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Sentence #3608144

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 tommy_san tommy_san November 5, 2014 November 5, 2014 at 10:13:46 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

How about this?

It's a big mistake to assume that you'll learn to speak English just by going to America.

User63086 User63086 November 5, 2014 November 5, 2014 at 12:16:51 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"If you think/thought..., then you're (sorely) mistaken," is a particularly common variation on the "If you..., then (you are wrong/doing something wrong)" phrase. Looking at it again, it probably matches up with the Japanese sentence a bit more than '...big mistake' because '...make a big mistake' could also be taken to mean that the person is enacting or has already enacted some decision based on the incorrect assumption Either way, the grammar pattern alone carries the meaning of an assumption, and flipping it around to "(You are wrong) if you think that..." is acceptable, but less common.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #3607569アメリカに行くだけで英語が話せるようになると思ったら大間違いだよ。.

If you think that you will learn to speak English just by going to America, you've made a big mistake.

added by User63086, November 5, 2014
➜ #3607569アメリカに行くだけで英語が話せるようになると思ったら大間違いだよ。

linked by User63086, November 5, 2014
If you think that you will learn to speak English just by going to America, you have made a big mistake.

edited by User63086, November 5, 2014
If you think that you will learn to speak English just by going to America, then you have made a big mistake.

edited by User63086, November 5, 2014
If you think that you'll learn to speak English just by going to America, then you're sorely mistaken.

edited by User63086, November 5, 2014
➜ #3614575Jos luulet oppivasi puhumaan englantia pelkästään menemällä Yhdysvaltoihin, olet erehtynyt karkeasti.

linked by Sanaseppo, November 8, 2014
➜ #4260702Si tu crois que tu apprendras l'anglais juste en te rendant aux USA, tu te fourres vraiment le doigt dans l'œil.

linked by sacredceltic, June 7, 2015
➜ #4260704Si vous croyez que vous apprendrez l'anglais juste en vous rendant aux USA, vous vous fourrez vraiment le doigt dans l'œil.

linked by sacredceltic, June 7, 2015