Apr 4, 2013 14:46
11 yrs ago
română term

chiar maine

din română în engleză Altele Poezie şi literatură
'Regina doreste sa veniti la palat chiar maine,' rosti ea in sfarsit.
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Non-PRO (1): Éva Szilágyi

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Proposed translations

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2 zile 2 ore
Selected

as early as tomorrow

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Peer comment(s):

agree George C.
2 zile 9 minute
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8 minute

precisely/exactly tomorrow

Chiar= tocmai
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5 ore

no later than tomorrow

- another version,
(here) "chiar maine" meaning that the queen is anxious to see the person.
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+1
4 ore

though/but it must be tomorrow

To make a point about when something will happen, this is what we would say in UK.

To say exactly or precisely tomorrow means nothing in UK English.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2013-04-05 10:07:58 GMT)
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I think it may be difficult to understand the reason for this way of expressing the idea if you are not a native in English. If this is the case, I would say that the idea of "though" or "but" here is in the elimination of any other time. i.e. to say one is coming/going to the palace without an other explanation does not limit one in terms of when this would be - so, to say "tomorrow though" or "but it must be tomorrow", limits the possibilities of this event through the use of "but" or "though".
Peer comment(s):

neutral Cristina Crişan : It's actually the source text that's difficult to understand. "chiar mâine" could also mean "as early as tomorrow" or "tomorrow, of all days" .
1 zi 11 ore
Maybe, but I would say that the source text is pretty ambiguous.
agree Iosif JUHASZ
1 zi 21 ore
neutral Florin Ular : It sounds like a condition (i.e. I will only see you tomorrow, no other day), which is not the case in this context, where "chiar mâine" refers to "as early as tomorrow" (e.g. We may announce the winner as early as tomorrow")
1 zi 22 ore
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1 zi 1 oră

on the very morrow

Fiind vorba de regină, palat, cred că ar merge această formulare arhaică cu două sensuri (mâine şi dimineaţă).

1. The following day: resolved to set out on the morrow.
2. The time immediately subsequent to a particular event.
3. Archaic The morning.
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