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English to Finnish translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / help | | English term or phrase: 'I could not help eavesdropping/overhearing your conversation with .....' | I eavesdropped on a conversation between 2 Finns this week and, purely for reasons of self-indulgence, wanted to say to one of them, a friend of mine, something along the lines of the above phrase. I have basic Finnish skills and was able to get the jist.
'I could not help eavesdropping/overhearing your conversation with .....' |
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| | En voinut olla kuulematta keskusteluasi xxx:n kanssa | Explanation:
Literal back translation: I could not not hear your conversation with xxx...! :-)
xxx stands for the person's name and the you need to add the ending "n" You need to know if the name stays in its basic form: Marja-Marjan, but Matti-Matin. Pekka-Pekan etc. |
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Satu Wiren
Local time: 17:56
| Grading comment As they say, Suomessa, kiitos!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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14 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +4 | \'i could not help eavesdropping/overhearing your conversation with .....\' En voinut olla kuulematta keskusteluasi xxx:n kanssa
Explanation:
Literal back translation: I could not not hear your conversation with xxx...! :-)
xxx stands for the person's name and the you need to add the ending "n" You need to know if the name stays in its basic form: Marja-Marjan, but Matti-Matin. Pekka-Pekan etc.
| Satu Wiren
Local time: 17:56
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Native speaker of:  Finnish
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | As they say, Suomessa, kiitos! |
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