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mit Weile-Vorsprung (zeigte der Wallach den Gegnern seine Hufeisen)

English translation: 10 lengths win

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German term or phrase:mit Weile-Vorsprung (zeigte der Wallach den Gegnern seine Hufeisen)
English translation:10 lengths win

11:10 Oct 30, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Horse racing term
German term or phrase: mit Weile-Vorsprung (zeigte der Wallach den Gegnern seine Hufeisen)
This is in a race report. I'm curious as to the meaning of Weilein this context. It may be a Swiss German turn of phrase but I have found other usage in German language horse-racing publications
Andrew Pidgeon
10 lengths win
Explanation:
see reference
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 04:03
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +110 lengths win
Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Summary of reference entries provided
10 Längen
Sabine Akabayov, PhD

  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
10 lengths win


Explanation:
see reference

Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Question from "non-logged in visitor", hence unlikely to be closed without two agrees. Here is number one.
12 hrs
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agree  ADPidgeon: Thanks for a helpful answer. I'm new to the site so not sure about protocol
5 days
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: @ADPidgeon - you can't agree with answers to your own Q!
5 days
  -> Cilian, do you disagree with me or with ADPidgeon?
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Reference comments


16 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: 10 Längen

Reference information:
Eine Weile sind ca. 10 Längen

http://www.galopprennen.org/html/body_galopprennsprache.html

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Note added at 27 mins (2014-10-30 11:37:55 GMT)
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I searched it

Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 10
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thanks very much. Did you have this to hand or did you search?


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Michael Martin, MA: Not exclusive to Swiss at all. Comes up many times when googling "Weile-Vorsprung"
1 hr
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