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2014 annual ProZ.com translation contest: "Celebrations" » English to Turkish

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Source text in English

Who cast that first fateful tomato that started the La Tomatina revolution? The reality is no one knows. Maybe it was an anti-Franco rebellion, or a carnival that got out of hand. According to the most popular version of the story, during the 1945 festival of Los Gigantes (a giant paper mâché puppet parade), locals were looking to stage a brawl to get some attention. They happened upon a vegetable cart nearby and started hurling ripe tomatoes. Innocent onlookers got involved until the scene escalated into a massive melee of flying fruit. The instigators had to repay the tomato vendors, but that didn't stop the recurrence of more tomato fights—and the birth of a new tradition.

Fearful of an unruly escalation, authorities enacted, relaxed, and then reinstated a series of bans in the 1950s. In 1951, locals who defied the law were imprisoned until public outcry called for their release. The most famous effrontery to the tomato bans happened in 1957 when proponents held a mock tomato funeral complete with a coffin and procession. After 1957, the local government decided to roll with the punches, set a few rules in place, and embraced the wacky tradition.

Though the tomatoes take center stage, a week of festivities lead up to the final showdown. It's a celebration of Buñol's patron saints, the Virgin Mary and St. Louis Bertrand, with street parades, music, and fireworks in joyous Spanish fashion. To build up your strength for the impending brawl, an epic paella is served on the eve of the battle, showcasing an iconic Valencian dish of rice, seafood, saffron, and olive oil.

Today, this unfettered festival has some measure of order. Organizers have gone so far as to cultivate a special variety of unpalatable tomatoes just for the annual event. Festivities kick off around 10 a.m. when participants race to grab a ham fixed atop a greasy pole. Onlookers hose the scramblers with water while singing and dancing in the streets. When the church bell strikes noon, trucks packed with tomatoes roll into town, while chants of "To-ma-te, to-ma-te!" reach a crescendo.

Then, with the firing of a water cannon, the main event begins. That's the green light for crushing and launching tomatoes in all-out attacks against fellow participants. Long distance tomato lobbers, point-blank assassins, and medium range hook shots. Whatever your technique, by the time it's over, you will look (and feel) quite different. Nearly an hour later, tomato-soaked bombers are left to play in a sea of squishy street salsa with little left resembling a tomato to be found. A second cannon shot signals the end of the battle.

The winning entry has been announced in this pair.

There were 18 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 3 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. The winning entry was determined based on finals round voting by peers.

Competition in this pair is now closed.


Entries (18 total; 3 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #19000 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
6314 x41 x25 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.003.00 (10 ratings)3.00 (10 ratings)
Entry tagging:
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  • 2 users agreed with "likes" (5 total agrees)
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-1
+1
1
Aslında bunun cevabını kimse bilmiyor.
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Cansel22
-3
Hikayenin en meşhur anlatımına göre
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Muge SOZEN
-5
+1
Zaptedilemez bir tırmanışın meydana gelmesinden korkan yetkililer 1950’li yıllarda bir dizi yasağı yürürlüğe koymuş, bir süre sonra gevşetmiş ve daha sonra tekrar geri getirmişlerdi.
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Uygar_
+1
adına
Good term selection
Taner Tanrıöver
-5
+2
3
toma
Other
:) It made​ me laugh.
Ümit Karahan
-1
1
tomanın
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:)
zuhal BAKIR
Entry #21763 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
458 x44 x25 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.143.09 (11 ratings)3.18 (11 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 3 users entered 4 "like" tags
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  • 6 users disagreed with "likes" (8 total disagrees)
-6
+1
3
Belki Franco karşıtı bir isyanın ya da bir kanavalın kontrolden çıkmasıydı olan
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Taner Tanrıöver
-1
+1
1
Domates savaşı yasaklarını tiye alan en meşhur eylem, 1957’de savaş yanlılarının tabutla yürüdüğü domates cenazesi oldu.
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Uygar_
-1
Sonrasında fışkırtılan tazyikli su, ezilen domateslerin havalarda uçuştuğu ve katılımcıların var güçleri ile birbirlerine saldırdığı ana etkinliğin başlamasına yeşil ışık yakıyor
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Emel Kurt
domateslerin havalarda uçuştuğu
Good term selection
Emel Kurt
Entry #16237 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
385 x48 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.153.40 (10 ratings)2.89 (9 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 4 users entered 6 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
  • 7 users disagreed with "likes" (15 total disagrees)
-3
+1
La Tomatina devriminin kaderini belirleyen o ilk domatesi kim attı?
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Hek
-4
1
tabutuna ve cenaze yürüyüşüne dek hiçbir eksik kalmayacak şekilde
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Muge SOZEN
-3
Başrolde domatesler olsa da, şenliklerle geçen hafta aslında son gösterinin hazırlığı niteliğinde.
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Muge SOZEN
-1
Yaklaşan savaş için gücünüzü toplamanıza yardımcı olmak amacıyla savaş arifesinde p
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Uygar_
-4
1
Günümüzde, bu özgür festivalin belirli bir düzeni var.
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Ümit Karahan
domates türü yetiştirec
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Uygar_


