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These are the candidates for Translation of the week.
Ideal candidates are
1) short, 2) easy to translate, 3) lead to potential translations of other topics, 4) of some importance in an encyclopedia.
When proposing a candidate, please
  • include pronunciations for terms left untranslated, such as proper names and foreign terms, for the sake of languages that will want to transliterate them.
  • copy all relevant graphics to Commons and give the link to the resources;
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You may remove a candidate from the list, if it has

  1. more opposing votes than supporting ones for two weeks, or
  2. an equal number of opposing votes and supporting votes for one month, or
  3. the number of oppose votes is 1/3 or more of that of total votes for two months, or
  4. no positive votes other than the nominator's for two weeks.
Valid vote = Support - Oppose. Otherwise you may simply abstain from the vote, or you may add a comment under a heading Comments.

Two-thirds majority in favour (group 1)

  • (Except those who have only the vote of nomination, see group 5).
  • Sorted first by the net support (number of support votes minus number of oppose votes), second those with less negative votes and thirdly in order of nomination.


6 (=7-1)

5 (=5-0)

5 (=6-1)

4 (=4-0)

en:Ogden PointEdit

(Net support = 4; Against = 0%) (Group 1)

Ogden Point is a deep water port facility located in the southwestern corner of the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Its location in the historic and beautiful city on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, by the Strait of Juan de Fuca not far from Vancouver and Seattle, US, has made it an attractive cruise ship destination. It also serves as a ship repair and supply facility for cruise ships and other vessels such as deep sea cable laying ships. Ogden Point also has a heliport with frequent service to Vancouver Harbour, Vancouver International Airport, and Seattle. The port lies at the eastern entrance of Victoria Harbour. For smaller boats there is boat ramp for trailerable boats.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 15:35, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
  2. -- Deryni (talk) 15:36, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
  3. --Ameisenigel (talk) 20:09, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
  4. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 13:10, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose


  Comment

en:Couque de DinantEdit

(Net support = 4; Against = 0%) (Group 1)

The Couque de Dinant (English: Cake of Dinant) is an extremely hard, sweet biscuit native to the southern Belgian city of Dinant in Wallonia.

  Support

  1. --Uruk (talk) 22:09, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
  2. --Ameisenigel (talk) 13:23, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
  3. --Shizhao (talk) 02:22, 6 January 2020 (UTC)
  4. Mouth watering. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 10:05, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose


  Comment


4 (=5-1)

en:GarúaEdit

(Net support = 4; Against = 16.667%) (Group 1)

Garúa is a Spanish word meaning drizzle or mist. Although used in other contexts in the Spanish-speaking world, garúa most importantly refers to the moist cold fog that blankets the coasts of Peru and northern Chile, especially during the southern hemisphere winter. Garúa is called Camanchaca in Chile. Garúa brings mild temperatures and high humidity to a tropical coastal desert. It also provides moisture from fog and mist to a nearly-rainless region and permits the existence of vegetated fog oases, called lomas.

While fog and drizzle are common in many coastal areas around the world, the prevalence and persistence of garúa and its impact on climate and the environment make it unique

  Support

  1. --Zquid (talk) 01:11, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
  2. --Deryni (talk) 06:21, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
  3. --Shizhao (talk) 08:00, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
  4. --Erebuss (talk) 09:37, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
  5. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 13:06, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose

  1. --Ameisenigel (talk) 13:21, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

  Comment


3 (=3-0)

en:The FlapperEdit

(Net support = 3; Against = 0%) (Group 1)

The Flapper is a 1920 American silent comedy film starring Olive Thomas. Directed by Alan Crosland, the film was the first in the United States to portray the "flapper" lifestyle, which would become a cultural craze or fad in the 1920s.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 12:39, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
  2. Why not? --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 01:39, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
  3. Interesting --Ameisenigel (talk) 20:57, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose


  Comment


3 (=4-1)

ja:ミューザ川崎シンフォニーホールEdit

(en:Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall)

