"the contestants were surrounded by coteries of friends and parents" in German The contestants were surrounded by coteries of friends and parents. Die Teilnehmer waren umringt von Scharen von Freunden und Verwandten. Detailed translations for "the contestants were surrounded by coteries of friends and parents" The contestants were surrounded by coteries of friends and parents. The contestants were surrounded by coteries of friends and parents. Die Teilnehmer waren umringt von Scharen von Freunden und Verwandten.