Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
at the top of the game
Dutch translation:
zijn de toppers/de besten in hun vak
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English term
at the top of the game
English to Dutch
Marketing
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Red Bull Air Race World Series
Only the best of the best can take part and these guys are at the top of their game.
Proposed translations
(Dutch)
| 3 +4 | zijn de toppers/de besten in hun vak |
Leo te Braake | dutCHem
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May 25, 2009 18:40: vic voskuil changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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Leo te Braake | dutCHem
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zijn de toppers/de besten in hun vak
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Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
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Erik Boers
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Mirjam Bonne-Nollen
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Mariette van Heteren
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Frederik Hostens
: I read this often in sports articles (Canada), and in that context I always read it as that "they are currently playing at their highest level/full capacity (i.e. conditioning, focus,..), not that they are the best in the sports they play.
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Discussion
Proof would be that it is often used in texts talking about players who are not the best in the sport, but eg. a couple of weeks into the season, the writer would say "he is at the best of his game now."
"Calderon played a lot of meaningful basketball in a starting role. He will be at the top of his game come November."
"Silva is virtually unstoppable when he's at the top of his game."