dwarfing national champions

French translation: éclipsant/et éclipsent les leaders nationaux

15:21 Aug 25, 2015
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
English term or phrase: dwarfing national champions
the global leaders dwarfing national champions
Nesrine Echroudi
Tunisia
French translation:éclipsant/et éclipsent les leaders nationaux
Explanation:
"Champions nationaux" sounds clumsy in this context IMO so I (re)used leaders, though I suppose translating it literally wouldn't be the end of the world.
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Gregory Lassale
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3 +1éclipsant/et éclipsent les leaders nationaux
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éclipsant/et éclipsent les leaders nationaux


Explanation:
"Champions nationaux" sounds clumsy in this context IMO so I (re)used leaders, though I suppose translating it literally wouldn't be the end of the world.

Gregory Lassale
United States
Local time: 22:17
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 10

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agree  AbrahamS: Unless dwarfing has become a sport, that's pretty much it. We could try translating "national champions" by meilleurs contributeurs nationaux.
4 hrs
  -> Haha. I thought the same. Thanks
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