Jun 15, 2004 16:22
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being accompanied
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At the same moment, the door opens, Stasio vigorously rushes and screams: “Where are my poles? I took the wrong ones.” He takes the right poles and leaves for the lift being accompanied by his wife who decided to see him off to Kuźnice.
Is that correct? I want to say that his wife accompanied him on his way to the ski lift.
Is that correct? I want to say that his wife accompanied him on his way to the ski lift.
Responses
| 5 +2 | I woudl change it as below... |
John Bowden
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| 4 +6 | accompanied by |
jerrie
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| 4 +5 | cut the "being" |
George Rabel
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| 5 +3 | accompanied |
Julie Roy
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| 4 | with |
Clauwolf
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I woudl change it as below...
At *that moment* [or *just then*], the door opens, Stasio rushes *into the room* and screams: “Where are my poles? I took the wrong ones.” He *gets* the right ones and *heads* for the lift, *accompanied by* [or *together with*] his wife, who has decided to see him off to KuŸnice
HTH
HTH
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "THank You."
2 mins
with
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+5
3 mins
George Rabel
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
cut the "being"
It is not necessary
"leaves for the lift accompanied by his wife, who had decided to see him off..."
Needs comma after "wife"
"leaves for the lift accompanied by his wife, who had decided to see him off..."
Needs comma after "wife"
Peer comment(s):
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RHELLER
6 mins
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Thanks, Rita °'
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Alfa Trans (X)
12 mins
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Thanks , Marju °'
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| agree |
Ltemes
24 mins
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Thanks, Ltemes °'
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| agree |
Milena Sahakian
26 mins
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Thanks, Milena °'
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airmailrpl
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15 hrs
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+6
6 mins
accompanied by
At that moment the door opens and S comes bursting in, screaming ... he takes the right ones and leaves for the lift accompanied by his wife, ...
etc
hth
etc
hth
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
RHELLER
3 mins
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| agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
8 mins
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| agree |
Nanny Wintjens
12 mins
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Thanks
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| agree |
Milena Sahakian
24 mins
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| agree |
Asghar Bhatti
6 hrs
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| agree |
airmailrpl
: -
15 hrs
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+3
1 min
accompanied
just "accompanied"
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-06-15 16:33:50 GMT)
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also \"rushes\" (not \"vigorously rushes\"; in that context, rushing implies that the move is a vigorous one)
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Note added at 11 mins (2004-06-15 16:34:38 GMT)
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ooops: \"rushes in\"
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-06-15 16:33:50 GMT)
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also \"rushes\" (not \"vigorously rushes\"; in that context, rushing implies that the move is a vigorous one)
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Note added at 11 mins (2004-06-15 16:34:38 GMT)
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ooops: \"rushes in\"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Julia Gal
2 mins
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Thank you Julia :-)
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
5 mins
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Thank you Vicky :-)
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| agree |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
15 mins
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Thank you Wenjer :-)
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