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English translation: thinking something is finished, but it isn't.
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|  Selected response from: Jack Doughty United Kingdom Local time: 01:18 | ||||||
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6 mins confidence: 
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peer agreement (net): +1but had to flee/but were forced to flee Explanation: I hope this helps |
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6 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1and unfortunately had to Explanation: According to Collins Cobuild, "you can use only before an infinitive to introduce an event which happens immediately after one you have just mentioned, and which is rather suprising or unfortunate" |
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7 mins confidence: 
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peer agreement (net): +1with the result that .. Explanation: After all of their efforts they finally reached the ground floor but were then faced with the fact that they immediately had to leave that area and flee to another part of the building. With the final result; nevertheless: received a raise only to be laid off. only - with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/only |
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8 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1but... Explanation: They (a group of people that was in the North Tower) reached the ground about an hour later, but these efforts were in vain as they had to flee from the south tower's collapse. Each eventually made their way home. |
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9 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3thinking something is finished, but it isn't. Explanation: They reached the ground and thought they were safe, but they weren't - they had to move again when the south tower threatened to collapse. Can have a positive outcome, as in: Agassi — A star who lost his image, only to find his humanity http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/saraceno/2006-06-25... or a negative one... Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Vietnam Man Awakes only to ... In Vietnam’s Dong Nai Province, a 49-year-old alcoholic named “K” awoke from a drunken stupor only to find his genitals had been removed! ... www.mutantfrog.com/2006/06/20/vietnam-man-awakes-only-to-fi... |
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