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

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 15 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 5 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 (15 total; 5 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #11702 — Discuss 0
Hester Eymers
Hester Eymers
Netherlands
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
6513 x44 x25 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.353.33 (168 ratings)3.38 (177 ratings)
Entry2.812.92 (13 ratings)2.69 (13 ratings)
Entry #11191 — Discuss 0
Theo Bernards (X)
Theo Bernards (X)
France
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
415 x48 x25 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.043.01 (161 ratings)3.07 (160 ratings)
Entry3.213.42 (12 ratings)3.00 (12 ratings)
Entry #11711 — Discuss 0
Pepijn de Boer
Pepijn de Boer
Netherlands
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
377 x43 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.062.95 (161 ratings)3.17 (166 ratings)
Entry3.003.08 (13 ratings)2.92 (13 ratings)
Entry #11374 — Discuss 0
Berna Bleeke (X)
Berna Bleeke (X)
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
273 x46 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.213.04 (147 ratings)3.39 (152 ratings)
Entry3.203.17 (12 ratings)3.23 (13 ratings)
Entry #11608 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
101 x41 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.962.89 (146 ratings)3.02 (150 ratings)
Entry3.003.08 (13 ratings)2.92 (13 ratings)


Non-finalist entries

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

Entry #11182 — Discuss 0
Marjon Pijl
Marjon Pijl
Netherlands
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.183.13 (160 ratings)3.23 (165 ratings)
Entry2.582.54 (13 ratings)2.62 (13 ratings)
Entry #11167 — Discuss 0
Marijke Mayer
Marijke Mayer
Netherlands
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.083.05 (155 ratings)3.11 (161 ratings)
Entry2.502.77 (13 ratings)2.23 (13 ratings)
Entry #11909 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.962.92 (148 ratings)3.00 (148 ratings)
Entry3.123.38 (13 ratings)2.85 (13 ratings)
Entry #11284 — Discuss 0
Frank van Thienen (X)
Frank van Thienen (X)
Canada
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.942.71 (139 ratings)3.16 (139 ratings)
Entry2.712.33 (12 ratings)3.08 (12 ratings)
Entry #11464 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.932.82 (139 ratings)3.03 (142 ratings)
Entry2.252.42 (12 ratings)2.08 (12 ratings)
Entry #12034 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.922.89 (131 ratings)2.95 (138 ratings)
Entry2.352.54 (13 ratings)2.15 (13 ratings)
Entry #11185 — Discuss 0
P Nijman
P Nijman
Netherlands
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.902.96 (157 ratings)2.84 (163 ratings)
Entry2.412.43 (14 ratings)2.38 (13 ratings)
Entry #11596 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.862.92 (167 ratings)2.79 (167 ratings)
Entry2.272.69 (13 ratings)1.85 (13 ratings)
Entry #11807 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.572.79 (156 ratings)2.34 (159 ratings)
Entry2.172.57 (14 ratings)1.77 (13 ratings)
Entry #11911 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.031.93 (134 ratings)2.13 (137 ratings)
Entry1.471.50 (14 ratings)1.43 (14 ratings)