Translation Exercise • 49

La traduzione, come metodo di esercizio nell’apprendimento di una lingua, farà sicuramente parte della vecchia scuola, però, inserita in un contesto più vario di apprendimento, soprattutto con feedback in tempo reale, può sempre essere un utile esercizio di allenamento.

Consiglio una partecipazione attiva e visibile postando la tua versione tra i commenti in fondo a questa pagina. In questo modo riceverai un mio commento o suggerimento in tempo più o meno reale. Ma per chi non se la sente, si può semplicemente annotare la propria versione e controllarla attraverso i miei commenti lasciati per gli altri.

Ecco la nuova frase:

Ho già deciso. Rimanderò tutto finché Lucy non si sentirà meglio.
Buon divertimento!

Puoi esercitarti quanto vuoiQUI

Your comments are always very welcome.

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33 thoughts on “Translation Exercise • 49”

NADIA says:

15/05/2023 at 11:12

Hi
I’ve already decided. I will postpone everything until Lucy gets better

Thanks

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1. Tony says:
  
  15/05/2023 at 11:29
  
  Very good, Nadia, but what about that ‘will’? Are you sure there might not be a better future form if he’s already made up his mind?
  
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  1. NADIA says:
    
    15/05/2023 at 14:23
    
    yes…
    I’ve already decided. I’m going to postpone /(put everything off) everything until Lucy gets better
    
    Thank you twice
    
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Luca Marcato says:

09/05/2023 at 12:01

I’ve already decided. I’ll postpone all until Lucy feel better.

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1. Tony says:
  
  09/05/2023 at 12:07
  
  Again, you’re close, Luca, but there are a few minor problems here:
  1) If he has already decided, then the “going to” future form would be more appropriate here.
  2) It’s generally safer in English not to use “all” as a pronoun but to substitute it with “everybody” (people) or “everything” (things).
  3) You’ve forgotten the ‘s’ on feel!
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Manu says:

07/05/2023 at 10:16

Ho già deciso. Rimanderò tutto finché Lucy non si sentirà meglio.
I’ve alredy decided. I’m going to put everything off till she feels better

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1. Tony says:
  
  07/05/2023 at 10:56
  
  Spot on, Manu. Well done! 🙂
  
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Roby says:

06/05/2023 at 20:34

Ho già deciso. Rimanderò tutto finché Lucy non si sentirà meglio.
Good evening prof,
I have already decided. I am putting off everything till Lucy will feel better.

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1. Tony says:
  
  06/05/2023 at 20:47
  
  One small mistake: “putting everything off” (‘everything’ sounds better in this position).
  One bigger mistake: “till Lucy FEELS better” (“I am putting off” is a future form here).
  Have a nice evening. 🙂
  
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  1. Roby says:
    
    07/05/2023 at 09:38
    
    Oh cavolo ooooooooooooo,
    You are right!!!!!
    What a shame!!!!!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
    …… I can’t believe it!!!!!!!
    I deserve a punishment prof!!!!!!!
    
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    1. Tony says:
      
      07/05/2023 at 10:55
      
      I think you can be forgiven just this once! 😉
      
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Bernardino Orsini says:

05/05/2023 at 18:41

I’ve already decided. I’m going to postpone everything until Lucy feels better.

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1. Tony says:
  
  05/05/2023 at 20:04
  
  Very good, Dino.
  Don’t forget the useful phrasal verb “put off” for ‘rimandare’. 😉
  
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pzeco says:

05/05/2023 at 15:54

Ho già deciso. Rimanderò tutto finché Lucy non si sentirà meglio.

I’ve already decided. I’ll put everything off until Lucy feels better.

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1. Tony says:
  
  05/05/2023 at 15:56
  
  Very good, Paolo, but what about that ‘will’? Are you sure there might not be a better future form if he’s already made up his mind?
  
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2. pzeco says:
  
  05/05/2023 at 15:56
  
  I’m going… Aveva già deciso..
  
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  1. pzeco says:
    
    05/05/2023 at 15:57
    
    Abbiamo scritto insieme.
    Scendo dal treno e rifaccio tutto
    
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  2. Tony says:
    
    05/05/2023 at 15:57
    
    That’s more like it! 😉
    
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    1. pzeco says:
      
      08/05/2023 at 16:00
      
      Ho già deciso. Rimanderò tutto finché Lucy non si sentirà meglio.
      
      I’ve already decided. I’m going to put everything off until Lucy feels better.
      
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Daniela says:

05/05/2023 at 15:51

Ho già deciso. Rimanderò tutto finché Lucy non si sentirà meglio.
I have already made up in my mind . I am going to put everything off until Lucy gets/feels better.

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1. Tony says:
  
  05/05/2023 at 15:55
  
  Wow, Dani, if it weren’t for that ‘in’ in the first part, your version would be perfect! Well done! 🙂
  
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  1. Daniela says:
    
    06/05/2023 at 09:36
    
    I have already made up my mind . I am going to put everything off until Lucy gets better.
    Thank you very much….
    Have a good weekend 🌈
    
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    1. Tony says:
      
      06/05/2023 at 15:26
      
      And you! 🙂
      
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Ester says:

05/05/2023 at 15:39

Hi Prof!
I’ve already made up my mind.
I’ll put everythings off till Lucy get better.

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1. Ester says:
  
  05/05/2023 at 15:40
  
  Gets, of course
  
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  1. Ester says:
    
    05/05/2023 at 15:51
    
    Everything
    
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    1. Tony says:
      
      05/05/2023 at 15:53
      
      Your ‘auto-corrections’ are good, Ester, but what about that ‘will’? Are you sure there might not be a better future form if he’s already made up his mind?
      
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      1. Ester says:
        
        05/05/2023 at 15:57
        
        I’ve already made up my mind.
        I’m going to put everything off until Lucy feels better.
        
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        Tony says:
        
        05/05/2023 at 20:02
        
        Much better! 🙂
        
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Gaetano says:

05/05/2023 at 15:32

I’ve already decided. I’ll delay all until Lucy won’t feels better.

1) Ho pensato di usare il present perfect (tempo aspecifico e already)
2) Ho usato will ma sinceramente non ne sono molto sicuro. La seconda parte della frase è per me un future simple e sono andato per esclusione perchè non mi sembrava nè un intentional future, nè un diary future nè tantomeno un present simple per cui alla fine non mi restava che will.
Ciao a tutti

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1. Tony says:
  
  05/05/2023 at 15:50
  
  Ciao Gaetano.
  Dunque, “I’ve already decided” è giusto.
  “I’ll delay” non va bene se ha già deciso e qui ci vorrebbe un “going to”.
  Per ‘rimandare’ ci sta il phrasal verb ‘to put off’ e quindi, “I’m going to put everything off” (‘everything’ è più indicato di ‘all’ quando funge da pronome).
  ‘Until’ in inglese incorpora già l’elemento negativo (a meno che non) e quindi il verbo dev’essere affermativo.
  Inoltre, si tratta qui di una proposizione temporale al futuro (https://ingliando.net/2016/05/10/when-you-fall/) quindi l’ultimo verbo dovrebbe essere al ‘present simple’ e non al futuro.
  
  Tieni presente tutte queste cose, vedi l’articolo, e poi riprova. 🙂
  
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  1. gaetano says:
    
    05/05/2023 at 21:02
    
    Ok Tony thank you very much!!
    
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    1. Tony says:
      
      05/05/2023 at 21:15
      
      😀👍
      
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