Non-finalist entries

The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #20983 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.872.88 (8 ratings)2.86 (7 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 3 "like" tags
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  • 2 users disagreed with "likes" (2 total disagrees)
+3
La Tomatina devrimini başlatarak tarihe damga vuran o ilk domatesi kim attı?
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Uygar_
-2
Yakınlarda bir seyyar sebze tezgâhı bulup olgun domatesleri birbirlerine savurmaya başlarlar
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Uygar_
+2
Şenlikler saat 10:00 sularında, katılımcıların yağlı bir direğin tepesine sabitlenmiş jambonu kapmak için birbirleriyle yarışmasıyla başlar
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Uygar_
Entry #21719 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.852.90 (10 ratings)2.80 (10 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 3 "like" tags
  • 5 users agreed with "likes" (5 total agrees)
tırmanarak
Good term selection
Sercan Çelik
+5
Olayı kışkırtanlar domates satıcılarının zararını karşılamak zorunda kalsa da bu durum domates savaşlarının tekrarlanmasını ve yeni bir geleneğin doğmasını engelleyemez.
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Ümit Karahan
bu kanuna karşı çıkan yöre insanları hapse atılır ve kamuoyu tepkisi üzerine salıverilirler
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Sercan Çelik
Entry #19169 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.772.67 (6 ratings)2.86 (7 ratings)
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  • 3 users entered 3 "like" tags
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  • 4 users disagreed with "likes" (4 total disagrees)
yay
Good term selection
Bumin Ergenekon
-1
+1
cüretkarlık
Good term selection
Muge SOZEN
-3
1
destansı bir paella servisi yapılır, pirinç, deniz mahsülleri, safran ve zeytinyağından oluşan ikonik Valensiya yemeği tüm cazibesiyle sunulur.
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malpkilic
Entry #16013 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.712.63 (8 ratings)2.78 (9 ratings)
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Entry #19138 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.632.75 (8 ratings)2.50 (10 ratings)
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+2
sabah 10 sularında
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Uygar_
+1
Bu, domateslerin ezilmesi ve katılımcıların birbirlerine var güçleri ile fırlatmaları için yeşil ışık anlamına geli
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Uygar_
Entry #16078 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.572.63 (8 ratings)2.50 (8 ratings)
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-1
+1
Öykünün en fazla rağbet gören anlatımına göre
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Muge SOZEN
İspanyol usulü coşkulu sokak geçit törenleri, müzikleri ve havai fişekleriyle bu şenlikler Bunyol’un koruyucu azizleri olan Bakire Meryem ve Aziz Luis Bertran’ı anmak içindir
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Uygar_
Entry #17882 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.442.71 (7 ratings)2.17 (6 ratings)
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  • 3 users entered 3 "like" tags
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-1
1
o mukkader ilk domatesi
Good term selection
unx
-3
2
yerli halk biraz dikkat çekmek için arbede çıkaracak yer arıyordu.
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Ümit Karahan
+1
hukşat
Good term selection
Taner Tanrıöver
Entry #21194 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.362.71 (7 ratings)2.00 (6 ratings)
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-1
+2
Şenlikler öğleden önce saat on gibi, katılımcıların yağlanmış bir direğin tepesine yerleştirilmiş jambonu kapmak için yarışmasıyla başlar.
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Taner Tanrıöver
Entry #15779 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.202.25 (8 ratings)2.14 (7 ratings)
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  • 3 users entered 4 "like" tags
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-1
+3
1
La Tomatino devriminin fitilini ateşleyen ilk domatesi acaba kim attı?
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malpkilic
Gerçek şu ki kimse bilmiyor.
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Bumin Ergenekon
+1
En tutulan rivayete göre
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Bumin Ergenekon
-1
1
yüklü kamyonlar şiddeti gittikçe artan "To-ma-te, to-ma-te! (domates, domates)" tezahüratları eşliğinde şehre akın eder
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Uygar_
Entry #19588 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.192.50 (8 ratings)1.88 (8 ratings)
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Entry #16274 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.132.25 (8 ratings)2.00 (7 ratings)
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-3
En yaygın söylenti
Good term selection
This is pr​etty good ​compared t​o non-Turk​ish-orgina​ted "popül​er versiyo​n".
Ümit Karahan
+1
topyekün saldırı
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Uygar_
Entry #21556 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.102.00 (5 ratings)2.20 (5 ratings)
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Entry #19805 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.092.17 (6 ratings)2.00 (7 ratings)
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-3
Ağızlarda dolaşan bir rivayet der ki
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Muge SOZEN
-1
+1
1
tabi ki tabut ve cenaze alayı bu merasimin olmazsa olmazıdır
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Muge SOZEN
Entry #20306 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.072.00 (9 ratings)2.13 (8 ratings)
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Entry1.001.00 (9 ratings)1.00 (9 ratings)
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