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

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 44 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 (44 total; 6 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #12103 — Discuss 1
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
7714 x46 x29 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.683.67 (211 ratings)3.69 (216 ratings)
Entry3.653.50 (14 ratings)3.80 (15 ratings)
Entry #11959 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
7110 x413 x25 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.703.66 (213 ratings)3.74 (218 ratings)
Entry3.303.27 (15 ratings)3.33 (15 ratings)
Entry #11219 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
6612 x47 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.593.54 (223 ratings)3.63 (229 ratings)
Entry3.313.21 (14 ratings)3.40 (15 ratings)
Entry #11497 — Discuss 0
chaplin
chaplin
United Kingdom
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
468 x45 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.623.54 (215 ratings)3.69 (220 ratings)
Entry3.193.31 (16 ratings)3.06 (17 ratings)
Entry #11546 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
407 x44 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.483.45 (214 ratings)3.51 (215 ratings)
Entry3.253.29 (14 ratings)3.20 (15 ratings)
Entry #11896 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
333 x45 x211 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.733.71 (200 ratings)3.76 (207 ratings)
Entry3.313.21 (14 ratings)3.40 (15 ratings)


Non-finalist entries

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

Entry #12014 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.503.60 (211 ratings)3.40 (217 ratings)
Entry3.013.12 (17 ratings)2.89 (18 ratings)
Entry #11509 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.473.43 (199 ratings)3.51 (202 ratings)
Entry2.843.00 (14 ratings)2.67 (15 ratings)
Entry #11639 — Discuss 0
Olieslagers
Olieslagers
French Polynesia
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.473.47 (193 ratings)3.48 (203 ratings)
Entry2.943.00 (15 ratings)2.88 (16 ratings)
Entry #12143 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.473.46 (189 ratings)3.47 (193 ratings)
Entry3.013.15 (13 ratings)2.86 (14 ratings)
Entry #11893 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.443.38 (221 ratings)3.50 (227 ratings)
Entry2.983.19 (16 ratings)2.76 (17 ratings)
Entry #11263 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.423.49 (191 ratings)3.35 (198 ratings)
Entry3.123.23 (13 ratings)3.00 (14 ratings)
Entry #11060 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.393.42 (210 ratings)3.36 (219 ratings)
Entry3.073.13 (16 ratings)3.00 (17 ratings)
Entry #11071 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.383.40 (201 ratings)3.35 (208 ratings)
Entry3.003.00 (14 ratings)3.00 (15 ratings)
Entry #12239 — Discuss 0
memonic
memonic
Mexico
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.383.47 (218 ratings)3.30 (226 ratings)
Entry3.043.20 (15 ratings)2.87 (15 ratings)
Entry #12151 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.373.29 (201 ratings)3.45 (209 ratings)
Entry3.043.07 (15 ratings)3.00 (15 ratings)
Entry #12230 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.363.40 (224 ratings)3.32 (233 ratings)
Entry2.973.00 (17 ratings)2.94 (18 ratings)
Entry #11693 — Discuss 0
Paul de Brosses
Paul de Brosses
United States
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.343.35 (205 ratings)3.33 (209 ratings)
Entry2.853.00 (15 ratings)2.69 (16 ratings)
Entry #11495 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.333.34 (215 ratings)3.32 (223 ratings)
Entry2.662.46 (13 ratings)2.86 (14 ratings)
Entry #11074 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.293.21 (209 ratings)3.37 (214 ratings)
Entry2.632.50 (16 ratings)2.76 (17 ratings)
Entry #11510 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.283.40 (216 ratings)3.15 (218 ratings)
Entry3.103.13 (16 ratings)3.06 (18 ratings)
Entry #12064 — Discuss 0
lundy
lundy
France
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.283.19 (205 ratings)3.36 (208 ratings)
Entry2.552.33 (15 ratings)2.76 (17 ratings)
Entry #11062 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.263.23 (214 ratings)3.29 (216 ratings)
Entry3.073.13 (15 ratings)3.00 (15 ratings)
Entry #11273 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.263.32 (205 ratings)3.19 (210 ratings)
Entry2.883.06 (16 ratings)2.69 (16 ratings)
Entry #12157 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.253.29 (216 ratings)3.21 (222 ratings)
Entry2.722.79 (14 ratings)2.64 (14 ratings)
Entry #11734 — Discuss 0
BabelOn-line
BabelOn-line
United Kingdom
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.233.27 (208 ratings)3.19 (212 ratings)
Entry2.772.67 (12 ratings)2.86 (14 ratings)
Entry #11912 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.223.18 (206 ratings)3.27 (217 ratings)
Entry2.652.57 (14 ratings)2.73 (15 ratings)
Entry #12154 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.223.38 (221 ratings)3.05 (229 ratings)
Entry3.003.31 (16 ratings)2.69 (16 ratings)
Entry #11776 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.213.15 (203 ratings)3.27 (213 ratings)
Entry2.502.33 (15 ratings)2.67 (15 ratings)
Entry #11363 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.193.23 (212 ratings)3.15 (215 ratings)
Entry2.492.50 (16 ratings)2.47 (17 ratings)
Entry #11815 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.193.20 (202 ratings)3.19 (208 ratings)
Entry2.602.77 (13 ratings)2.43 (14 ratings)
Entry #11530 — Discuss 0
Alan Douglas (X)
Alan Douglas (X)
France
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.163.05 (218 ratings)3.26 (225 ratings)
Entry2.592.50 (14 ratings)2.67 (15 ratings)
Entry #11251 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.133.17 (211 ratings)3.10 (216 ratings)
Entry2.422.31 (16 ratings)2.53 (17 ratings)
Entry #11731 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.133.16 (211 ratings)3.11 (218 ratings)
Entry2.562.71 (14 ratings)2.40 (15 ratings)
Entry #11206 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.092.93 (204 ratings)3.25 (207 ratings)
Entry2.652.43 (14 ratings)2.86 (14 ratings)
Entry #12125 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.073.05 (127 ratings)3.09 (135 ratings)
Entry2.572.71 (14 ratings)2.43 (14 ratings)
Entry #12005 — Discuss 0
veronique1972
veronique1972
United States
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.063.00 (216 ratings)3.11 (216 ratings)
Entry2.602.56 (18 ratings)2.63 (19 ratings)
Entry #12107 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.033.04 (205 ratings)3.02 (210 ratings)
Entry2.903.00 (13 ratings)2.79 (14 ratings)
Entry #12181 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.022.97 (191 ratings)3.07 (195 ratings)
Entry2.602.50 (12 ratings)2.69 (13 ratings)
Entry #11420 — Discuss 0
Xanthippe
Xanthippe
France
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.972.80 (189 ratings)3.14 (187 ratings)
Entry2.482.46 (13 ratings)2.50 (14 ratings)
Entry #11845 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.973.05 (202 ratings)2.89 (202 ratings)
Entry2.562.45 (11 ratings)2.67 (12 ratings)
Entry #11162 — Discuss 0
Sanchia Holder
Sanchia Holder
Trinidad and Tobago
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.902.73 (201 ratings)3.07 (202 ratings)
Entry2.562.41 (17 ratings)2.71 (17 ratings)
Entry #12098 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.893.04 (205 ratings)2.74 (215 ratings)
Entry2.973.22 (18 ratings)2.72 (18 ratings)
Entry #11444 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.652.59 (207 ratings)2.71 (208 ratings)
Entry1.971.75 (16 ratings)2.19 (16 ratings)