(Net support = 3; Against = 20%) (Group 1)

Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (ミューザ川崎シンフォニーホール Myūza Kawasaki Shinfonī Hōru) is a concert hall in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The name is coined from music and za (座) lit. 'seat'.[1] The vineyard-style concert hall, with a capacity of 1,997, was built for the eightieth anniversary of the foundation of the city.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 15:28, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
  2. --Uruk (talk) 18:03, 26 December 2019 (UTC) (the English article is more straight forward for translating ;-))
  3. --Ameisenigel (talk) 20:06, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
  4. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 10:24, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose

  1. English version must be upgraded. --Holapaco77 (talk) 19:23, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

  Comment

  • Multiple references from English version are dead; consider translating my translation in Chinese into your language(s) instead, which includes some archives. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 09:56, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
    • Also, as an additional notice, I imported the photo of entrance to the hall to Commons. Enjoy using that pic. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 10:00, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

3 (=5-2)

en:The Three Sisters (Alberta)Edit

(Net support = 3; Against = 28.571%) (Group 1)

The Three Sisters are a trio of peaks near Canmore, Alberta, Canada. They are known individually as Big Sister, Middle Sister and Little Sister.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 01:55, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
  2. -- Erebuss (talk) 06:40, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
  3. --Uruk (talk) 10:05, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
  4. --Sewepb (talk) 16:08, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
  5. --Gotanda (talk) 10:19, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

  Oppose

  1. Really too much short. --Holapaco77 (talk) 20:20, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
  2. Needs expand. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 01:08, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

  Comment "Ideal candidates shall be short and easy to translate."--Uruk (talk) 08:45, 29 August 2019 (UTC)

en:History of chocolate in SpainEdit

(Net support = 3; Against = 28.571%) (Group 1)

The history of chocolate in Spain is part of the culinary history of Spain as understood since the 16th century, when the colonization of the Americas began and the cocoa plant was discovered in regions of Mesoamerica, until the present. After the conquest of Mexico, cocoa as a commodity travelled by boat from the port of Nueva España to the Spanish coast. The first such voyage to Europe occurred at an unknown date in the 1520s. However it was only in the 17th century that regular trade began from the port of Veracruz, opening a maritime trade route that would supply the new demand from Spain, and later from other European countries.

  Support

  1. Zquid (talk) 12:02, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
  2. --Uruk (talk) 12:16, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
  3. I don't quite like the This article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia citation (which could indicate need of {{translated page}}), but the article itself is sweet :-) --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 08:58, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
  4. Long, but sweet. --Deryni (talk) 21:26, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
  5. -- Erebuss (talk) 08:20, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

  Oppose

  1. --Holapaco77 (talk) 17:34, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
  2. --Sewepb (talk) 08:15, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

  Comment

  • Clearly an article of encyclopedic nature. Although a little long, an alternative for the translator is to translate the introduction. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Zquid (talk) 12:02, 20 October 2019 (UTC) - - - No, the comment was made by Uruk, 12:18, 20 October 2019 (UTC) [1]. But I agree that the article might is a little long and translators can choose to translate the introduction. // Zquid (talk) 12:44, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
  • Featured article from Spanish Wikipedia. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 09:01, 23 October 2019 (UTC)

3 (=6-3)

2 (=2-0)

2 (=3-1)

Between 2/3 and 50% support (group 2)

  • Sorted first by the net support (number of support votes minus number of oppose votes) and second in order of nomination.
  • If a candidate has the number of oppose votes is 1/3 or more of that of total votes for two months, it will be removed from the list (rule 3).


2 (=4-2)

en:Earliest known life formsEdit

(Net support = 2; Against = 33.333%) (Group 2) (No votes from 1 month and 18 days)

The earliest known life forms on Earth are fossilized microorganisms found in hydrothermal vent precipitates. The earliest time that life forms first appeared on Earth is at least 3.7 billion years ago or even 4.5 billion years; not long after the oceans formed. The earliest direct evidence of life on Earth are microfossils of microorganisms permineralized in 3.4-billion-year-old Australian Pilbara Craton rocks.

