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ProZ.com translation contests

ProZ.com translation contests offer a fun way to take a break from your normal routine while testing and honing your skills with fellow translators.


Current and previous contests

Contest logo		Strange urgency: "The cat"Finals phase
Entries42
Participants35
Language pairs11
Contest logo		Benevolent deception: "The placebo button effect"Finished
Entries382
Participants330
Language pairs57
Contest logo		Translation mash-up: "Dust Bowl"Finished
Entries104
Participants96
Language pairs42
Contest logo		Homo-digital: "La sociedad transparente"Finished
Entries82
Participants76
Language pairs23
Contest logo		17th Translation Contest: "The Sounds of Silence"Finished
Entries883
Participants810
Language pairs77
Contest logo		2014 annual ProZ.com translation contest: "Celebrations"Finished
Entries2,840
Participants2,114
Language pairs222
Contest logo		Exploring the desert: "The Doomed City"Finished
Entries79
Participants78
Language pairs18
Contest logo		Sin telaraña en las pupilas: "Frases de Oliverio Girondo"Finished
Entries196
Participants136
Language pairs20
Contest logo		Poetry with a tune: "Translation of Lyrics"Finished
Entries285
Participants263
Language pairs38
Contest logo		11th ProZ.com translation contest: "Contemporary society"Finished
Entries820
Participants668
Language pairs93
Contest logo		Mini-contest 2012: "Yogi Berra Quotes"Finished
Entries625
Participants593
Language pairs64
Contest logo		9th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Business"Finished
Entries1,163
Participants769
Language pairs141
Contest logo		1st Annual ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Awakening"Finished
Entries933
Participants705
Language pairs120
Contest logo		7th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Sports"Finished
Entries526
Participants403
Language pairs107
Contest logo		6th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Relationships"Finished
Entries591
Participants451
Language pairs98
Contest logo		5th ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Travel"Finished
Entries464
Participants358
Language pairs67
Contest logo		Fourth ProZ.com Translation Contest: "Raising children"Finished
Entries518
Participants393
Language pairs82
Contest logo		Third ProZ.com Translation ContestFinished
Entries230
Participants208
Language pairs49
Contest logo		Second ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007Finished
Entries119
Participants95
Language pairs33
Contest logo		First ProZ.com Translation Contest 2007Finished
Entries240
Participants186
Language pairs18



Recent discussion about ProZ.com translation contests

Congratulations to the winners of Strange urgency: "The Cat"

 Cute kitten, by Jonathan Fink.



Hello, all,

In the translation contest Strange urgency: "The Cat", the finals stage has come to a close. Winners have been determined in the following language pairs:

Arabic to English: Haytham Abulela
Arabic to French: Rouba Hassan Pilartz

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who voted!

In the following pairs, too few votes were received to define a winning translation, and they have been placed in feedback mode so that the translations can be viewed and discussed:

Arabic to Spanish
Arabic to German
Arabic to Italian

In the following pairs, too few entries were received to go to competition, and they have been placed in feedback mode so that the translations can be viewed and discussed:

Arabic to Bengali
Arabic to Chinese
Arabic to Indonesian
Arabic to Kabyle
Arabic to Portuguese (BR)
Arabic to Portuguese (EU)
Arabic to Russian
Arabic to Turkish
Arabic to Urdu

Thank you as always to everyone who participated in this contest. The next translation contest starts very soon, so be on the lookout!

Happy translating,

Julieta and Andrea

(Photo by Jonathan Fink)
Andrea Capuselli
Andrea Capuselli
Argentina
Discussion about Benevolent deception: "The placebo button effect" in English to Swahili@Fredrik

This problem has been around for a while, even the old certificates cannot be downloaded...

Congratulations!

Teresa
Teresa Borges
Teresa Borges
Portugal
Discussion about Benevolent deception: "The placebo button effect" in English to SwahiliUnable to download the certificate

Hi Team,

I emerged the winner in my language pair. However, am facing difficulties to download the certificate from my Proz.com account. Kindly help me.

Kind regards.
Fredrick Otiato
Fredrick Otiato
Kenya
Discussion about Benevolent deception: "The placebo button effect" in English to Dutch - Entry #24770To understand your intent...

Am I right in thinking that you're being sarcastic, Gerard? That in fact you think this is deceptive behaviour and dislike it?

I understand what you mean, but I have to admit, I think this sounds like an interesting blind experiment. I would be keen to see the results. It sounds as though the site sent you out a disclaimer about what's happening, is that right? So you do have the opportunity to remove your consent and not participate.
Phil Hand
Phil Hand
China
Discussion about Benevolent deception: "The placebo button effect" in English to Dutch - Entry #24770Is this the only place where it was used?

Gerard de Noord wrote:

I read today, 18 April 2019, in a publication by Messrs Dotterer and Tabor, that they are posting machine translations between the regular translations here on purpose. To measure our behaviour. Great website, this!


Now I'm wondering whether Kudoz was free from MT questions and answers....
Sometimes I had the feeling that the asker did not speak Hungarian at all still on her/his profile said she/he was.
Katalin Szilárd
Katalin Szilárd
Hungary




What members have said about ProZ.com translation contests

Concursurile m-au învăţat ceva. Pentru mine, ca traducător obişnuit, ele constituie o "oportunitate de învăţare" accesibilă.
lucca
Romania

It was fun to translate [the contest source text] because it presents a certain idea or principle in many different ways (and words) and thereby reveals whether the translator has full command of his/her target language.
Anna Haxen
Denmark

I always thought of the contests to be a good chance to learn from our mistakes.
Dasa Suciu

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