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aliasmaximus

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aliasmaximus

Joined: 02/22/22
Posts: 443
03/02/2025 5:36 pm
#5 Originally Posted by: pulkkinen.petteri

My couple of eurocents: I've recognized that a difficult for me lesson needs from a couple of days to a fortnight of biting/melting in my brains ( if I can express it understandably) and when returning it's not anymore as difficult as it was.


 


Petteri

I apologize for the previous joking response. I admire anyone who takes on a second language. I'm still learning French, and wow do I suck at it.


Anyways, you wanted to know how to say what you said in better English. Try this:


"My couple of eurocents: I recognize that difficult lessons become easier for me to undertake after allowing them to percolate in my mind for a few days"


Note that we both used graphic language specific slang phrases. You said "biting/melting in my brains" (which I just love and makes me laugh), while I used "percolate in my mind", which you may find to be just as funny when translated into your language. "Percolate" is a verb that means to slowly mix and then pass through a filter (like coffee dripping through a paper filter when it's brewed).


Or, you could leave out the slang and say:


"I recognize that difficult lessons become easeir for me to undertake after contemplating them for a few days".


But that's not as graphic, and therefore not as interesting.


Hope that helps. Again, I apologize if I offended you in any way with my previous response. 


Sascha


 


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