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Ecco la nuova frase:
Può sembrare un buon affare, ma prima di comprare quella macchina usata, ti consiglierei di farla controllare da un meccanico di fiducia per evitare brutte sorprese.
Buon divertimento!
It may seem a good deal, but before buying that second hand car, I’ll suggest you to
let it be checked by a trusted mechanic in order to avoid any bad surprise
A good effort, Luca. I have one or two small suggestions for improvement:
seem a good deal → seem like a good deal (not necessary but nice)
I’ll suggest → I’d suggest (conditional is necessary here, or present simple)
suggest you to let → suggest you let (no “to” after suggest)
surprise → surprises (plural)
🙂
It seems like a good deal, but before buying that second-hand car, I would advise you to get it checked by a reliable mechanic to avoid nasty surprises.
Very good, Dany. Just one small correction and one suggestion this time.
It seems like → It may seem like
avoid nasty surprises → avoid any nasty surprises
🙂
It may seem like a good deal, but before buying that second-hand car, I would advise you to get it checked by a reliable mechanic to avoid any nasty surprises.
Thank you 🙂
😀👍
Have a nice Sunday!
Good evening,
“It may seem a good bargain but before buying that second – hand car, I would suggest that you have It checked by a trusted mechanic so as tò avoid bad surprises”.
Very good, Roby.
Just two very small suggestions to make it sound slightly more typical:
seem a good bargain → seem like a good bargain
avoid bad surprises → avoid any nasty surprises
🙂
Thank you prof.👍😊
😀👍
Può sembrare un buon affare, ma prima di comprare quella macchina usata, ti consiglierei di farla controllare da un meccanico di fiducia per evitare brutte sorprese.
it seem like a good idea, but before buying this used car, I wuold advise you checked by mechanic to avoid any surprises
This version is a bit approximate, Elisa. There are a number of things that need addressing:
It seem like a good idea → It may seem like a good deal
advise you checked → advise you to get it checked
by mechanic → by a trusted mechanic
avoid any surprises → avoid any nasty surprises.
I get the feeling that you may have done this in a bit of a hurry. Am I right?
It may seem a good deal, but before buying that second -hand car , I would alvice you to have it checked by a mechanic you trust to avoid any bad surprises
Hi Fede.
Your version is a bit different but perfectly valid. Well done. Just one small suggestion and one small correction:
…seem like a good deal… (not essential but sounds good)
advice (noun) / advise (verb)
Also, it’s more typical in this context to talk about “nasty surprises”.
🙂
Your tips are essential
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Può sembrare un buon affare, ma prima di comprare quella macchina usata, ti consiglierei di farla controllare da un meccanico di fiducia per evitare brutte sorprese.
It may seem like a good deal, but before buying that used car, I would recommend you to get it checked by a trusted mechanic just to avoid bad surprises.
Very good, Paolo.
The only very slight improvement you could make would be: “any bad (nasty) surprises” (not essential but sounds good).
🙂
It may seem like a good deal, but before buying that used car, I would recommend you to get it checked by a trusted mechanic just to avoid any nasty surprises.
There’s nothing worse than a nasty surprise, except, perhaps, a slap across the face with a wet trout or a poke in the eye with a blunt pencil.
It may seem like a bargain, but before buying that used car, I’d recommend you to have it checked by a trusted mechanic to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Thank you
Very good, Adriana.
The only very slight improvement you could make would be: “any unpleasant surprises” (not essential but sounds good).
🙂
Hi, Toni. Have a nice Primo Maggio day . Here’s my translation .. I had to look up the term for “di fiducia” as I ‘d have translated as trustworthy . But, probably, trusted is better.
Here follows : It may look like as a bargain but before you buy that second-hand car ,. I’d advise you to have it checked (up) by a trusted machanic to avoid nasty surprises.
Very good, Carla.
Bear in mind that if you have “look like” you don’t need “as”.
You also don’t need “up” after “checked” (“check up” is a noun).
“Trustworthy” would work equally well here 😉
Ciao !
It may seem a good bargain,but before buying that second-hand car,I ‘d suggest you have it checked by a trustworthy (capable)mechanic in order to avoid bad surprises.
Very good, Davide.
A couple of very small and suggestions, just to give it a slightly more typical sound:
1. It may seem like a good bargain…
2. …to avoid any bad (nasty) surprises.
🙂
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Può sembrare un buon affare, ma prima di comprare quella macchina usata, ti consiglieri di farla controllare da un meccanico di fiducia per evitare brutte sorprese.
(At first glance),it appears to be a good deal/it may seems a good deal, but before buying that secondhand car, I would recommend you to have it checked out by a trusted mechanic in order to avoid any unpleasant surprises.
Very good, Claudio (and you’re first off the mark, today!)
In the first part, I would go for your second option with “may” as it is much closer to the Italian original. However, there should be no ‘s’ on “seem”.
🙂
it’s not my fault but May’s! 😉
I’m a-May’s-ed at your reply! 😉