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English translation: genealogical table / history of success
| 15:43 Feb 7, 2003 |
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|  Selected response from: Ingar A. Milnes Local time: 04:27 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | genealogical table / history of success |
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| 4 +1 | Pedigree |
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| 3 +2 | track record |
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| 2 | Providence |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1genealogical table / history of success Explanation: genealogical table is the literal translation. (Hi)story of success is probably the most common way to translate it in terms of idiomacy, so you get "Thus, with such a ... history of success, (world champion 3 seasons in succession) ... |
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18 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Pedigree Explanation: I don't say the previous answer is wrong, but I think the analogy with pedigree is what the original writer was after. But, as we don't have access to the rest of the text, it's just a suggestion. |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2track record Explanation: Again, nothing wrong with previous answers, but if this is part of a newspaper article, I think 'track record' would be even more idiomatic, even though further from the original. |
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