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

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 14 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 (14 total; 6 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #12193 — Discuss 2
Hani Hassaan
Hani Hassaan
Եգիպտոս
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
5513 x41 x21 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.652.98 (141 ratings)2.32 (138 ratings)
Entry3.133.50 (8 ratings)2.75 (8 ratings)
Entry #11881 — Discuss 0
Ahmed Alami
Ahmed Alami
Մարոկո
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
224 x43 x20
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.023.15 (123 ratings)2.88 (124 ratings)
Entry2.753.00 (6 ratings)2.50 (6 ratings)
Entry #11276 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
162 x43 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.143.24 (121 ratings)3.04 (122 ratings)
Entry2.002.33 (3 ratings)1.67 (3 ratings)
Entry #11341 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
143 x402 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.043.13 (132 ratings)2.96 (125 ratings)
Entry2.753.00 (6 ratings)2.50 (6 ratings)
Entry #11488 — Discuss 0
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
702 x23 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.233.40 (114 ratings)3.06 (108 ratings)
Entry2.072.14 (7 ratings)2.00 (7 ratings)
Entry #11323 — Discuss 1
Maria Al-Munajjed
Maria Al-Munajjed
Սաուդյան Արաբիա
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
0000
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.113.23 (125 ratings)2.98 (123 ratings)
Entry1.631.75 (4 ratings)1.50 (4 ratings)


Non-finalist entries

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

Entry #11972 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments3.033.18 (126 ratings)2.88 (126 ratings)
Entry1.701.80 (5 ratings)1.60 (5 ratings)
Entry #11305 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.973.15 (123 ratings)2.80 (124 ratings)
Entry2.092.50 (4 ratings)1.67 (6 ratings)
Entry #11834 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.963.20 (131 ratings)2.73 (131 ratings)
Entry2.342.50 (6 ratings)2.17 (6 ratings)
Entry #11566 — Discuss 0
reem07
reem07
Եգիպտոս
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.822.86 (124 ratings)2.78 (126 ratings)
Entry2.252.33 (6 ratings)2.17 (6 ratings)
Entry #11080 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.752.99 (128 ratings)2.50 (124 ratings)
Entry3.003.20 (5 ratings)2.80 (5 ratings)
Entry #11476 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.592.77 (128 ratings)2.42 (127 ratings)
Entry2.002.20 (5 ratings)1.80 (5 ratings)
Entry #11573 — Discuss 0
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.542.84 (123 ratings)2.25 (123 ratings)
Entry2.592.67 (6 ratings)2.50 (6 ratings)
Entry #11837 — Discuss 0
laila mostafa
laila mostafa
Եգիպտոս
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Segments2.502.74 (92 ratings)2.26 (97 ratings)
Entry1.501.75 (4 ratings)1.25 (4 ratings)