Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a logjam for 4th
German translation:
ein zähes Ringen um Platz 4
Added to glossary by
Veronika Neuhold
Apr 13, 2007 18:13
17 yrs ago
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Jetsprinting
Event: Parker Enzed New Zealand Jetsprinting Championship 2006?, Gisbourne, Round 3
Commentary: "Well as we leave Round 3 at Gisborne, you will see there is breathing room at the top of the table now. Just the 1 point in it between Rex Briant and Simon Campbell, then there is a bit of a gap back to Garry Smith and then a LOGJAM for 4th, between Duncan Wilson and Richard Burt. Plenty of rounds to go in the Championships."
Thank you, once again!
Commentary: "Well as we leave Round 3 at Gisborne, you will see there is breathing room at the top of the table now. Just the 1 point in it between Rex Briant and Simon Campbell, then there is a bit of a gap back to Garry Smith and then a LOGJAM for 4th, between Duncan Wilson and Richard Burt. Plenty of rounds to go in the Championships."
Thank you, once again!
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 | stecken (auf Platz 4) fest |
Bernhard Sulzer
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| 4 | = tie; sie teilen sich Platz vier |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 | xx und xx haben sich festgefahren /sind blockiert |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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| 2 | Gedränge |
Lars Helbig
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Proposed translations
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stecken (auf Platz 4) fest
maybe also as an in-between suggestion: two can have a "Gerangel" = fight for a spot, pushing each other.
http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2004/03/08/270921.html
Die A-Junioren von HSV und FC St. Pauli stecken weiter im Tabellenkeller der Junioren-Bundesliga fest.
I also thought of "totes rennen" but don't think it would fit because this is in regards to their temporary standings.
http://www.zeitung.org/zeitung/953071-128,1,0.html
Gerangel
http://gameswelt.de/artikel/index.php?id=1291&page=2
Hartes Gerangel um Platz 2 zwischen 'Age of Empires 3' und Peter Molyneux’ originellem 'The Movies'.
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besser: stecken gemeinsam auf Platz 4 fest
oder auch:
streiten sich um Platz 4
geben sich ein Rennen um Platz 4
tragen ein Rennen um Platz 4 aus
gibt's ein
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2007-04-14 21:51:48 GMT)
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sind gleich auf auf Platz 4
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2007-04-14 22:01:41 GMT)
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cont.: gibt's ein zähes Ringen um Platz 4
http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2004/03/08/270921.html
Die A-Junioren von HSV und FC St. Pauli stecken weiter im Tabellenkeller der Junioren-Bundesliga fest.
I also thought of "totes rennen" but don't think it would fit because this is in regards to their temporary standings.
http://www.zeitung.org/zeitung/953071-128,1,0.html
Gerangel
http://gameswelt.de/artikel/index.php?id=1291&page=2
Hartes Gerangel um Platz 2 zwischen 'Age of Empires 3' und Peter Molyneux’ originellem 'The Movies'.
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2007-04-14 21:46:25 GMT)
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besser: stecken gemeinsam auf Platz 4 fest
oder auch:
streiten sich um Platz 4
geben sich ein Rennen um Platz 4
tragen ein Rennen um Platz 4 aus
gibt's ein
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2007-04-14 21:51:48 GMT)
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sind gleich auf auf Platz 4
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2007-04-14 22:01:41 GMT)
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cont.: gibt's ein zähes Ringen um Platz 4
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Danke an ALLE!"
1 hr
xx und xx haben sich festgefahren /sind blockiert
http://quickdic.org/index_e.html
I searched everywhere for the right term, this is the closest I can find; it means that the two boats are so close that it is hard to tell which one is first; the term is normally used in a standstill in negotiations or in traffic; I'm not sure whether this sounds "nautical" enough here. Maybe it's a start
I searched everywhere for the right term, this is the closest I can find; it means that the two boats are so close that it is hard to tell which one is first; the term is normally used in a standstill in negotiations or in traffic; I'm not sure whether this sounds "nautical" enough here. Maybe it's a start
Peer comment(s):
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Lars Helbig
: Since the table is only an abstract statistical representation of their performance, I don't think anything like blocking is really appropriate here. Their relative standings can't influence each other directly. Logjam itself is already pushing it.
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Gedränge
Instead of trying to translate the image of many logs getting jammed up and while drifting down a stream I would translate with what was meant. I think 'Gedränge' gets the idea of several people being close to each and in reach of the fourth place.
16 hrs
= tie; sie teilen sich Platz vier
A "logjam" is really a very silly expression to use here, because it normally means a large number trying to use the same place or space, but here it's quite clearly only two competitors sharing the same (fourth) place in a sporting table.
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