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

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 41 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 (41 total; 7 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #12074 — Discuss 2
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
7315 x46 x21 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.273.49 (268 ratings)3.05 (279 ratings)
Entry2.973.29 (14 ratings)2.64 (14 ratings)
Entry #11131 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
519 x42 x211 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.513.57 (247 ratings)3.45 (253 ratings)
Entry2.903.20 (15 ratings)2.60 (15 ratings)
Entry #11258 — Discuss 0
alexmills
alexmills
United States
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
5010 x43 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.433.55 (246 ratings)3.31 (255 ratings)
Entry3.103.20 (15 ratings)3.00 (15 ratings)
Entry #11075 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
384 x49 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.563.62 (255 ratings)3.50 (267 ratings)
Entry2.822.86 (14 ratings)2.77 (13 ratings)
Entry #11650 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
377 x42 x25 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.453.51 (247 ratings)3.40 (252 ratings)
Entry2.932.93 (14 ratings)2.93 (14 ratings)
Entry #11791 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
345 x46 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.423.47 (256 ratings)3.38 (263 ratings)
Entry3.293.44 (16 ratings)3.13 (16 ratings)
Entry #11465 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
336 x43 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.563.61 (233 ratings)3.51 (234 ratings)
Entry2.602.70 (10 ratings)2.50 (10 ratings)


Non-finalist entries

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

Entry #12121 — Discuss 1
CRISTINA RACCA
CRISTINA RACCA
United Kingdom
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.583.70 (242 ratings)3.45 (249 ratings)
Entry2.232.38 (13 ratings)2.08 (13 ratings)
Entry #11753 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.533.59 (250 ratings)3.46 (253 ratings)
Entry2.352.25 (12 ratings)2.45 (11 ratings)
Entry #12205 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.523.54 (247 ratings)3.50 (248 ratings)
Entry2.122.15 (13 ratings)2.08 (12 ratings)
Entry #11375 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.513.63 (242 ratings)3.39 (245 ratings)
Entry2.572.73 (11 ratings)2.40 (10 ratings)
Entry #12091 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.513.59 (256 ratings)3.42 (264 ratings)
Entry2.752.71 (14 ratings)2.79 (14 ratings)
Entry #11173 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.503.59 (247 ratings)3.41 (256 ratings)
Entry2.342.50 (12 ratings)2.17 (12 ratings)
Entry #11486 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.483.56 (257 ratings)3.39 (267 ratings)
Entry2.142.36 (11 ratings)1.91 (11 ratings)
Entry #11108 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.473.61 (242 ratings)3.33 (249 ratings)
Entry2.292.43 (14 ratings)2.14 (14 ratings)
Entry #11084 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.433.43 (238 ratings)3.43 (248 ratings)
Entry1.962.18 (11 ratings)1.73 (11 ratings)
Entry #11759 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.423.57 (239 ratings)3.28 (252 ratings)
Entry2.042.15 (13 ratings)1.92 (12 ratings)
Entry #11266 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.403.45 (236 ratings)3.34 (247 ratings)
Entry2.182.36 (11 ratings)2.00 (12 ratings)
Entry #11083 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.373.44 (238 ratings)3.31 (245 ratings)
Entry1.761.77 (13 ratings)1.75 (12 ratings)
Entry #11368 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.363.35 (215 ratings)3.36 (225 ratings)
Entry2.222.25 (12 ratings)2.18 (11 ratings)
Entry #11662 — Discuss 0
Cristina Koe (X)
Cristina Koe (X)
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.343.35 (236 ratings)3.34 (244 ratings)
Entry2.342.18 (11 ratings)2.50 (10 ratings)
Entry #12148 — Discuss 0
Mauro Miccolis (X)
Mauro Miccolis (X)
Italy
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.323.38 (244 ratings)3.27 (250 ratings)
Entry2.502.82 (11 ratings)2.18 (11 ratings)
Entry #12071 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.313.47 (232 ratings)3.16 (237 ratings)
Entry2.753.00 (11 ratings)2.50 (12 ratings)
Entry #11393 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.293.44 (255 ratings)3.15 (266 ratings)
Entry2.512.77 (13 ratings)2.25 (12 ratings)
Entry #11321 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.243.31 (233 ratings)3.16 (241 ratings)
Entry2.892.92 (12 ratings)2.85 (13 ratings)
Entry #11615 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.213.33 (249 ratings)3.08 (244 ratings)
Entry2.843.00 (12 ratings)2.67 (12 ratings)
Entry #11656 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.213.21 (228 ratings)3.21 (226 ratings)
Entry1.821.64 (11 ratings)2.00 (10 ratings)
Entry #11617 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.193.30 (218 ratings)3.08 (223 ratings)
Entry2.042.17 (12 ratings)1.91 (11 ratings)
Entry #11197 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.183.25 (235 ratings)3.11 (240 ratings)
Entry1.761.88 (8 ratings)1.63 (8 ratings)
Entry #11587 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.183.22 (198 ratings)3.14 (205 ratings)
Entry1.611.82 (11 ratings)1.40 (10 ratings)
Entry #11551 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.173.24 (238 ratings)3.11 (248 ratings)
Entry1.751.80 (10 ratings)1.70 (10 ratings)
Entry #12235 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.143.28 (226 ratings)3.01 (242 ratings)
Entry2.072.38 (13 ratings)1.75 (12 ratings)
Entry #11056 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.123.23 (220 ratings)3.00 (229 ratings)
Entry2.292.43 (14 ratings)2.14 (14 ratings)
Entry #11366 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.063.05 (233 ratings)3.06 (241 ratings)
Entry1.821.86 (14 ratings)1.77 (13 ratings)
Entry #11789 — Discuss 0
laurap84
laurap84
Australia
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.053.03 (221 ratings)3.06 (219 ratings)
Entry1.621.50 (12 ratings)1.73 (11 ratings)
Entry #11179 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.023.11 (227 ratings)2.93 (233 ratings)
Entry2.632.58 (12 ratings)2.67 (12 ratings)
Entry #12026 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.022.93 (228 ratings)3.11 (239 ratings)
Entry2.132.08 (12 ratings)2.18 (11 ratings)
Entry #11455 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.003.10 (227 ratings)2.90 (229 ratings)
Entry2.562.54 (13 ratings)2.58 (12 ratings)
Entry #11333 — Discuss 0
Valentina Costa
Valentina Costa
United States
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.932.83 (219 ratings)3.03 (224 ratings)
Entry1.771.62 (13 ratings)1.92 (12 ratings)
Entry #12047 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.853.08 (224 ratings)2.62 (249 ratings)
Entry2.232.46 (13 ratings)2.00 (15 ratings)
Entry #11635 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.782.90 (212 ratings)2.66 (223 ratings)
Entry1.631.83 (12 ratings)1.42 (12 ratings)