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Sentence #322832

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 blay_paul blay_paul March 17, 2010 March 17, 2010 at 11:36:38 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"ask for the moon" is an idiom meaning to wish for something impossible. You can add "I'm not asking for the impossible." as an alternative translation for the Japanese sentence, but please revert the change to this sentence.

Denizar Denizar March 18, 2010 March 18, 2010 at 7:52:01 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thanks. I had that feeling =)

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I'm not asking for the moon.

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➜ #80883無理な相談じゃないだろう。

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I'm not asking for the impossible.

edited by Denizar, March 17, 2010
I'm not asking for the moon.

edited by Denizar, March 18, 2010
➜ #372950Je ne demande pas la lune.

linked by sysko, March 18, 2010
➜ #1202392No estoy pidiendo la luna.

linked by marcelostockle, October 28, 2011
➜ #1552070Non sto chiedendo la luna.

linked by Guybrush88, April 27, 2012
➜ #1668645Io non sto chiedendo la luna.

linked by Guybrush88, July 5, 2012
➜ #1672838mi na cpedu lo nu to'e cumki

linked by gleki, July 7, 2012
➜ #1672840mi na cpedu tu'a lo lunra pe'a

linked by gleki, July 7, 2012
➜ #1669672Eu não estou pedindo a lua.

linked by alexmarcelo, July 10, 2012
➜ #1678275Я не прошу луну с неба.

linked by marafon, November 27, 2012
➜ #2747740Nie proszę o gwiazdkę z nieba.

linked by nazgul, September 19, 2013
➜ #4020811Я не прашу зорак з неба.

linked by User55521, April 1, 2015
➜ #4457869Ben imkansızı istemiyorum.

linked by duran, August 18, 2015
➜ #4457870Ben zoru istemiyorum.

linked by duran, August 18, 2015
➜ #6300274Я не прошу зірок з неба.

linked by deniko, September 11, 2017
➜ #9983256Ayen i d-ssutreɣ mačči d adrar.

linked by Yagurten, April 24, 2021