  Support

  1. --Uruk (talk) 13:39, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
  2. A very nice article to have in our Wps. -- Deryni (talk) 04:51, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
  3. --Shizhao (talk) 14:09, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
  4. -- Erebuss (talk) 08:21, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

  Oppose

  1. Interesting, but not easy to translate. --Sewepb (talk) 17:27, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
  2. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 10:22, 1 December 2019 (UTC)

  Comment


2 (=5-3)


1 (=2-1)

1 (=3-2)

1 (=4-3)


1 (=5-4)


Equal oppose and support, and a minimum of 2 positive votes (group 3)

  • Sorted first by the net support and second in order of nomination.
  • If a candidate has an equal number of opposing votes and supporting votes for one month, it will be removed from the list (rule 2).
  • (With a minimum of 2 positive votes, of course. Candidates with 1-1 stay in group 5, to prevent unjust removals.)


0 (4-4)


0 (=2-2)



Less than 50% support (group 4)

  • Sorted first by the net support (number of support votes minus number of oppose votes) and second in order of nomination.
  • If a candidate has more opposing votes than supporting ones for two weeks, it will be removed from the list (rule 1).



New candidates (group 5)

  • With only 1 positive vote. (Regardless of whether they receive a negative vote or more.)
  • Sorted first by the net support and second in order of nomination.
  • If a candidate has no vote after two weeks, it will be removed from the list (rule 4).

Propose a new candidate

en:Vessel (structure)Edit

(Net support = 2; Against = 25%) (Group 1)

Vessel (TKA) is a structure and landmark which was built as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Construction began in April 2017; it opened on March 15, 2019.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 02:50, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
  2. --Uruk (talk) 10:56, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
  3. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 08:59, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose

  1. Too long --Sewepb (talk) 19:17, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

  Comment


en:Thomas HeatherwickEdit

(Net support = 2; Against = 25%) (Group 1)

Thomas Alexander Heatherwick, CBE RA RDI (born 17 February 1970) is an English designer and the founder of London-based design practice Heatherwick Studio. Since the late 1990s Heatherwick has emerged as one of Britain's most significant designers

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 02:51, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
  2. --Uruk (talk) 10:55, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
  3. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 10:07, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

  Oppose

  1. Too long --Sewepb (talk) 19:19, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

  Comment


en:Estonian Students' SocietyEdit

(Net support = 0; Against = 50%) (Group 3) (No votes from 25 days)

Estonian Students' Society is the largest and oldest all-male academical student society in Estonia, which is similar to Baltic German student corporations (should not be confused with American college fraternities). It was founded in 1870 at Tartu. It has over 900 members in Estonia and abroad.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 15:27, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
  2. --Ameisenigel (talk) 20:04, 28 December 2019 (UTC)

  Oppose

  1. Refimprove. --Holapaco77 (talk) 19:20, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
  2. ReFimProVe. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 08:57, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

  Comment


en:n-flakeEdit

(Net support = 1; Against = 33.333%) (Group 2) (No votes from 14 days)

An n-flake, polyflake, or Sierpinski n-gon, is a fractal constructed starting from an n-gon. This n-gon is replaced by a flake of smaller n-gons, such that the scaled polygons are placed at the vertices, and sometimes in the center. This process is repeated recursively to result in the fractal. Typically, there is also the restriction that the n-gons must touch yet not overlap.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 07:58, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
  2. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 09:36, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose

  1. --Ameisenigel (talk) 13:22, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

  Comment


en:Arctic ice packEdit

(Net support = 0; Against = 50%) (Group 5) (No votes from 2 days)

