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; "The love you bring won't mean a thing unless you sing" | |||
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=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRuEjGK7Eu8&t=0m59s ''I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky''] === | |||
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Ability
- "The love you bring won't mean a thing unless you sing"
- (Note: Use of unless as a negative condition.)
I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky
De:
Es:
Fr: Je crois que je peux voler
Gr: "Πιστεύω ότι μπορώ να πετάξω, πιστεύω ότι μπορώ να αγγίξω τον ουρανό"
It: credo di poter volare
Pt: "Eu acredito que sei voar"
Ro: "Cred că pot să zbor."
Pl: "Jeśli uwierzę mogę latać"
Tr: "Uçabileceğime inanıyorum"
R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly (1996)
Can you hear me? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
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Gr: "Με ακούς; Μπορείς να με ακούσεις που τρέχω, μπορείς να με ακούσεις που σε φωνάζω;"
It:
Pt:
Pl: "Słyszysz mnie , słyszysz mnie działa?"
Ro: "Mă poţi auzi, poţi să mă auzi rulând?"
Mike + The Mechanics - Silent Running (1985)
Necessity
You can't hurry love. No, you just have to wait
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Gr: "Δεν μπορείς να κάνεις την αγάπη να βιαστεί. Όχι, απλά είναι αναγκαίο να περιμένεις"
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The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love (1966)
Advice
Should I stay or should I go now?
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Es:
Fr: "Dois-je rester ou dois-je partir maintenant?"
Gr: "(Θα πρέπει) να μείνω ή να φύγω τώρα;"
It: "Devo rimanere o devo andare adesso?"
Pl: "Powinienem zostać czy powinienem iść teraz?"
Pt:
Ro: "Ar trebui să stau sau să plec?"
Tr:
The Clash - Should I stay or should I go (1982)
Probability
This might be our last goodbye ... Maybe we'll meet again somewhere
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Gr: "Αυτό μπορεί να είναι το τελευταίο μας αντίο ... Ίσως συναντηθούμε ξανά κάπου"
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Europe - Carrie (1986)
Logical Assumption
There must be an angel playing with my heart ... Must be talking to an angel
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Gr: "Πρέπει να είναι ένας άγγελος που παίζει με την καρδιά μου ... Πρέπει να μιλώ με έναν άγγελο"
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Eurythmics - There Must Be an Angel (1985)
It must have been love, but it's over now
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Gr: "Πρέπει να ήταν αγάπη, αλλά έχει τελειώσει τώρα"
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Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (1987)
Criticism
You should've seen by the look in my eyes ... There was something missing
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Es:
Fr:
Gr: "Θα έπρεπε να το καταλάβεις από το βλέμμα στα μάτια μου ... Κάτι έλειπε."
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You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe. But you didn't listen
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Gr: "Έπρεπε να το είχες καταλάβει από τον τόνο της φωνής μου, ίσως. Αλλά δεν άκουσες."
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REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You (1980)
Hypothetical / Remote Condition
If / In case + Should expresses an unlikely possibility or a polite request. It is more common in poetry or formal language.
If the sky ... should tumble and fall or the mountain should crumble ... I won't cry
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Fr:
Gr: "Σε περίπτωση που ο ουρανός ... γκρεμιστεί και πέσει ή το βουνό καταρρεύσει ... δεν θα κλάψω"
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Ben E. King - Stand by Me (1961)
