Jun 11, 2007 21:21
17 yrs ago
English term

Victory there saw...

English to German Other Sports / Fitness / Recreation Sailing (Swedish Match Race) - video
Diese Satzkonstruktion ist mir ein Rätsel.

"VICTORY THERE SAW Baird move into 5th place on the Swedish Match Tour, but its Australia’s Peter Gilmour, 3rd in Long Beach, who retains the lead at the top of the rankings after victories in Bermuda and Japan.

Bin für jeden Hinweis (auch ohne Übers.) dankbar!
Proposed translations (German)
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Discussion

Cornelia Mayer Jun 12, 2007:
Ja, ganz bestimmt...
Johanna Timm, PhD Jun 11, 2007:
Ist es vielleicht eine verkappte Personifizierung: Victory saw... [analog zu" Lady Fortune smiled on...]?

Proposed translations

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Da Baird im diesen Ort siegreich war, ist er jetzt im 5. Rang im ganzen Turnier - sicherlich kann jemand es besser ausdrücken, aber so was heißt es!
Peer comment(s):

agree Cilian O'Tuama : yes, victory in that race meant that he moved up into 5th place overall
46 mins
Thanks Cilian
agree Bernhard Sulzer : yes, through his victory there (in that race/at that venue), he moved into 5th place. ...durch den (mit dem) dortigen Sieg plazierte sich B. auf Rang 5 - this is corrected - why I thought at first it said move "up" into I don't know.
2 hrs
Thanks Bernhard
agree Francis Lee (X) : If I had to translate "Durch den Sieg errang X ...", the phrase in question would be my exact English rendering ...
15 hrs
agree Sonia Heidemann
2 days 22 hrs
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