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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:
Non sono ancora sicuro che Lucy sia pronta per un ruolo così impegnativo con così poco preavviso. In questo periodo è davvero molto impegnata al lavoro e non si prende una pausa da mesi.
Buon divertimento!
I am not sure yet that Lucy is ready for such a demanding role at such short notice.
She is really busy at work in this period and she hasn’t taken a break for months.
Very good, Alexia.
This is one of those “emphatic negative” cases where “still” might sound a bit more typical than “yet”: “I’m still not sure…”
🙂
Non sono ancora sicuro che Lucy sia pronta per un ruolo così impegnativo con così poco preavviso. In questo periodo è davvero molto impegnata al lavoro e non si prende una pausa da mesi.
I am still not sure about Lucy being ready for such a demanding role at short notice. Recently she has truly been very busy at work and hasn’t taken any break for months.
Your version is perhaps not the most typical, Dany, but it does work with two small adjustments:
1. at SUCH short notice
2. hasn’t taken A break
Personally, I prefer the beginning with, “I’m still not sure if/whether Lucy is ready…”
🙂
I am still not sure if Lucy is ready for such a demanding role at such short notice. Recently she has truly been very busy at work and hasn’t taken a break for months.
😊 Thx . Have a good Sunday! 😀
You too, Dany – heat allowing! 🌞
I am still not sure that Lucy is ready for such a demanding role at such short notice. In this period she is incredibly busy at work and she hasn’t taken a break for months
That’s really very good, Fede. Well done. 🙂
Hi there
I’m still not sure that Lucy is ready for such a challenge role in such short notice. At the moment she’s really busy at work and she hasn’t been taking time off for months.
Thank you!
The only important thing to take notice of here, is that it is extremely rare to use the present perfect continuous in the negative form. So, in the last section, you should just say, “…she hasn’t taken (any) time off…”
Other small points: “challenging” and “at such short notice”.
Well done. 🙂
Hi prof 😊
“I am not certain that’ Lucy Is ready for such a demanding role with so Little notice..She Is totally swamped at work at the Moment and She hasn ‘t taken a break for months.”
Very good, Roby. You’ve forgotten “ancora” which works best here as “still”: “I’m still not certain…”
🙂
Ops 😊….
It can happen in this heat. Don’t worry, I’ll forgive you. 😉
Non sono ancora sicuro che Lucy sia pronta per un ruolo così impegnativo con così poco preavviso. In questo periodo è davvero molto impegnata al lavoro e non si prende una pausa da mesi.
I am still not sure that Lucy was ready for such a demanding role in such short notice.
In this period, she is really busy at work and she hasn’t had a break for months.
Just a slight temporal slip in the first part, Paolo: “that (if/whether) Lucy IS ready….”
Also “AT such short notice”.
To finish, I would put “in this period” after “work”.
🙂
Thank you Tony.
Non sono ancora sicuro che Lucy sia pronta per un ruolo così impegnativo con così poco preavviso. In questo periodo è davvero molto impegnata al lavoro e non si prende una pausa da mesi.
I am still not sure that Lucy is ready for such a demanding role at such short notice.
She is really busy at work In this period and she hasn’t had a break for months.
That sounds great now, Paolo. 🙂
Phew …………… I guess what a c1 exercise could be………..
I’m not yet sure of Lucy’s actually being ready for such a demanding role at so short a notice She’s been very busy at work these days (and ? as) she has not taken a pause for months
Your intro is a bit confused and confusing here, Carla. When you have an emphatic “non ancora” it’s often better to use “still” BEFORE the auxiliary verb (but AFTER ‘essere’). In this case you would have the formula: “I’m still not sure…” After this I would avoid that rather complicated Saxon genitive and just go for a straightforward: “I’m still not sure if/whether Lucy is ready…”
At the end, I think “had a break” would be more typical here than “taken a pause”.
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OMG .. I thought I was being very clever at this translation. ” Confusing and confused” poor me..complcated and tortuous .. You ‘ve taken me down a peg or two… I feel almost suicidal..
Thank God I’m a long way from Beachy Head…
Haha! Don’t get me worried now about driving my students to suicide with my authoritarian and intransigent expectations! 😂
Quite the contrary you are more than a Samaritan
Phew! That’s a relief! 😉
Ciao!
I’m still not sure Lucy is ready for such a challenging role with so little forewarning.
She’s really very busy at work in this period and she hasn’t got some days off (a break)for months.
Nb look up “preavviso”
Hi Davide.
The only real problem with your version is the last part which needs to be a duration form. The problem with using “get” as your main verb is that when you put it in the present perfect – hasn’t got – it sounds like a present tense form of ‘avere’: “non ha”. So, it’s best to avoid it. Your best bet here would be, “she hasn’t had a break…”
You could consider putting “if/whether” after “sure” (non necessary but nice), and perhaps use “notice” as a more typical expression for “preavviso” (“forewarning” is correct but sounds a bit literary).
🙂
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Non sono ancora sicuro che Lucy sia pronta per un ruolo così impegnativo con così poco preavviso. In questo periodo è davvero molto impegnata al lavoro e non si prende una pausa da mesi.
I’m not still sure that Lucy is ready for such a demanding role with such little notice. She is really very busy these days and she hasn’t taken a break for months.
Sorry I made two mistakes!
Here is the right sentence for me!
I’m still not sure that Lucy is ready for such a demanding role with so little notice. She is really very busy these days and she hasn’t taken a break for months.
You’re just too good to be true…
Just joking! A very good version, Claudio. The only thing I would consider is using “if” or “whether” rather than “that” after “sure”: I’m still not sure if/whether Lucy is ready…
However, “that” is equally correct.
🙂