Grand Slam

Latvian translation: "Grand Slam" turnīrs

18:46 Jul 9, 2012
English to Latvian translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Wimbledon championship, tennis
English term or phrase: Grand Slam
Translating a piece on this year's Wimbledon championship and cannot find a good equivalent for Grand Slam. Here is an extract:
It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments...
Laura Luse (X)
Local time: 01:56
Latvian translation:"Grand Slam" turnīrs
Explanation:
Parasti to netulko.

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Local time: 18:56
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4 +4"Grand Slam" turnīrs
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4 +3Grand Slam
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Grand Slam


Explanation:
Šo terminu netulko.

Example sentence(s):
  • šādi Grand Slam tenisa turnīri: Roland Garros un Vimbldonas turnīrs, ceturtdaļfināla, pusfināla un fināla spēles, kurās piedalās kāds Beļģijas tenisists, tiešraidē un pilnīgi;

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Egils Turks
Latvia
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian, Native in RussianRussian

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
grand slam
"Grand Slam" turnīrs


Explanation:
Parasti to netulko.

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Note added at 8 mins (2012-07-09 18:55:37 GMT)
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vita z
Latvia
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Latvian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Paldies!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jānis Greivuls
27 mins
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agree  Ines Burrell
59 mins
  -> Paldies!

agree  Doroteja
2 hrs
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