so hot yourself."

- "If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be."

The winning entry has been announced in this pair.

There were 9 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 5 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. The winning entry was determined based on finals round voting by peers.

Competition in this pair is now closed.


Entries (9 total; 5 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #11585 — Discuss 0
Joana B.Pere (X)
Joana B.Pere (X)
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
408 x43 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.513.61 (260 ratings)3.42 (261 ratings)
Entry3.303.60 (5 ratings)3.00 (5 ratings)
Entry #11329 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
285 x42 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.273.43 (262 ratings)3.10 (262 ratings)
Entry2.752.75 (4 ratings)2.75 (4 ratings)
Entry #11041 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
265 x42 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.393.47 (264 ratings)3.31 (267 ratings)
Entry2.933.25 (4 ratings)2.60 (5 ratings)
Entry #11063 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
254 x43 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.433.42 (240 ratings)3.44 (243 ratings)
Entry3.383.25 (4 ratings)3.50 (4 ratings)
Entry #11987 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
1004 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.263.32 (246 ratings)3.19 (250 ratings)
Entry3.003.00 (5 ratings)3.00 (5 ratings)


Non-finalist entries

The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #11492 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.203.37 (218 ratings)3.03 (226 ratings)
Entry2.172.67 (3 ratings)1.67 (3 ratings)
Entry #11098 — Discuss 0
Carla Lopes
Carla Lopes
Portugal
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.193.43 (249 ratings)2.96 (254 ratings)
Entry2.703.40 (5 ratings)2.00 (5 ratings)
Entry #11425 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.193.29 (218 ratings)3.09 (224 ratings)
Entry3.003.50 (4 ratings)2.50 (4 ratings)
Entry #11672 — Discuss 0
Elsa Gama
Elsa Gama
Portugal
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.163.29 (251 ratings)3.04 (250 ratings)
Entry3.253.25 (4 ratings)3.25 (4 ratings)