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German to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||
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3 | which it didn't |
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which it didn't Explanation: Compare with this: Even if one assumes that a breach of duty (had) occurred, which it didn't, the plaintiff still cannot claim damages because... "I can guarantee you that, assuming a meeting had occurred – which it didn’t – that a decision to endorse a candidate, whoever that might be, is not city business. That’s a political decision that could occur at any kind of a meeting.”http://www.voicenews.com/news/marysville-attorney-criticizes... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 49 mins (2019-03-06 02:02:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Technically, 'not' qualifies the verb assume, so some might feel compelled to translate this as follows: 'Even if one assumes, and we don't, that a breach of duty (had) occurred, the plaintiff still cannot claim damages because...' I went ahead and hanged the relationships slightly in the target version because it looked like a more natural way of translating the concept while not sacrificing meaning. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 mins (2019-03-06 02:06:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Didn't mean to 'hang up' the relationship, but to change it. |
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