⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment hace 8 años
+++Galia
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Dariana Maslennikovaasked for translation hace 8 años
How to translate? (ru-en)
мы приехали не к завтраку, а к концу обеда
User translations (2)
- 1.
We didn't make it for breakfast, but arrived by the end of lunch
translation added by Elena BogomolovaGold ru-en2 - 2.
We didn't make it for breakfast. When we arrived, they were finishing lunch.
translation added by Галина ПалагутаSilver ru-en1
Discussion (7)
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment hace 8 años
Elena, the AND is weird in this sentence. If anything, you should've used BUT (RATHER), or just broken this up into two sentences like Galina did. Also, BY is kind of "military" here in that it makes it sound like you had orders to get there by breakfast and didn't make it.
Dariana Maslennikovaadded a comment hace 8 años
Oh, okay. Thx
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment hace 8 años
Anytime)
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment hace 8 años
+Elena: although a comma would have been nice)
Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment hace 8 años
Thank you)
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment hace 8 años
You got it!