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Englisch Begriff oder Satz:	back?
Englisch Übersetzung:	who reached the finish
Eingetragen von:	Hakki Ucar

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10:25 May 18, 2007

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Englisch Begriff oder Satz: back?

Below you can find a sample of determiners with numbers:
I am not sure about the meaning of *back* here?

The first five runners *back* were given a special prize?

Hakki Ucar KudoZ-Aktivität Fragen: 51 (alle geschlossen) Antworten: 52 Türkei
Local time: 03:14

who reached the finish

Erklärung:
The first five runners who reached the finish, or perhaps the first five runners to return to the starting point of the circuit.

Ausgewählte Antwort von:

Alison Jenner
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 01:14

Hinweis von Fragesteller an den Antwortenden

Thank you ,all explanations were very good indeed.
4 KudoZ-Punkte wurden für diese Antwort vergeben

Zusammenfassung aller eingereichten Antworten

4 +11

who reached the finish

Alison Jenner

3 -1

runner-up??

Miguel Garcia Uriburu

Antworten

4 Min. Antwortsicherheit:

Zustimmung (Netto): +11

who reached the finish

Erklärung:
The first five runners who reached the finish, or perhaps the first five runners to return to the starting point of the circuit.

Alison Jenner
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 01:14
Arbeitsgebiet
Muttersprache: Englisch
PRO-Punkte in Kategorie: 8

Hinweis von Fragesteller an den Antwortenden

Thank you ,all explanations were very good indeed.

Kommentare zu dieser Antwort (und Antworten vom Beantworter der Frage)

Zustimmung

Nesrin: Yes, I understand it as "to come back" to the starting point of the circuit, as you said.

1 Min.

-> Thanks, Nesrin.

Zustimmung

Monika Silea: the first five TO ARRIVE at the finish line, in a closed circuit

2 Min.

-> Thanks, Monika.

Zustimmung

silvia b

13 Min.

-> Thanks, Silvia.

Zustimmung

Elena Aleksandrova

17 Min.

-> Thanks, Elena.

Zustimmung

Vicky Papaprodromou

38 Min.

-> Thanks, Vicky.

Zustimmung

airmailrpl: -

53 Min.

-> Thanks, airmalrpl.

Zustimmung

Amy Williams: yep

1 Stunde

-> Thanks, Amy.

Zustimmung

Tony M

1 Stunde

-> Thanks, Tony.

Zustimmung

JaneTranslates: Already closed, but in view of Miguel's plausible (but, I think, mistaken) suggestion, I'd like to reinforce my firm opinion that this is the correct interpretation.

6 Stunden

Zustimmung

Sophia Finos

11 Stunden

Zustimmung

Marju Galitsos

1 Tag8 Stunden

4 Min. Antwortsicherheit:

Zustimmung (Netto): -1

runner-up??

Erklärung:
There may be a mistake in the text. Runners - up are those who arrive in the positions following the winner of a race, or the holder of the first place in any type of competition.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-18 12:14:00 GMT) Post-grading
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I did not mean to be rude, as I am sure you didn't, and, frankly, I don't think that talking about my dead mother is rude. In any case, and to finish this rather useless discussion, my apologies, madam, which is the way any gentleman must act towards a lady.

Miguel Garcia Uriburu
Spanien
Local time: 02:14
Spezialgebiet
Muttersprache: Spanisch

Hinweise an den Beantworter der Frage

Fragesteller: Thanks Miguel

Kommentare zu dieser Antwort (und Antworten vom Beantworter der Frage)

Zustimmung

Kirill Semenov: it makes sense

5 Min.

-> Thank you...so it does.-

Widerspruch

Amy Williams: that's not the meaning here and there's no mistake//I am sure because this is my language and the "first 5 runners back" are in positions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.//the meanings aren't the same (yours are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). I find your comments a tad rude

1 Stunde

-> Well, you seem so sure that you, obviously, are the author of the text. And, BTW, the meanings are exactly the same, only the terms are different. Honni soit qui mal y pense./And it's my mother's native language, and I was educated bilingual, so..........

Widerspruch

Tony M: Amy is right, the meaning is not the same, as she has explained very clearly; there is certainly no reason to assume any mistake in the text, which reads perfectly well.

1 Stunde

-> Well, since I am a firm believer in freedom of opinion, I will refrain from any further comment...as I say in my note, and after 5 years in Proz and participating in the kudoz queries, these discussions are useless.- Regards, and have a nice week-end.-

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Englisch: back?

Englisch translation: who reached the finish