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Mini-contest 2012: "Yogi Berra Quotes" » English to German

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 34 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 7 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 (34 total; 7 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #11200 — Discuss 0
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
6514 x42 x25 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.053.08 (197 ratings)3.01 (205 ratings)
Entry3.954.40 (5 ratings)3.50 (4 ratings)
Entry #11426 — Discuss 1
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
547 x410 x26 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.883.86 (170 ratings)3.91 (180 ratings)
Entry3.733.75 (8 ratings)3.71 (7 ratings)
Entry #11947 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
527 x410 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.693.62 (189 ratings)3.77 (201 ratings)
Entry2.932.86 (7 ratings)3.00 (6 ratings)
Entry #11149 — Discuss 0
Andrea Flaßbeck (X)
Andrea Flaßbeck (X)
Germany
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
408 x43 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.843.80 (179 ratings)3.87 (189 ratings)
Entry2.603.00 (6 ratings)2.20 (5 ratings)
Entry #11342 — Discuss 0
Petra Junge
Petra Junge
Australia
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
406 x46 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.633.58 (195 ratings)3.68 (203 ratings)
Entry3.022.89 (9 ratings)3.14 (7 ratings)
Entry #12008 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
191 x45 x25 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.503.46 (178 ratings)3.54 (186 ratings)
Entry3.173.00 (6 ratings)3.33 (6 ratings)
Entry #11188 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
183 x42 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.653.49 (184 ratings)3.81 (199 ratings)
Entry3.273.33 (6 ratings)3.20 (5 ratings)


Non-finalist entries

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

Entry #11564 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.613.44 (186 ratings)3.78 (196 ratings)
Entry3.003.25 (4 ratings)2.75 (4 ratings)
Entry #11059 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.523.47 (191 ratings)3.58 (200 ratings)
Entry2.852.86 (7 ratings)2.83 (6 ratings)
Entry #11210 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.523.40 (196 ratings)3.65 (203 ratings)
Entry2.813.29 (7 ratings)2.33 (6 ratings)
Entry #12175 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.513.54 (194 ratings)3.49 (206 ratings)
Entry3.353.56 (9 ratings)3.13 (8 ratings)
Entry #11644 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.503.35 (195 ratings)3.64 (201 ratings)
Entry2.712.20 (10 ratings)3.22 (9 ratings)
Entry #11819 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.493.36 (96 ratings)3.62 (98 ratings)
Entry1.001.00 (7 ratings)1.00 (6 ratings)
Entry #11788 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.453.31 (192 ratings)3.59 (203 ratings)
Entry3.153.00 (8 ratings)3.29 (7 ratings)
Entry #11245 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.393.25 (186 ratings)3.53 (198 ratings)
Entry3.243.14 (7 ratings)3.33 (6 ratings)
Entry #11686 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.363.34 (184 ratings)3.37 (196 ratings)
Entry2.732.75 (8 ratings)2.71 (7 ratings)
Entry #12053 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.363.21 (186 ratings)3.51 (196 ratings)
Entry2.822.83 (6 ratings)2.80 (5 ratings)
Entry #11401 — Discuss 0
Thayenga
Thayenga
Germany
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.343.23 (185 ratings)3.45 (200 ratings)
Entry3.022.75 (8 ratings)3.29 (7 ratings)
Entry #11884 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.323.22 (181 ratings)3.42 (191 ratings)
Entry3.103.00 (6 ratings)3.20 (5 ratings)
Entry #11747 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.313.24 (182 ratings)3.38 (192 ratings)
Entry2.752.83 (6 ratings)2.67 (6 ratings)
Entry #12191 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.303.08 (183 ratings)3.51 (194 ratings)
Entry2.562.25 (8 ratings)2.86 (7 ratings)
Entry #11449 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.263.26 (186 ratings)3.27 (195 ratings)
Entry2.843.00 (6 ratings)2.67 (6 ratings)
Entry #11872 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.102.99 (187 ratings)3.21 (194 ratings)
Entry2.552.29 (7 ratings)2.80 (5 ratings)
Entry #11293 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.093.02 (201 ratings)3.16 (208 ratings)
Entry2.572.75 (8 ratings)2.38 (8 ratings)
Entry #11096 — Discuss 0
Ramey Rieger (X)
Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.052.82 (191 ratings)3.29 (194 ratings)
Entry2.572.33 (6 ratings)2.80 (5 ratings)
Entry #11048 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.043.15 (190 ratings)2.93 (204 ratings)
Entry2.072.33 (6 ratings)1.80 (5 ratings)
Entry #11725 — Discuss 0
gangels (X)
gangels (X)
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.012.94 (148 ratings)3.09 (157 ratings)
Entry1.982.20 (5 ratings)1.75 (4 ratings)
Entry #11281 — Discuss 0
Michael Martin, MA
Michael Martin, MA
United States
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.982.92 (189 ratings)3.03 (202 ratings)
Entry2.062.11 (9 ratings)2.00 (8 ratings)
Entry #11518 — Discuss 0
Doris Wolf
Doris Wolf
Germany
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.832.89 (201 ratings)2.78 (216 ratings)
Entry3.093.17 (12 ratings)3.00 (10 ratings)
Entry #12040 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.832.72 (187 ratings)2.94 (201 ratings)
Entry2.092.17 (12 ratings)2.00 (11 ratings)
Entry #11389 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.813.05 (199 ratings)2.57 (210 ratings)
Entry2.422.83 (6 ratings)2.00 (6 ratings)
Entry #11531 — Discuss 0
Kai Döring
Kai Döring
Philippines
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.812.62 (179 ratings)2.99 (182 ratings)
Entry1.701.57 (7 ratings)1.83 (6 ratings)
Entry #12058 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.482.61 (186 ratings)2.34 (202 ratings)
Entry1.712.17 (6 ratings)1.25 (4 ratings)
Entry #11974 — Discuss 0
Holger Laux
Holger Laux
United Kingdom
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments1.862.18 (196 ratings)1.53 (211 ratings)
Entry2.112.44 (9 ratings)1.78 (9 ratings)