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KaduPenna 09-20-2011 03:48 AM
written doubt: 何事があろうとも
 
guys,
Can someone tell me what this means 何事があろうとも ?

tks :confused:

masaegu 09-20-2011 03:52 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by KaduPenna (Post 880471)
guys,
Can someone tell me what this means 何事があろうとも ?

tks :confused:
"Regardless of what might occur"
"No matter what happens"
etc.

KaduPenna 09-20-2011 04:11 AM
A friend told me that could mean
"come hell or hight water"
and i see in Google the same thing.
Could be?

masaegu 09-20-2011 04:24 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by KaduPenna (Post 880484)
A friend told me that could mean
"come hell or hight water"
and i see in Google the same thing.
Could be?
Sure. My two translations are literal while "come hell or hight water" is figurative speech. They all mean the same.

KaduPenna 09-20-2011 04:27 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by masaegu (Post 880491)
Sure. My two translations are literal while "come hell or hight water" is figurative speech. They all mean the same.

tks!!
you help me a lot!


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