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Mini-contest 2012: "Yogi Berra Quotes" » English to Danish » Entry by 564354352 (X)

 
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Translation by 564354352 (X) (#11354) — Winner

- "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."
– Jeg ville give min højre arm for at kunne bruge begge hænder samtidigt.

– Når du kommer til en skillevej, så følg den.

– Man ser meget, når man er med på en kigger.

– Ingen kommer der længere. Der er for mange mennesker.

– Jeg kan ikke koncentrere mig, når jeg tænker.

– Fremtiden er ikke, hvad den har været.

– Jeg nægter at købe et leksikon til mine unger. De kan gå til skole, ligesom jeg gjorde.

– Vi er faret vild, men vi holder tidsplanen.

– Halvdelen af de løgne, der bliver fortalt om mig, passer ikke.

– Man får ikke mange tiere for en femmer nu om dage.

– Det er som at få et déjà-vu én gang til.

– Det er ikke slut, før det er slut.

– Mrs. Lindsay: "Du ser godt nok frisk ud". Yogi Berra: "Tak, du ser nu heller ikke selv ret brugt ud".

– Hvis verden var perfekt, ville den ikke være det.


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Discussion about Mini-contest 2012: "Yogi Berra Quotes" in English to Danish - Entry #11354

Tina Colquhoun  Identity Verified
Local time: 18:09
Member (2005)
Danish to English
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Leksikon? Nov 23, 2012

I'm not sure I understand the reasoning for using 'leksikon' as a translation for 'encyclopedia' in sentence no. 7...
 

564354352 (X)  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 19:09
Danish to English
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Couldn't think of anything else Nov 26, 2012

Hi Tina
I wasn't particularly happy with that sentence either. The direct translation of 'encyclopedia' doesn't have the funny pun of the American quote, where it sounds like 'encyclopedia' could be some kind of bike. However, it was the best I could come up with, and I just hoped that the sentence as a whole would convey that Yogi Berra had no clue what an encyclopedia is, along with the hint that his schooling was maybe not all that it could have been.
Gitte
 

Peter Smedskjaer-Stenland
Faroe Islands
Local time: 18:09
Danish to English
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A gem of a translation Nov 26, 2012

Loved this gem.
Jeg ville give min højre arm for at kunne bruge begge hænder samtidigt.
I use this translation myself when I am in a bar. Always get a weird stare, then a few laughs.
 

Christine Andersen  Identity Verified
Denmark
Local time: 19:09
Member (2003)
Danish to English
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Love it! Aug 14, 2015

I usually stay away from this contest, and stumbled on it years later when looking for something else...

Definitely to be printed out, with names, for my collection of Danish 'proverbs'...

Thanks, Gitte!
 

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