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Jerry Chase75 Jerry Chase75 NewcomerOP
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#1 ·
How would you go about translating this?
This operation resulted in the identification and arrest of no suspected immigration offender...
Did this operation result in the identification and arrest of an unexpected immigration offender? Am I on the right track, or am I missing the mark?

Thanks
cosmicranger12 cosmicranger12 Member
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#2 ·
An unexpected illegal offender?
gentlecanyon7 gentlecanyon7 Newcomer
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#3 ·
This operation concluded with the identification and arrest of an individual who was not even a suspected immigration offender.
Jerry Chase75 Jerry Chase75 NewcomerOP
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#4 ·
Thanks for the input... Honestly, it’s exactly what I expected. Some shady employer out of England played me for a fool last year and left me high and dry, and now they’re about to get hit with a $13,000 fine for hiring under the table. Since he's an Iranian, I suppose one shouldn't be too surprised by how things went down, though it doesn't make the outcome any less predictable.😁
velvetpilot62 velvetpilot62 Newcomer
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#5 ·
Hold on a second.

This operation resulted in the identification and arrest of no suspected immigration offender...

of NO suspected offender

Are you sure you transcribed that correctly? Because that is some incredibly awkward English. A bit more context would definitely help here. It could be phrased this way instead:
The operation concluded without identifying or arresting any suspected immigration offenders.

For illustration:
WE found no suspect AT The location.
There was no water in the glass.
This operation resulted in no arrests.

However, in standard American English, it would more naturally be expressed like this:
This operation did not result in the identification and arrest of suspected immigration offender.

Unless they were intentionally muddying the waters with hyper-formal language just to leave you confused.

It all seems quite strange...
Sophia Reyes66 Sophia Reyes66 Newcomer
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#6 ·
Is there anyone out there who can help? I’ve been assigned this task to go through about 50 pages of some English text—it's from a book called The Effective leadership Guide—and then put together a PPT.
I'm actually a bit stumped on the best way to phrase "Effective leadership" in my head while working through it... any thoughts on how to capture that essence properly?
hiddenpilot3 hiddenpilot3 Newcomer
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#7 ·
Sophia Reyes66 said:Is there actually anyone else dealing with this? I just got stuck with an assignment to plow through about 50 pages of some book in English called The Effective leadership Guide and then whip up a PPT.
I’m honestly not even sure what the best way to translate "Effective leadership" would be here.

Effective Leadership
Carl White98 Carl White98 Newcomer
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#8 ·
Jerry Chase75 said:How should I phrase this translation?
This operation resulted in the identification and arrest of no suspected immigration offender...
Did this operation result in identifying and arresting an unexpected immigration offender? Am I on the right track, or am I missing the mark here?

Thanks

Yeah, that's it.

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