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There were 57 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase.Entries submitted in this pair were rated on a per-segment basis. Listed below are all submitted translations of each individual source text segment. |
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Translations submitted for each source text segment are listed below. Segments have had surrounding punctuation stripped, and the resulting identical segments have been grouped together, so each listed translation should differ, but the difference may be subtle (eg. internal punctuation or diacritics).| Viewing segment # out of 14 |
Source text segment #5- "I can't concentrate when I'm thinking." Rank by: +26 | -1 This doesn't make sense because the whole point of concentrating is to improve one's thinking - just the opposite of what this hillarious sentence is implying.  +12 It's [definitely] humorous because [usually] when you concentrate, you ARE thinking... but concentrating on the ball at sports does not imply you are necessarily thinking. There is a common missing element to all the source quotes: CONTEXT. It is key to k +8 | -3 It makes perfect sense to me: when one tries to focus (concentrate) on the game (run fast, throw or catch the ball, etc,), one has no time to stop & consider one's options & risks: you just play without thinking it over: you had prepared in advance! +3 This is a merger of two expressions that each mean the same thing but together the logically cancel each other out. They are "I can't think while doing X" and "I can't concentrate while [you're] doing X". +4 | -1 Typical surrealistic impossibility +5 | -2 It's [supposedly] humorous because when you concentrate, you ARE thinking. +1 This is about difference between concentrating and thinking. +1 Both thinking and concentrating occupy your mind in the same way, but paradoxically, they are not synonims. They are, actually, exclusive (can't be in your mind at the same time), but one needs the other in order to occur!! Nice complexity... I can't concentrate when I am thinking. Meaning you think too much, losing your focus. Не могу сосредоточиться, слишком много мыслей в голове. +4 | -8 I can't concentrate on another thing when I am thinking about something else. | Translations of this segment (57 total; 29 unique)No puedo concentrarme cuando estoy pensando No me puedo concentrar cuando estoy pensando Nunca puedo concentrarme cuando pienso No me puedo concentrar cuando pienso Cuando pienso me cuesta concentrarme Me es imposible concentrarme cuando pienso Cuando estoy pensando, no logro concentrarme No puedo concentrarme mientras pienso No puedo concentrarme cuando pienso No puedo concentrarme y pensar a la vez No puedo concentrarme pensando No consigo concentrarme cuando me pongo a pensar No puedo concentrarme y pensar al mismo tiempo Cuando pienso no me puedo concentrar No me puedo concentrar si me pongo a pensar Si estoy pensando, no puedo concentrarme Soy incapaz de concentrarme cuando estoy pensando No logro concentrarme cuando pienso Si estoy pensando no puedo concentrarme Si pienso no me concentro No me concentro cuando estoy pensando no me puedo concentrar mientras pienso No puedo prestar atención cuando necesito pensar No me puedo concentrarme cuando estoy pensando No ves que cuando estoy pensando no puedo concentrarme No consigo concentrarme cuando estoy pensando No me puedo concentrar mientras pienso Si estoy pensando, no consigo concentrarme Cuando estoy pensando no me puedo concentrar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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