Esercizio di traduzione intermediate in inglese • 172

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Ecco la nuova frase:


Non abbiamo ancora visto nessuna delle opere più recenti di Richard. Mi chiedo come siano.

Buon divertimento!
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Author: Tony

Born and raised in Malaysia between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Educated at Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. Living in the foothills of Mount Etna since 1982 and teaching English at Catania University since 1987.

30 thoughts on “Esercizio di traduzione intermediate in inglese • 172”

  1. hi tony

    a question…I’ve seen that someone here has used more recent but someone else most recent…Are both of the expression correct in this sentence?thanks

    1. Yes, both versions are possible since the person speaking could be expressing himself/herself in comparative terms or in superlative terms.

  2. 172 

    Non abbiamo ancora visto nessuna delle opere più recenti di Richard. Mi chiedo come siano.

    We still haven’t seen any of Richard’s more recent works. I wonder what they are like.

  3. We haven’t seen any of Richard’ s more recent works yeti. I wonder what they are like

    Have a nice Sunday

    1. Very good, Fede, although I’m not sure what that yeti is doing in there! Does it appreciate art? 😂

  4. Good afternoon prof,

    “We haven’t seen any of Richard’s latest works yet .I wonder what they are like.”

      1. ohhhhh olè 😜…. let’ s have a toast then 🍻….a beer might be fine considering the heat ….


  5. We still haven’t seen any of the most recent Richard’s works.I wonder how they will be.


    Thanks!

    1. Hi folks.

      You’ve forgotten two important rules:

      1. With the Saxon genitive, the possessor must come first: “Richard’s most recent works.”
      2. Avoid “how” when talking about descriptions, especially in the present because it gives the impression that you are interested in HEALTH! (Think: “How are you?”) Your best choice here would be, “I wonder what they are like.

      🙂

  6. ciao!

    We haven’t seen any of Richard’s latest work yet.

    I wonder what they are like.

    1. Very good, Davide.

      When you use “work” with the meaning of “opere”, it is countable! So in this case, it would be better to say “works”.

      🙂


  7. We haven’t still see any of the most recently Richard’s work. I wonder how they looks

    1. Hi Luca.

      If you use the “still” version in the negative, you must put “still” before the auxiliary verb:
      “We still haven’t seen any…”

      With the Saxon genitive, you must put the possessor first: “Richard’s most recent works…”

      Avoid “how” when talking about descriptions, especially in the present because it gives the impression that you are interested in HEALTH! (Think: “How are you?”) Your best choice here would be, “I wonder what they are like.”

      🙂

  8. Hi Teacher

    Non abbiamo ancora visto nessuna delle opere più recenti di Richard. Mi chiedo come siano.

    We haven’t seen any of the Richard’s most recent pieces yet.

    I wonder how they are

    1. Hi Anita. An acceptable version but bear these things in mind:

      1. No article when the possessore is a proper name: “…any of Richard’s most…”
      2. Avoid “how” when talking about descriptions, especially in the present because it gives the impression that you are interested in HEALTH! (Think: “How are you?”) Your best choice here would be, “I wonder what they are like.”

        🙂

  9. Hi

    We haven’t seen any Richard’s most recent works yet. I wonder how they look.

    Thank you!

    1. Hi there.

      You need “of” after “any” in this kind of construction.

      In the second part, your best choice would be: “I wonder what they are like.”

      🙂

  10. We haven’t seen yet anyone of the latest Richard’s works. I wonder how they look like.

    1. Hi Renato. There are a few problems here that we need to look at:

      1. “anyone” is a pronoun and shouldn’t be used when it is followed by “of”. Just use “any”.
      2. with the Saxon genitive, you must put the possessore first: Richard’s latest works.
      3. the formula here is: “what….like” (https://ingliando.net/2015/06/22/whats-venus-like/)

      🙂

  11. aLL bY MYSELF

    We haven’t seen any of Richard’s latest works yet. I wonder what they look like

  12. Non abbiamo ancora visto nessuna delle opere più recenti di Richard. Mi chiedo come siano.

    We have not seen any of Richard’s more recent works yet. I wonder how they are like.

    1. No no, troppo precipitoso

      We have not seen any of Richard’s more recent works yet. I wonder WHAT they are like.

      1. Very good, Paolo!

        You must learn not to precipitate! I’m sure your grandfather would have something to say about this.

        😉

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