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

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 19 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 (19 total; 5 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #11779 — Discuss 0
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
387 x44 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.803.96 (198 ratings)3.63 (206 ratings)
Entry4.574.57 (7 ratings)4.57 (7 ratings)
Entry #11599 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
194 x403 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.393.53 (197 ratings)3.24 (207 ratings)
Entry3.574.00 (6 ratings)3.14 (7 ratings)
Entry #11134 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
152 x43 x21 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.353.50 (201 ratings)3.20 (212 ratings)
Entry3.083.33 (6 ratings)2.83 (6 ratings)
Entry #11603 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
101 x42 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.543.65 (196 ratings)3.43 (204 ratings)
Entry4.084.29 (7 ratings)3.86 (7 ratings)
Entry #11957 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
71 x41 x21 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.413.49 (199 ratings)3.33 (207 ratings)
Entry3.503.71 (7 ratings)3.29 (7 ratings)


Non-finalist entries

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

Entry #11929 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.423.57 (182 ratings)3.27 (192 ratings)
Entry3.603.60 (5 ratings)3.60 (5 ratings)
Entry #11120 — Discuss 0
Tatiana Perry
Tatiana Perry
United Kingdom
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.313.52 (197 ratings)3.10 (208 ratings)
Entry3.073.14 (7 ratings)3.00 (7 ratings)
Entry #11186 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.293.38 (184 ratings)3.20 (194 ratings)
Entry2.902.80 (10 ratings)3.00 (10 ratings)
Entry #11047 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.223.36 (189 ratings)3.08 (201 ratings)
Entry3.083.29 (7 ratings)2.86 (7 ratings)
Entry #11351 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.193.53 (182 ratings)2.85 (192 ratings)
Entry3.804.00 (5 ratings)3.60 (5 ratings)
Entry #11212 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.153.25 (168 ratings)3.06 (170 ratings)
Entry2.902.80 (5 ratings)3.00 (5 ratings)
Entry #12166 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.153.33 (198 ratings)2.98 (205 ratings)
Entry2.793.14 (7 ratings)2.43 (7 ratings)
Entry #11216 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.133.18 (178 ratings)3.09 (185 ratings)
Entry2.442.25 (8 ratings)2.63 (8 ratings)
Entry #11383 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.133.39 (188 ratings)2.88 (197 ratings)
Entry3.153.43 (7 ratings)2.86 (7 ratings)
Entry #11090 — Discuss 0
Helena Grahn
Helena Grahn
United Kingdom
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.113.28 (199 ratings)2.93 (200 ratings)
Entry2.362.57 (7 ratings)2.14 (7 ratings)
Entry #11434 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.113.25 (198 ratings)2.97 (209 ratings)
Entry2.422.83 (6 ratings)2.00 (6 ratings)
Entry #12187 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.093.31 (191 ratings)2.88 (204 ratings)
Entry3.073.14 (7 ratings)3.00 (7 ratings)
Entry #11318 — Discuss 0
Silvio Picinini
Silvio Picinini
United States
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.083.29 (196 ratings)2.87 (204 ratings)
Entry2.342.67 (6 ratings)2.00 (6 ratings)
Entry #11419 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.732.73 (195 ratings)2.73 (210 ratings)
Entry2.322.38 (8 ratings)2.25 (8 ratings)