help to translate a sentence

[alb11]

I tried to translate a few sentences from english to japanese; for example in this one:

6 minutes left to that encounter he had been waiting for 7 years
彼が7年を期待していたその出会いに6分が残りました。

Do you think that the translation is correct? Do you see any mistakes?
Thanks for the help

[kirakira]

Originally Posted by alb11

I tried to translate a few sentences from english to japanese; for example in this one:

6 minutes left to that encounter he had been waiting for 7 years
彼が7年を期待していたその出会いに6分が残りました。

Do you think that the translation is correct? Do you see any mistakes?
Thanks for the help

The machine translation isn't too bad.

Only 6 minutes left before he meets with (xxx) which he has been waiting for 7 years.

[KyleGoetz]

6 minutes left to that encounter he had been waiting for 7 years

Are you sure you didn't pass the Japanese through to machine translator that spits out English? I'm a native, and I don't understand what this English is supposed to mean!

[RadioKid]

>6 minutes left to that encounter he had been waiting for 7 years
>彼が7年を期待していたその出会いに6分が残りました。

彼が7年間待ち続けたその出会いまであと6分となりまし� ��。

or

あと6分で、彼が7年間待ち続けた出会いが実現します。

[kcyk8703]

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

Are you sure you didn't pass the Japanese through to machine translator that spits out English? I'm a native, and I don't understand what this English is supposed to mean!

It means that person has been waiting almost 7 years. 6 minutes left until 7 years of waiting...(I think that what it means).

[RadioKid]

Originally Posted by kcyk8703

It means that person has been waiting almost 7 years. 6 minutes left until 7 years of waiting...(I think that what it means).

Oh, it is different form what I understood.

My understnading is that the talker or story teller knows the encounter will happen in next 6 minutes.

[kcyk8703]

I guess i just made it a bit more confusing. Lets negate my comment then.
(b^_^)b

[KyleGoetz]

So is it supposed to mean something like "Six minutes from now, it will be seven years he has been waiting for the meeting"? It feels like a very kludgy sentence to be saying in English.

[shooon]

Originally Posted by alb11

6 minutes left to that encounter he had been waiting for 7 years
彼が7年を期待していたその出会いに6分が残りました。

I'm sorry but this Japanese sentence will not be understood.
So if I modify minimally your original translation...,

彼が7年間期待していたその出会いまで6分が残りました。
This will be understood, I think.

However,
彼が7年間期待していた出会いまで
あと6分になりました。
might be better.

And,
彼が7年間待ち望んでいた出会いまで
あと6分になりました。
may be still better.