May 29, 2005 16:12
18 yrs ago
English term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
whatever obstacles
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Finally, seeing that they had gotten lost completely, the leader decided they just had to push their way through, whatever obstacles.
Dear native English speakers!
Please advise if such a construction sounds OK here or if I should expand it.
They are pushing their way through a very dense thicket.
Thank you!
Dear native English speakers!
Please advise if such a construction sounds OK here or if I should expand it.
They are pushing their way through a very dense thicket.
Thank you!
Responses
+6
9 mins
Selected
whatever the obstacles
It doesn't work to just put "whatever obstacles" on its own - you could however say "whatever the obstacles", or you can add a verb, such as by saying "whatever obstacles they might encounter on the way"
Peer comment(s):
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cmwilliams (X)
: I also like 'whatever obstacles they might encounter......'
4 mins
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Refugio
: whatever obstacles they might encounter on the way ... also, I would change the first part of the sentence to say "seeing that they were now completely lost"
6 mins
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Rachel Fell
22 mins
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| agree |
Nick Lingris
24 mins
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RHELLER
: whatever THE - they might encounter on the way sounds heavy to me
32 mins
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Alfa Trans (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for your help Armorel! Thanks everybody!!!"
2 mins
Lietta Warren-Granato
Italy
Italy
Italy
Graduated from Westminster University
Native in: Italian
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian, English, and 1 more.
whatever obstacles they might find
this seems right
+1
2 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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120
no matter what the obstancles are
This sounds much more natural to me.
Mike :)
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-05-29 16:15:46 GMT)
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The way it is stated right now sounds like advertising for a cell phone - like \"anytime minutes\" or something to that effect.
Mike :)
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-05-29 16:15:46 GMT)
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The way it is stated right now sounds like advertising for a cell phone - like \"anytime minutes\" or something to that effect.
+5
6 mins
whatever the obstacles.
I think this is the expression you had in mind.
Disclaimer: I am not a native English speaker.
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-05-29 16:22:45 GMT)
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Other options:
..regardless of the obstacles.
..obstacles notwithstanding.
Disclaimer: I am not a native English speaker.
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-05-29 16:22:45 GMT)
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Other options:
..regardless of the obstacles.
..obstacles notwithstanding.
Peer comment(s):
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Refugio
: whatever the obstacles
9 mins
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| agree |
Rachel Fell
: whatever the obstcles (the other two don't work so well here)
26 mins
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RHELLER
: agree w/rachel
34 mins
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Vicky Papaprodromou
: Sorry, I am too late. I am not a native English speaker, either. :-)
8 hrs
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Thank you Vicky! I'm really not bitter, but I'm only hoping that the asker's choice was due to an oversight on his part... Or maybe I just I shouldn't have meddled in a question that was clearly restricted to native speakers!
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Balasubramaniam L.
10 hrs
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31 mins
Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
Related KudoZ points
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44
in spite of obstacles / against all obstacles
or "whatever THE obstacles"
You could also say "notwithstanding the obstacles", but not at this level.
"In spite of" can be followed by "obstacles" without the article.
You could also say "notwithstanding the obstacles", but not at this level.
"In spite of" can be followed by "obstacles" without the article.
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