The Arctic ice pack is the sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean and its vicinity. The Arctic ice pack undergoes a regular seasonal cycle in which ice melts in spring and summer, reaches a minimum around mid-September, then increases during fall and winter. Summer ice cover in the Arctic is about 50% of winter cover.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 13:45, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose

  1. Good content, but no ref for §1.2 and §1.3. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 01:28, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

  Comment


en:Boston Public GardenEdit

(Net support = 1; Against = 0%) (Group 5) (No votes from 2 days)

The Public Garden, also known as Boston Public Garden, is a large park in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to Boston Common. It is a part of the Emerald Necklace system of parks, and is bounded by Charles Street and Boston Common to the east, Beacon Street to the north, Arlington Street and Back Bay to the west, and Boylston Street to the south. The Public Garden was the first public botanical garden in America.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 13:48, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose


  Comment


en:Camp: Notes on FashionEdit

(Net support = 1; Against = 0%) (Group 5) (No votes from 2 days)

“Camp: Notes on Fashion” was the 2019 high fashion art exhibition of the Anna Wintour Costume Center, a wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) which houses the collection of the Costume Institute.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 13:48, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose


  Comment


en:Seattle Great WheelEdit

(Net support = 2; Against = 0%) (Group 1)

The Seattle Great Wheel is a giant Ferris wheel at Pier 57 on Elliott Bay in Seattle, Washington. With an overall height of 175 feet (53.3 m), it was the tallest Ferris wheel on the West Coast of the United States when it opened on June 29, 2012

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 13:52, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
  2. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 01:32, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose


  Comment


en:Elliott BayEdit

(Net support = 1; Against = 0%) (Group 5) (No votes from 2 days)

Elliott Bay is a part of the Central Basin region of Puget Sound in Cascadia. It is in the U.S. state of Washington, extending southeastward between West Point in the north and Alki Point in the south. Seattle was founded on this body of water in the 1850s and has since grown to encompass it completely. The waterway it provides to the Pacific Ocean has served as a key element of the city's economy, enabling the Port of Seattle to become one of the busiest ports in the United States.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 13:52, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose


  Comment


en:Gamla nature reserveEdit

(Net support = 2; Against = 0%) (Group 1)

Gamla nature reserve is a nature reserve and archaeological site located in the center of the Golan Heights, about 20 km south to the Israeli settlement of Katzrin.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 13:53, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
  2. --Deryni (talk) 10:27, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose


  Comment


en:Virgin of Los RemediosEdit

(Net support = 1; Against = 0%) (Group 5) (No votes from 2 days)

The Virgin of Los Remedios (Spanish: La Virgen de los Remedios) or Our Lady of Los Remedios (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, Spanish: Nuestra Señora de los Remedios) is a title of the Virgin Mary developed by the Trinitarian Order, founded in the late 12th century. The devotion became tied to the Reconquista of Spain, then still at its height. In the following century it spread to other parts of Europe. When Spain began the exploration and conquest of the Americas, it was a favorite devotion of the Spanish conquistadores. It remains a popular devotion in Spain and Latin America.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 13:54, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose


  Comment


en:Regal Princess (2013)Edit

(Net support = 2; Against = 0%) (Group 1)

MS Regal Princess is a Royal-class cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, and the second ship to sail for the cruise line under this name. Regal Princess, as well as her sister ship Royal Princess, were ordered on 17 February 2010 from Fincantieri and were constructed at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 13:54, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
  2. --Super Wang hates PC You hate, too? 01:36, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose


  Comment


en:June solsticeEdit

(Net support = 2; Against = 0%) (Group 1)

The June solstice is the solstice on the Earth that occurs each June falling on the 20th to 22nd according to the Gregorian calendar. In the Northern Hemisphere, the June solstice is the summer solstice, whilst in the Southern Hemisphere it is the winter solstice. It is also known as the northern solstice.

  Support

  1. --Shizhao (talk) 13:55, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
  2. --Deryni (talk) 10:27, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

  Oppose


  Comment

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