Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
どうこう言うレベル
English translation:
not on a par with winner's level
Japanese term
どうこう言うレベル
実力的には、表彰台がどうこう言うレベルではありませんでした
and
でもレースは、上位陣のリタイアがなければ、表彰台がどうこうというレベルではありませんでした。
This statement was made by a team that did not do as well as hoped in a Grand Prix race.
| 4 | not a par with winner's level |
humbird
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| 3 +1 | It is nonsense to talk about |
Katsunori Higuchi
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| 2 +1 | Not in contention in (of?) |
michiko tsum (X)
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Nov 20, 2006 15:14: humbird changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Katsunori Higuchi, michiko tsum (X), humbird
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Proposed translations
not a par with winner's level
a par with とは簡単にいえば、「ひとはこれこれのひと（ことがら）にはそれだけの標準があって、それに見合う状態である」ということです。
Meriam Webster 2 : common level : EQUALITY -- usually used with on <judged the recording to be on a par with previous ones>
ここではそのレーサーは、自分は表彰台に上がる (become a winner) ようなスキルレベルではなかったといっています。ですからそのレベルが not a par with winner's level ということになると思います。
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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2006-11-20 15:34:44 GMT)
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口語的な表現ですので、英語も口語的なのがよいと思います。
Japan
Linguistic correctness and readability
Native in: Japanese (Variant: Kansai) 
Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
It is nonsense to talk about
Not in contention in (of?)
実力がメダルを狙えるものではなかったが、上位者が脱落したので表彰台にあがることができた、ということではないでしょうか。
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RieM
: 私も、medal contention、medal contender という表現がすぐにうかびました。
35 mins
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Rieさん、ありがとうございました。
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