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Mini-contest 2012: "Yogi Berra Quotes" » English to Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other)

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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."

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- "M ta bay de grenn je nan tèt mwen poum maton nan sa."

- "Lè w rive nan chemen jenen, pa trennen, fonse."

- "Ou ka aprann anpil bagay nan ret swiv sèlman."

- "Pa gen pèsonn kal kote konsa ankò. Li pil sou pil."

- "M pa ka konsantre lè map reflechi."

- "Lavni yon moun pa menm jan ak dantan ankò."

- "M pap achte gwo liv ansiklopedya bay pitit mwen. Se pou yo mache al lekòl menm jan m te konn fè lèm te timoun."

- "Nou pèdi, men nou gen tan devan nou toujou."

- "Pi fò manti yap di sou mwen yo pa laverite."

- "Senkòb penich pa vo anyen jounen jodi."

- "Se kòm yon sansasyon kap repete, yon lòt fwa ankò."

- "Anyen pa fini toutotan tout bagay pa fin fini nèt."

- Madam Lindsay: "Gad jan w byen kanpe." Yogi Berra: "Mèsi, m pa ka di menm bagay la pou w."

- "Si lemonn te pafè, li pa tap lemonn ankò."

Entry #11935
- "Mwen té ké ba bra droit an mwen pou pé sa sévi lé dé lan min minm manyè-a."

- " Lè ou jwen an kwasé an chimin an, pran-y."

- " Ou pé observé an pil jis lè ou ka gadé. "

- " Pèsonn pa ka allé la enkô. Ni twop moun la."

- " Mwen pé pa koncentré lè mwen ka réfléchi. "

- " Futur la pa sa y té yé enkô. "

- " Mwen pé ké acheté an encyclopédie ba lé ych mwen an. Kitté yo maché pou aye lékol kon mwen fè."

- " Nou ped, mé nou pa ka ped tan."

' " Lan moitié lé mensonj moun ka di anlè mwen pa vré."

- " An franc pa vo an centime enkô."

- " Sé konsi sé an déja-vu ka viré fèt enkô."

- " Sa pa fini tout tan sa pa fini."

- Man Lindsay : " ou ka semb mwen bien fré. " Yogi Berra : " Mèsi, ou pa ka semb mwen sa ka kraché difé ou minm lan."

- " Si la tè té parfaite, y pa té ké yé."

Entry #11665
- "Mwen ta bay bra dwat mwen pou m ta ka jere plizye bagay a la fwa."

- "Le w rive nan yon kalfou sou chimen w, pran l."

- "Ou ka aprann anpil nan chita swiv."

- "Pa gen moun ki ale la ankò. Tròp moun pil sou pil."

- "M pa ka konsantre lè map reflechi."

- "Lavni an pa jan l te konn abitye ye."

- "M pa pwal achte okenn gro liv bay pitit mwen. Yo pwal lekòl janm te konn al lekòl."

- "Nou pèdi, men nou gen tan devann toujou."

- "Mwatye manti yap bay sou mwen yo pa verite."

- "Yon santim pa vo anyen ankò."

- "Se tankou map reviv menm moman an ankò."

- "Anyen pa fini toutotan li pa rive nan bout."

- "Madam Lindsay: "Ou anfom wi." Yogi Berra: "Mèsi. M pa ka di menm bagay la de ou."

- "Si mond lan te pafè, li patap rele mond lan ankò."

Entry #11954
- "Mwen ta ka bay ponyèt dwat mwen pou m ka itilize tou lè de men mwen."

- "Lè w rive nan kafou a, pran li."

- "Ou ka wè anpil bagay lè wap gade."

- "Pèsonn pa prale la ankò, gen twòp moun la."

- "Mwen paka konsantre lè m ap panse."

- "Lavni pa sa l te ye a ankò."

- "Mwen pap achte ansiklopedi pou timoun mwen yo, kite yo ale lekòl jan mwen te konn ale a."

-"Nou pèdi, men n ap pwofite tan nou."

-"Mwatye nan manti yo bay sou mwen yo pa vre."

-"Yon nikèl pa vo dis santim ankò."

- "Yon lòt fwa ankò, se kòmsi mwen te wèl deja."

-"Li poko fini jiskaske l fini."

- "Madanm Lindsay: "Ou sanble w byen koul. "Yogi Berra: "Mèsi, ou menm ou pa parèt tèlman cho."

- "Si lemonn te san defo, li pa ta dwe."

Entry #12184