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Ecco la nuova frase:
Credo che chiunque altro, trovandosi in una situazione del genere, avrebbe cercato un modo per evitare ulteriori problemi. Ma a Bob sembra proprio che piaccia creare casini.
Buon divertimento!
I think anyone else, finding themselves in a situation like that, would look for a way of avoiding further problems. But Bob really seems to like causing trouble.
That’s great, grammatically, Patrizia.
The only slight problem is the verb tense regarding the accuracy of the translation. The original Italian puts the time in the past, referring to a specific but unidentified event. Your version is not anchored in the past but seems like a more generalised statement regarding Bob. It’s a small point, in effect, but perhaps your version would be closer to the original if you were to say, “…would have looked for a way…”
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Hi there
I think everyone else, in such a situation, would have sought a way to avoid further problems. But Bob comes across as one who likes to mess up.
Thank you
A good effort here again.
A few little things that need addressing:
1. everyone (tutti) → anyone (chiunque)
2. sought → looked for (“sought” è corretto ma troppo letterario qui)
3. mess up → make trouble (“mess up” dà più l’idea di sbagliare).
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I think that anyone else finding him/herself (themselves) in a situation of this kind , would have looked for a way to shun further problems. But Bob really seems to like stirring up trouble.
Very good, Carla.
I wouldn’t use “shun” here as it generally tends to have a kind of “social/moral” weight to it which is not the case with ordinary “problems”. Better to stick to a simple “avoid”.
“Stirring up trouble” is a great expression here. 🙂
Good afternoon prof,
“I think that anyone else,finding themselves in such a situation, would try to find a way so as to avoid any further problems.But It seems Bob really likes causing troubles.”
Very good, Roby.
Just two small points: I would eliminate “so as” because you have a full infinitive afterwards which does the work very well. Secondly, remember that “trouble” is generally used in an uncountable singular form.
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Thanks prof . 🙏
My pleasure, Roby. 🙂
I think that anyone else in a situation like that, would have tried to find a way to prevent further problems. But it seems that Bob really likes causing trouble.
Well done, Lenora. That’s about as good as they get. 🙂
Thank you Prof! ☺️
Thank you for taking part in the project! 🙂
Credo che chiunque altro, trovandosi in una situazione del genere, avrebbe cercato un modo per evitare ulteriori problemi. Ma a Bob sembra proprio che piaccia creare casini.
I think anyone else, finding themselves in situation like this, would have looked for a way to further trouble. But Bod, it seem, actually enjoys causing a mess
A good effort, Elisa.
I think you got confused in the middle with that “to further”. The verb you need there is “to avoid”.
in situation → in a situation
it seem → it seems
causing a mess → causing trouble (“mess” gives the idea of “disordine”)
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Ciao!
I think that anyone else ,finding himself in such a situation, would have thought up a way to avoid further problems.
But it seems that Bob really like startin’ trouble(sh*t)
Very good, Davide.
“Thought up” is a very respectable phrasal verb here, but I feel it does give a slightly different meaning to the original sentence. “Would have thought up” is similar to Claudio’s “would have found”; both forms imply a “mission accomplished”. In the original Italian we have only an “attempt” (cercato). Consequently I would tend for an option such as , “would have looked for a way” or “would have tried to find a way”.
It’s a small point, but worth taking into consideration. 🙂
BTW – you’re missing an ‘s’ on “like” (slip of the finger) 😉
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Credo che chiunque altro, trovandosi in una situazione del genere, avrebbe cercato un modo per evitare ulteriori problemi. Ma a Bob sembra proprio che piaccia creare casini.
I think anyone else finding themselves in a situation like that would have found a way to avoid further problems. But Bob really seems to love stirring up trouble.
That’s a great version, Claudio. Well done.
The only thing I would change in order to stay closer to the original Italian is “would have found a way”. This should really be “would have looked for a way” or “would have tried to find a way”.
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