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

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 13 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 6 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 (13 total; 6 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #11620 — Discuss 0
Andreea Sepi, MCIL (X)
Andreea Sepi, MCIL (X)
Germany
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
11425 x46 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.954.13 (202 ratings)3.76 (200 ratings)
Entry4.434.56 (9 ratings)4.30 (10 ratings)
Entry #11441 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
527 x48 x28 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.843.94 (171 ratings)3.73 (168 ratings)
Entry3.673.78 (9 ratings)3.56 (9 ratings)
Entry #12236 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
478 x46 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.743.85 (176 ratings)3.63 (174 ratings)
Entry3.173.17 (6 ratings)3.17 (6 ratings)
Entry #11878 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
436 x43 x213 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.753.85 (190 ratings)3.66 (186 ratings)
Entry2.923.13 (8 ratings)2.71 (7 ratings)
Entry #11470 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
365 x46 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.653.76 (174 ratings)3.54 (173 ratings)
Entry3.043.57 (7 ratings)2.50 (6 ratings)
Entry #12139 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
304 x46 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.693.72 (159 ratings)3.65 (150 ratings)
Entry3.303.60 (5 ratings)3.00 (5 ratings)


Non-finalist entries

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

Entry #11701 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.713.81 (178 ratings)3.61 (173 ratings)
Entry2.793.00 (6 ratings)2.57 (7 ratings)
Entry #12136 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.643.73 (179 ratings)3.54 (177 ratings)
Entry3.003.25 (8 ratings)2.75 (8 ratings)
Entry #11338 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.613.80 (162 ratings)3.42 (160 ratings)
Entry3.003.29 (7 ratings)2.71 (7 ratings)
Entry #11539 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.303.39 (165 ratings)3.20 (164 ratings)
Entry2.302.43 (7 ratings)2.17 (6 ratings)
Entry #11386 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.283.35 (154 ratings)3.21 (150 ratings)
Entry2.412.67 (6 ratings)2.14 (7 ratings)
Entry #11461 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.243.14 (170 ratings)3.34 (167 ratings)
Entry1.661.75 (8 ratings)1.57 (7 ratings)
Entry #12242 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.092.91 (162 ratings)3.28 (158 ratings)
Entry2.572.25 (8 ratings)2.88 (8 ratings)