but now we no longer need to

[fieldmouse]

Est-ce qu'on peut comprendre ce phrase? Je l'ai trouvé difficile à traduire.

"Avant qu’on n’ait les médicaments modernes, si on tombait malade on aurait peut-être prié, mais maintenant on n’a plus besoin."

(J'essayais de dire "Before we had modern medicine, if you fell ill you might have prayed, but now we no longer need to.")

Merci.

 

[Franglais1969]

I would say,

We no longer need to.

 

[CDHMontpellier]

Do you have a suggested translation before everyone else has a go at it?

 

[fieldmouse]

Oh, sorry I didn't specify - I was asking whether it made sense in French rather than how to translate it to English. Thanks anyway though. =P

 

[Franglais1969]

If you are doing translations, please supply the original version, (English in this case), so people who search the archives for help can find what they are looking for.

 

[pieanne]

I'd say "mais maintenant on n'en a plus besoin"

 

[Franglais1969]

I'd say "mais maintenant on n'en a plus besoin"

I would too. I just assumed this was an original French piece and that the author had done that intentionally.

 

[fieldmouse]

Thanks for your help. I edited my first post.