За пределами дюжины остался Ока.

English translation: left out of the dozen/was not included into

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)

Russian term or phrase:	За пределами дюжины остался.
English translation:	left out of the dozen/was not included into
Entered by:	daniesza

01:10 May 5, 2006

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Basketball

Russian term or phrase: За пределами дюжины остался Ока.

The context (this whole context is awash in mystery though) is from a sports write-up and the "decision" is based on the rules for allowing only a certain amount of foreign players on the court, out of the 12 that comprise a b-ball team:

"Единственной предматчевой интригой оставалось лишь то, кого из иностранцев «штаб» химчан решит не выпускать на площадку. За пределами дюжины остался Ока." (Oka is the player)

I interpreted the second-hand translation as:
"The only intrigue before the match was the decision over which foreign player to send on court, and Oka was picked from the 12. "

daniesza KudoZ activity Questions: 49 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 23
Local time: 03:29

Oka was left out of the dozen/was not included into

Explanation:
was not admitted to the game

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 19 mins (2006-05-05 01:29:43 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

He was left behind

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 30 mins (2006-05-05 01:40:03 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

was not included into the list of players

Selected response from:

Andrey Belousov (X)
United States
Local time: 02:29

Grading comment

looks like this one is it. thanx
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

Oka was left out of the dozen/was not included into

Andrey Belousov (X)

Oka was not included in the active roster

Tsogt Gombosuren

Answers

14 mins confidence:

Oka was left out of the dozen/was not included into

Andrey Belousov (X)
United States
Local time: 02:29
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 23

Grading comment

looks like this one is it. thanx

56 mins confidence:

Oka was not included in the active roster

Explanation:
I hope this will help.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 hrs (2006-05-05 05:20:16 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

If you have such context, the perfect version would be "Oka sat out in the game".

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 hrs (2006-05-05 05:21:17 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

Sorry, "Oka sat out the game".
If you google for "sat out the game", you would find thousands hits.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 hrs (2006-05-05 06:33:21 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

But, Oka was left out of the list of 12 players, which is the "active roster".
In basketball, a team has 12-15 players in its complete roster, including 12 players in the active roster and up to 3 players in the inactive roster.
So, the correct translation of your text is "Oka was not included in the active roster".

Reference: http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/How_many_players_are_on_a_basketbal...

Tsogt Gombosuren
Canada
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of:

Mongolian
PRO pts in category: 18

Notes to answerer

Asker: thanx!! there are so many factors involved its not exactly the roster, as he is on the roster, just not chosen for that game.

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:

ProZ.com term search

Search millions of term translations