souhaite-elle fermer
English translation: a question
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| na +1 | a question |
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| na | it's probably a question |
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| na | does (Eco) wish to close? |
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| na | Variation upon a theme |
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44 mins peer agreement (net): +1
a question Explanation: even if there is no interrogation mark. I'll give it a try. "I hope to receive shortly some information, namely, whether Eco intends to close..." regards Paola L M |
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it's probably a question Explanation: The context very strongly suggests the writer is asking a rhetorical question. The affirmation doesn't require the "-elle", so perhaps the question mark was simply overlooked? We've all worked with executives in a hurry and they don't always worry about punctuation! Just general experience |
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does (Eco) wish to close? Explanation: Yes, it's a question. |
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Variation upon a theme Explanation: J’espère que nous recevrons très prochainement des informations : Eco souhaite-elle fermer la filiale CH. I hope that we will receive (will be receiving) information very shortly... Does Eco wish to close the Swiss branch? (Assuming that CH is referring to the country code). If you want to phrase it as a question, then you have to use the right form of "do" + subject + main verb + object. You could run the whole thing together, as Paola has done. Although I would suggest that "shortly" be placed differently in her version ("I hope to receive some information shortly") : I hope that we will be hearing very shortly whether Eco wants to close the CH branch or not. (One way round the question thing if it makes sense in context) |
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