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Ricorda l’importanza di immaginare un contesto reale nel quale la frase in questione avrebbe senso, prima di procedere con la traduzione.
Per chi è già ben avviato al livello intermediate (B1/B2)
Ecco la nuova frase:
Bob non vedeva l’ora di pranzare con Lucy, ma quando è arrivato al ristorante ha scoperto che lei era dovuta tornare in ufficio all’ultimo minuto.
Buon divertimento!
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Bob non vedeva l’ora di pranzare con Lucy, ma quando è arrivato al ristorante ha scoperto che lei era dovuta tornare in ufficio all’ultimo minuto.
Bob couldn’t wait to have lunch with Lucy, but when he arrived at the restaurant he found out she had had to go back to her office at the last moment.
Bob was looking forward to having lunch with Lucy, but when he arrived at the restaurant, he found out that she had had to go back to her office at the last minute.
“Couldn’t wait to” leans into eager impatience, whereas “was looking forward to” leans into pleasant anticipation.
But I’m not familiar with Bob’s personality traits, Tony!
Well, Claudio, we’re talking about LUCY here… need I say more?
😉
I don’t think so, Tony! Both my versions are possible, right?
Yes, both are absolutely perfect, Claudio.
Let me know when you’re ready to take over my job.
Bob was looking forward to having lunch with lucy,, but when she arrived at the restaurant ,she found out that she “d had to go back to the.office at the last minute
Very good, Fede except that bob’s a bloke! 😂
It needs the capital letter
You’re right, but that’s the least of my problems on a Monday morning! 😂
Bob non vedeva l’ora di pranzare con Lucy, ma quando è arrivato al ristorante ha scoperto che lei era dovuta tornare in ufficio all’ultimo minuto.
Bob was looking forward to having lunch with Lucy, but when he arrived at the restaurant, he found out that she had had to go back to the office at the last minute.
That’s word perfect, Dany. Well done! 🙂
Bob was looking forward to have lunch with Lucy, but when he arrived at the restaurant, he found out she had (had had.?) to go back to the office at the last minute.
Thanks!
Hi folks!
In the expression “to look forward to” the “to” is a preposition and therefore requires a gerund: to having lunch.
You were right to have the doubt about the tense in the second part; it does, in effect need to be a past perfect “had had”.
🙂
Hi there
“Bob was looking forward to having lunch with Lucy but when he got to the restaurant he found out She had had tò go back to her office at the very last minute.”
Well done, Roby. You’re the first to get full marks today.
(In this case, I would not omit “that” because it helps the overall sense of the sentence: “…he found out that she had had to go back…”
🤪👏ohhhhhh I am thrilled to hear that ….I ‘m gonna throw a party 🤣
Yeah! Am I invited?
Bob couldn’t wait for have lunch with Lucy, but when he arrived at the restaurant he realised she had to come back to the office
Bob couldn’t wait for have lunch with Lucy, but when he arrived at the restaurant he realised she had to come back to the office at the last minute
A good effort, Luca, but you haven’t fully mastered that “lei era dovuta”. You’re missing one element.
Also “come back” doesn’t work in this context; you need “go back”.
she had had; I always mistake between go back and come back
Ciao!
Bob couldn’t wait to have lunch with Lucy ,but when he got to the restaurant he found out she had to go back to the office at the last minute.
A good start, Davide, but you haven’t fully mastered that “lei era dovuta”. You’re missing one element.
…she had had to go back
That’s the way it should be fi we want the timeline to be right.
(In this case, I would not omit “that” because it helps the overall sense of the sentence: “…he found out that she had had to go back…”
Bob non vedeva l’ora di pranzare con Lucy, ma quando è arrivato al ristorante ha scoperto che lei era dovuta tornare in ufficio all’ultimo minuto.
Bob couldn’t wait to have lunch with Lucy, but when he got to the restaurant, he found out she had to go back to the office at the last minute.
A good start, Paolo, but you haven’t fully mastered that “lei era dovuta”. You’re missing one element.
That’s true… She had had to go back…
Bob non vedeva l’ora di pranzare con Lucy, ma quando è arrivato al ristorante ha scoperto che lei era dovuta tornare in ufficio all’ultimo minuto.
Bob couldn’t wait to have lunch with Lucy, but when he got to the restaurant, he found out she had had to go back to the office at the last minute.
That’s the way it should be fi we want the timeline to be right.
(In this case, I would not omit “that” because it helps the overall sense of the sentence: “…he found out that she had had to go back…”