May 3, 2025
Translating Sentences That Caught My Eye (Part 4)
1. His career was at a low ebb after the scandal, so much so that nothing could have been further from the truth than his earlier swagger and boasts of success. It was time for him to clean out the stable of his old image and start anew. He continued to opine about his innocence, but few listened.
2. Providing false information to the authorities could be seen as aiding and abetting the suspect. Her explanation didn't wash with the investigators, despite sounding plausible at first glance, not because of any factual errors, but because her nervous demeanor undermined her credibility.
3. It felt like a Sisyphean task; suggestions often went unheeded. Management needed to get with the times, but seemed content to whistle past the graveyard. (omitted) Despite being surprisingly inept at basic tasks, he was incredibly adept at charming important people. He would often swagger into meetings, patronizing junior staff, while others just gawked at his conceited behavior.
4. The manager, utterly distraught about his team riven with internal disputes, realized he had to get a leg up in the increasingly competitive market. However, his attempts to broach necessary but unpopular changes often smacked of desperation, and his inclination to pander to influential clients was not so much good business sense as a fear of confrontation. sometimes he just wanted everyone to get out of his hair.
Her explanation didn't wash withfool the investigators, despite sounding plausible at first glance, not because of any factual errors, but because her nervous demeanor undermined her credibility.
'to wash with' is a very unusual phrase I don't think I've heard before. I wouldn't use it here
Management needed to get with the times, but seemed content to whistle past the graveyard.
Another very unusual phrase I wouldn't know the meaning of. I don't know what you mean to say here
The manager, utterly distraught about his team rivenfraught with internal disputes, realized he had to get a leg up in the increasingly competitive market.
Perhaps just a style preference but riven is very literary, almost Biblical. Unless you are intentionally aiming for this style I would avoid it
However, his attempts to broachintroduce necessary but unpopular changes often smacked of desperation, and his inclination to pander to influential clients was not so much good business sense as a fear of confrontation.
similar to above. This use of 'broach' may be technically correct according to the dictionary but is only rarely used outside of set phrases such as 'broach the subject' or similar.
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Your sentences were grammatically correct but your (probably intentional) use of highly figurative and idiomatic language makes some of these very difficult to understand the meaning/point of
May 6, 2025
Thank you very much for your corrections! They are very helpful.
His career was at a low ebb after the scandal, so much so that nothing could have been further from the truth than his earlier swagger and boasts of success.
"swagger" is a manner of walking, so the phrase "nothing could have been further from the truth than his earlier swagger" seems a little illogical to me. What does it mean for a swagger to be untrue/false?
It was time for him to clean out the stable ofdiscard his old image and start anew.
I'm not sure the expression "clean out the stable (of)" exists. I did a quick search on the Internet, and didn't come across anything relevant.
He continued to opine aboutdefend his innocence, but few listened.
"opine" is too weak a word here. It doesn't have the firmness of "defend".
Providing false information to the authorities could be seen as aiding and abetting the suspect.
Her explanation didn't wash with the investigators, despite sounding plausible at first glance, not because of any factual errors, but because her nervous demeanor undermined her credibility.
It felt like a Sisyphean task; suggestions often went unheeded.
Management needed to get with the times, but seemed content to whistle past the graveyard.
(omitted) Despite being surprisingly inept at basic tasks, he was incredibly adept at charming important people.
He would often swagger into meetings, and patronizinge junior staff, while others just gawked at his conceited behavior.
The definition of "patronize" is "treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority." While you have hit the part about betraying a feeling of superiority, I don't see how "swagger[ing] into meetings" tries to be kind or helpful on the surface.
The manager, utterly distraught about his team riven with internal disputes, realized he had to get a leg up in the increasingly competitive market.
However, his attempts to broach the topic of necessary but unpopular changes often smacked of desperation, and his inclination to pander to influential clients was not so much good business sense as a fear of confrontation.
sSometimes he just wanted everyone to get out of his hair.
May 6, 2025
Thank you for the corrections!
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Translating Sentences That Caught My Eye (Part 4) |
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His career was at a low ebb after the scandal, so much so that nothing could have been further from the truth than his earlier swagger and boasts of success. His career was at a low ebb after the scandal, so much so that nothing could have been further from the truth than his earlier "swagger" is a manner of walking, so the phrase "nothing could have been further from the truth than his earlier swagger" seems a little illogical to me. What does it mean for a swagger to be untrue/false? |
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It was time for him to clean out the stable of his old image and start anew. It was time for him to I'm not sure the expression "clean out the stable (of)" exists. I did a quick search on the Internet, and didn't come across anything relevant. |
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He continued to opine about his innocence, but few listened. He continued to "opine" is too weak a word here. It doesn't have the firmness of "defend". |
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Providing false information to the authorities could be seen as aiding and abetting the suspect. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Her explanation didn't wash with the investigators, despite sounding plausible at first glance, not because of any factual errors, but because her nervous demeanor undermined her credibility. This sentence has been marked as perfect! Her explanation didn't 'to wash with' is a very unusual phrase I don't think I've heard before. I wouldn't use it here |
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It felt like a Sisyphean task; suggestions often went unheeded. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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However, his attempts to broach necessary but unpopular changes often smacked of desperation, and his inclination to pander to influential clients was not so much good business sense as a fear of confrontation. However, his attempts to broach the topic of necessary but unpopular changes often smacked of desperation, and his inclination to pander to influential clients was not so much good business sense as a fear of confrontation. However, his attempts to similar to above. This use of 'broach' may be technically correct according to the dictionary but is only rarely used outside of set phrases such as 'broach the subject' or similar. |
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Management needed to get with the times, but seemed content to whistle past the graveyard. This sentence has been marked as perfect! Management needed to get with the times, but seemed content to whistle past the graveyard. Another very unusual phrase I wouldn't know the meaning of. I don't know what you mean to say here |
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(omitted) Despite being surprisingly inept at basic tasks, he was incredibly adept at charming important people. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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He would often swagger into meetings, patronizing junior staff, while others just gawked at his conceited behavior. He would often swagger into meetings The definition of "patronize" is "treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority." While you have hit the part about betraying a feeling of superiority, I don't see how "swagger[ing] into meetings" tries to be kind or helpful on the surface. |
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The manager, utterly distraught about his team riven with internal disputes, realized he had to get a leg up in the increasingly competitive market. This sentence has been marked as perfect! The manager, utterly distraught about his team Perhaps just a style preference but riven is very literary, almost Biblical. Unless you are intentionally aiming for this style I would avoid it |
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sometimes he just wanted everyone to get out of his hair.
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