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marr në tavolinë

English translation: win by forfeit / walkover

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Albanian term or phrase:marr në tavolinë
English translation:win by forfeit / walkover
Entered by: Sweetie

21:42 Jul 2, 2014
Albanian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Regarding football match-fixing
Albanian term or phrase: marr në tavolinë
I think the phrase is one that would occur in other contexts too, but here's the section in which it comes three times:

"Kjo do të realizohej duke futur lojtarë rezervë, të dobët, të luanin si të luanin, ku edhe në qoftëse ndeshja dilte në favor të skuadrës së Dinamos, do të bëhej ndonjë gabim në protokoll dhe ata e merrnin në tavolinë, por i pandehuri duhet të kapte edhe albitrin. Për këtë i pandehuri... ka thënë... se ndeshjen do ja linin që në fushë, por edhe në rastin më të keq, edhe nëse do të shkonte keq ndeshja, do të bëhej protokoll dhe e kishte të marrë në tavolinë, tre pikë i kishte të marra, do bëhej në pjesën e dytë, ose me të kuqe ishte e garantuar, do të fitonin me 99%, po edhe po të kishte 1% mundësi, do ta merrnin në tavolinë ndeshjen."

While we're at it, what might be the best way of rendering "duhet të kapte edhe arbitrin"?
Sweetie
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:40
forfeit
Explanation:
"If, through the fault of a participating member association, a match cannot
take place or be played in its entirety, the FIFA Organising Committee shall
declare that the match be forfeited (awarding victory and the resultant three
points to the opposing team as well as the score of 3-0, or greater, depending
on the score in the match at the time of abandonment) and/or exclude the
team concerned from the competition."


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Ardit Vallja
Albania
Local time: 05:40
Grading comment
Thank you - I've adjusted your suggestion slightly for the glossary
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4 +1forfeit
Ardit Vallja


  

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
forfeit


Explanation:
"If, through the fault of a participating member association, a match cannot
take place or be played in its entirety, the FIFA Organising Committee shall
declare that the match be forfeited (awarding victory and the resultant three
points to the opposing team as well as the score of 3-0, or greater, depending
on the score in the match at the time of abandonment) and/or exclude the
team concerned from the competition."





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Ardit Vallja
Albania
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: Albanian
Grading comment
Thank you - I've adjusted your suggestion slightly for the glossary
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. Would "walkover" also be a good translation?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ledja: "win on forfeit" would be the translation of the whole phrase here, and there is, on the other hand, "lose on forfeit". Regarding "të kapte arbitrin", the wording there is quite colloquial and can be translated more formally as "approach the referee"
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