I greeted you

Italian translation: l'ho accolto ieri /le ho dato il benvenuto

13:40 May 26, 2018
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Teatro
English term or phrase: I greeted you
Testo teatrale americano (per la messa in scena e non per la pubblicazione). Dialogo tra due ospiti di una casa di riposo.

A: Have we met?
B: I greeted you yesterday when you moved in.

La mia proposta:

A: Ci siamo già incontrati?
B: L’ho salutata ieri quando è arrivato.


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Danilo Rana
Italy
Local time: 07:41
Italian translation:l'ho accolto ieri /le ho dato il benvenuto
Explanation:
con poco contesto..
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Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 07:41
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4 +2l'ho accolto ieri /le ho dato il benvenuto
Elena Zanetti
4Le salutai
Muphasah


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
i greeted you
l'ho accolto ieri /le ho dato il benvenuto


Explanation:
con poco contesto..

Elena Zanetti
Italy
Local time: 07:41
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 132

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  claudia lanari
2 hrs

agree  martini
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
i greeted you
Le salutai


Explanation:
A volte bisogna essere letterali rispettando i tempi soprattutto quando si tratta del teatro, dunque ho scelto semplicemente la corrispondenza del tempo, ovvero il passato remoto.

Muphasah
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  martini: corretto sarebbe comunque "La salutai" e inoltre il passato remoto non si usa di solito qui
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