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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:
Per Lucy diventava sempre più difficile credere che Tom non stesse semplicemente cercando di sostituirla non appena lei fosse partita per l’Irlanda.
Buon divertimento!
Very difficult for me…My attempt
It was getting more and more difficult for Lucy to believe that Tom wasn’t just trying to replace her as soon as she has left for Ireland.
Thank you!
Well, you’ve come very close!
I would use “take her place” rather than “replace”, but it’s a small point.
Your last verb should either be past simple (she left) or past perfect (had left). You can’t use the present perfect in this context. 🙂
For Lucy becomes more and more difficult to believe that Tom wasn’t simply trying to fill her as soon as she had left for Ireland
A good effort, but there are a few things that need sorting out:
“Diventare” needs to be past continuous and needs a subject: …it was becoming/getting…
“fill her” doesn’t work. Perhaps you mean: “fill in FOR her” which is possible. However, your best choice here is “to take her place”.
🙂
It was getting increasingly hard to Lucy to believe Tom wasn’t simply trying to fill in for her as soon as she had left for Ireland.
Another good effort, Alexia.
After “hard”, it should be “for Lucy to believe”.
Also, as I said to Davide below, “Fill in for her” seems to have a more temporary and perhaps less drastic implication. Here I would use “take her place”.
🙂
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Per Lucy diventava sempre più difficile credere che Tom non stesse semplicemente cercando di sostituirla non appena lei fosse partita per l’Irlanda.
It was getting more and more difficult for Lucy to believe that Tom wasn’t simply trying to take her place as soon as she had left for Ireland.
I thought she would leave for Doubtful Sound though! 😂
Very good, Claudio! 🙂
Pensavi che:
fosse partita (I thought she had left for Doubtful Sound)
o pensavi che:
sarebbe partita (I thought she was leaving for Doubtful Sound)?
It was becoming more and more.difficult for Luxy to believe that Tom wasn’t simply trying to replace her as soon as she left for Ireland
Very good, Fede.
As I said to Roby and Paolo below, perhaps “take her place” would be more typical for “sostituire”, but “replace” is okay, too. 🙂
Welcome back, I missed your advices
Hi Fede!
I couldn’t stay away for too long! 😉
I think I would say “suggestions” rather than “advices” (which is actually uncountable!)
Welcome back from your holiday. Lucy’s story is getting more and more intriguing … are you writng a short story?
It was getting more and more difficult for Lucy to believe that Tom was not simply trying to take her place as soon as she left for Ireland.
Very good, Carla. You’re the first to come up with “take her place” which is for me the best option here for “sostituire”.
“Lucy” started as a bit of a joke in the Ingliando chatroom. She is actually a very pretty online English teacher who does videos on Instagram and probably YouTube, too. Since then she has become one of the main protagonists in the Ingliando translations, along with Bob, Kate, Tom and the others. 🙂
Good evening prof,
” It was getting harder and harder for Lucy to believe that’ Tom wasn’t Simply trying to replace her as soon as She left for Ireland”.
Very good, Roby.
As I said to Paolo, perhaps “take her place” would be more typical for “sostituire”, but “replace” is okay, too. 🙂
Ok prof,thanks a lot🙏
Have you changed your name? 😂
Per Lucy diventava sempre più difficile credere che Tom non stesse semplicemente cercando di sostituirla non appena lei fosse partita per l’Irlanda.
It was getting harder and harder for Lucy to believe that Tom wasn’t just trying to replace her as soon as she left for Ireland.
…. she had left for Ireland.
“Had” is not really necessary, Paolo. Your original version is fine.
Perhaps “take her place” would be more typical for “sostituire”, but “replace” is okay, too. 🙂
Wasn’t Just tryin’…
Ciao!
It was gettin ‘harder and harder to lucy to think that tom wasn’t tryin’ to fill in for her as soon as she had left to Ireland
Prepositions will be your undoing, my friend! 😂
→ for Lucy
→ for Ireland
Here, I would use “believe” rather than “think” as it is a genuine case of “belief” (not in the religious sense, of course). However, “think” is also possible.
A passing observation: “Fill in for her” seems to have a more temporary and perhaps less drastic implication. Here I would use “take her place”.
Well done 🙂