Михаил Бобровadded a comment 3 years ago
You've brought to naught all my efforts!
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Pink Peonyasked for translation 3 years ago
How to translate? (ru-en)
Ты свел на нет все мои усилия!
Author’s comment
Можно еще сказать - ты свел к нулю все мои усилия!
User translations (3)
- 1.
You've ruined/thwarted/foiled all my efforts!
translation added by ⦿ ULYGold ru-en4 - 2.
You've reduced all my efforts (down) to nothing!
translation added by ⦿ ULYGold ru-en3 - 3.
You ruined all my efforts!
translation added by Анна Попова0
Discussion (3)
⦿ ULYadded a comment 3 years ago
YOU RUINED is just a fact; YOU'VE RUINED is an announcement and is the correct form for this post. One of the uses of the present perfect is to express that something has irreparably changed. Here, the speaker feels that their efforts have been ruined and the situation can't be corrected.
Pink Peonyadded a comment 3 years ago
Thank you!🏆🌿