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

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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 9 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 (9 total; 6 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #11519 — Discuss 0
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
498 x46 x25 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.042.84 (88 ratings)3.24 (97 ratings)
Entry3.503.00 (1 rating)4.00 (1 rating)
Entry #11116 — Discuss 0
Mariana Snyder
Mariana Snyder
United States
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
447 x44 x28 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.742.65 (87 ratings)2.83 (86 ratings)
Entry3.003.00 (1 rating)3.00 (1 rating)
Entry #12031 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
416 x48 x21 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.842.75 (85 ratings)2.92 (89 ratings)
Entry4.254.50 (2 ratings)4.00 (2 ratings)
Entry #11614 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
398 x42 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.872.86 (88 ratings)2.88 (89 ratings)
Entry3.253.50 (2 ratings)3.00 (2 ratings)
Entry #11996 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
315 x44 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.862.76 (87 ratings)2.95 (91 ratings)
Entry #11689 — Discuss 0
Peter Skipp
Peter Skipp
Bulgaria
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
132 x42 x21 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.852.75 (69 ratings)2.96 (70 ratings)
Entry4.504.00 (1 rating)5.00 (1 rating)


Non-finalist entries

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

Entry #11248 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.612.48 (79 ratings)2.75 (79 ratings)
Entry3.503.00 (1 rating)4.00 (1 rating)
Entry #11296 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.602.53 (77 ratings)2.67 (76 ratings)
Entry3.003.00 (1 rating)3.00 (1 rating)
Entry #11435 — Discuss 0
Maria Popova
Maria Popova
Bulgaria
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.532.43 (80 ratings)2.64 (81 ratings)
Entry4.004.00 (1 rating)4.00 (1 rating)