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English translation: You should finally agree on something, shouldn't you?
13:13 Dec 30, 2011
Czech to English translations [Non-PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Czech term or phrase:Dohodněte se už ano.
Mohlo by se zdát, že je to velmi jednoduchá věta na přeložení, ale je to pro studentku angličtiny na univerzitě a je třeba tam vystihnout to "ano" na konci. Já si s tím tak trochu nevím rady.
No, pokojne si ten pas so sebou zoberte, ale skutocne vam v ramci Schenghenu staci obciansky. Vlastne je dost nepravdepodobne, ze vas vobec niekto bude kontrolovat.
nato som uz poukazala a to nemam nos vo hviezdach. Aj na tu studentku. Vsetko najlepsie v roku 2012. Vela stastia a este viac mierumilovnych nazorov. Ved sme len dobrovolnici za 4 alebo menej bodov. Maria.
Rad Graban (X)
United Kingdom
Nesprávne opísaná veta...
19:49 Dec 30, 2011
...viac ako pravdepodobné (alebo totálny výmysel o študentke angličtiny na univerzite). Snažili sme sa ale pomôcť a 'pokecali' sme o tom. :~)
Hannah Geiger (X)
United States
19:41 Dec 30, 2011
Doufám tedy, že to je jen ledabyle opsaná věta (ta česká), nebot v univerzitním textu by tohle bylo dost neobvyklé ...a to nemyslím ve zlém...
Rad Graban (X)
United Kingdom
19:32 Dec 30, 2011
To máš pravdu, Hannah. (Aspoň v slovenčine by to tak bolo.)
Hannah Geiger (X)
United States
19:31 Dec 30, 2011
No dohadujeme se zde o té či oné angličtině, ale že ta česká věta je špatně nebot v ní chybí čárka a v zásadě taky otazník je pouze můj názor?
Literally not. I used this way to express urging nature (my feeling) of "ano" in the Czech sentence. Am I sure that this is the way that would have been used by an English native-speaker? Definitely not. Only my best guess, nothing more.
debata, podla mna z vyroku sa neda usudit o co vlastne ide. Chyba nam ! alebo ? a vsetko ostatne je len domyslanie ci je to jemna anglictina, stroha cestina/slovencina, a ci tam chyba "konecne". Zahadou je studentka anglictiny na/v univerzite.
Rad Graban (X)
United Kingdom
"Finally"
17:42 Dec 30, 2011
If I was doing back translation, I would most certainly translate it as 'konečne', which is not there.
I was taught that English (especially British English) is much more polite than Czech or Slovak. So, direct orders or instruction can be seen in technical documents (take the screwdriver), but not in common speech. Therefore, even the form "can you finally agree on something" is imho quite (maybe even too) harsh.
My feeling is that harshness and certain impatience of the Czech sentence is expressed by the word finally. But it is only matter of personal feeling, your proposals are also fully acceptable (maybe I am too formal from the grammatical view). It's pitty that none of our English-native collaguers did submit his opinion.
Just to confirm the sense and "harshness". It's my opinion that Rad is perfectly right.
Hannah Geiger (X)
United States
16:20 Dec 30, 2011
I was also thinking about the term "coming to terms with something" in case the argument was on a specific subject. I must admit I do agree with you, Rad, regarding the clarity and brevity
Rad Graban (X)
United Kingdom
Not sure
15:06 Dec 30, 2011
It's more like "Na niečom by ste sa už mali konečne dohodnúť, nie [nemyslíte si]?" The Czech phrase sounds [to me] more 'harsh' and I believe that "Just agree on something, will you?" is more faithful. IMO
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19 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
Just agree on something, ok?
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Or "Just agree on something, would you?"
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Or "Just agree on something, will you?"
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