ひとつでも多く勝ちたい

English translation: I want us to go all out to win all the games!

08:18 May 14, 2002
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Japanese term or phrase: ひとつでも多く勝ちたい
Football manager talking about his aims for the team.

"Hitotsu de mo ooku kachitai"
Clare Saracine
Australia
Local time: 14:18
English translation:I want us to go all out to win all the games!
Explanation:
The sample sentence conveys a strong sense of determination.
"All the games" in the translation, of course, means "all the games we can possibly win."
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Shinya Ono
United States
Local time: 13:48
Grading comment
Thanks very much!
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Summary of answers provided
4I want to win every possible match
Wei Peng Loy
3 +1I want us to go all out to win all the games!
Shinya Ono
2I want more wins .... even one more (will do).
Indojin


  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
I want more wins .... even one more (will do).


Explanation:
I want to have more wins .... therefore even one more win, is significant.


Though I understand the meaning, I am not sure about how to put it into a good sentence.


Indojin
Local time: 10:18
PRO pts in pair: 20
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I want to win every possible match


Explanation:
Not an exact translation but I'm hoping to capture the meaning here.

Wei Peng Loy
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I want us to go all out to win all the games!


Explanation:
The sample sentence conveys a strong sense of determination.
"All the games" in the translation, of course, means "all the games we can possibly win."

Shinya Ono
United States
Local time: 13:48
PRO pts in pair: 119
Grading comment
Thanks very much!

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agree  Naomi Ota
41 mins
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