Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
im Ziel herausspringen
English translation:
landing a respectable seventh place finish
Added to glossary by
Jon Fedler
Apr 4, 2011 14:23
13 yrs ago
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German term
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im Ziel herausspringen
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auch xxx vom yyy Team fuhr ein tolles Rennen und dies trotz eines grippalen Infekts. *Im Ziel sprang Rang sieben heraus*
Could this mean that xxx achieved seventh place?
Could this mean that xxx achieved seventh place?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | landing a respectable seventh place finish |
Sarah Swift
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| 3 | came seventh |
Manuela Junghans
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| 3 | came storming in seventh over the finishing line |
Adrian MM. (X)
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Change log
Apr 4, 2011 14:48: Ingo Dierkschnieder changed "Term asked" from " im Ziel herausspringen" to "im Ziel herausspringen"
Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
im Ziel herausspringen
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landing a respectable seventh place finish
...sor something along those lines. It doesn't just mean that he achieved seventh place, but that seventh place was quite a good placing (for him, under the circumstances, on that day...)
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Note added at 14 Min. (2011-04-04 14:37:56 GMT)
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Landed rather than landing in the context of the rest of the sentence.
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Note added at 14 Min. (2011-04-04 14:37:56 GMT)
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Landed rather than landing in the context of the rest of the sentence.
Peer comment(s):
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Bernhard Sulzer
: keeping the infection in mind, exactly. :)
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| agree |
Nicola Wood
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| agree |
Colin Rowe
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| agree |
Melanie Meyer
28 mins
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| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: yes, under the circumstances, still quie an achievement
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Comment: "a beautifully-apt translation. Well done!"
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German term (edited):
im Ziel herausspringen
came seventh
he/she came seventh in the race
you´re perfectly right in your assumption.
you´re perfectly right in your assumption.
Peer comment(s):
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Bernhard Sulzer
: "came in seventh" would be my preference, but the infection caused him/her to "only" come (in)/place seventh. The "herausspringen" part would not be covered only by "came (in) seventh". Adding "still/nevertheless" would get it in that direction.
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yes, that´s true. Doesn´t make it clear that it was actually an achievement (despite the infection)
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18 hrs
came storming in seventh over the finishing line
Maybe it was scraping past the line in that position, but the viral infection changes the emphasis.
Example sentence:
Storming towards the finish line ... There are good match-ups all over the field, we have strong forward play
Reference:
http://www.keepmecurrent.com/current/sports/article_4aa6d206-e768-11df-854f-001cc4c002e0.html
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