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asmar001

6 Dec 2022

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Hi is the following sentence correct?
"This phrase translates as "to care or to be concerned about something.""

Would it be more correct to say "it is translated as..." or "it translates as.."?

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everything42

6 Dec 2022

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@asmar001 Oh, sorry, no, I meant the first one in your post.
"translates as" sounds most natural to me.
Actually, I'm not sure if "translates as" is grammatically correct. But it is very common and sounds natural.

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everything42

6 Dec 2022

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Both are fine. The first one sounds a little more natural to me. You can also say "it can be translated as..."

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asmar001

6 Dec 2022

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@everything42 oh I see! So "is translated as..." sounds most natural, right?

everything42

6 Dec 2022

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@asmar001 Oh, sorry, no, I meant the first one in your post.
"translates as" sounds most natural to me.
Actually, I'm not sure if "translates as" is grammatically correct. But it is very common and sounds natural.

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asmar001

6 Dec 2022

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@everything42 no problem! Thank you for helping out! What about the "to care or to be concerned about something" part? Does it sound natural?

everything42

6 Dec 2022

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@asmar001 Yes

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Hi is the following sentence correct?
"This phrase translates as "to care or to be concerned about something.""

Would it be more correct to say "it is translated as..." or "it translates as.."?

Hi is the following sentence correct?"This phrase translates as "to care or to be concerned about something.""Would it be more correct to say "it is translated as..." or "it translates as.."? See a translation

@asmar001 Oh, sorry, no, I meant the first one in your post. "translates as" sounds most natural to me. Actually, I'm not sure if "translates as" is grammatically correct. But it is very common and sounds natural.

Both are fine. The first one sounds a little more natural to me. You can also say "it can be translated as..."

@asmar001 Oh, sorry, no, I meant the first one in your post. "translates as" sounds most natural to me. Actually, I'm not sure if "translates as" is grammatically correct. But it is very common and sounds natural.

@asmar001 Yes

Hi is the following sentence correct?
"This phrase translates as "to care or to be concerned about something.""

Would it be more correct to say "it is translated as..." or "it translates as.."?

@asmar001 Oh, sorry, no, I meant the first one in your post.
"translates as" sounds most natural to me.
Actually, I'm not sure if "translates as" is grammatically correct. But it is very common and sounds natural.

@asmar001 Oh, sorry, no, I meant the first one in your post.
"translates as" sounds most natural to me.
Actually, I'm not sure if "translates as" is grammatically correct. But it is very common and sounds natural.