Oct 2, 2018 09:39
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könnten, wenn überhaupt, ....
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The following sentence is part of a installation guide for a virtual machine. "Angriffe von Hackern oder Schadsoftwareprogrammen auf die VM könnten, wenn überhaupt, so nur aus dem firmeninternen Netzwerk erfolgen." I'm not sure about the construction of that sentence, so it's more a structure-related question than a vocabulary problem. I've tried it as follows: "Attacks from hackers or malware programs could, if anything, only be made from the company's internal network." Or where should I place this "if anything"? Thank you for your help.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +8 | are only possible/can only occur, if at all |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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are only possible/can only occur, if at all
the placement is fine. I would however use 'if at all' and re-position 'only.'
Example sentence:
Hacker or malware attacks are only possible/can only occur, if at all, via the company's internal network.
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Andreea Sepi, MCIL (X)
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Ah, the small words...
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Jessica Glanz
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...somehow we know it's odd...
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Helene Lyons
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...but just can't put our finger on it!
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suew
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Oh, lonely only!
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Michael Martin, MA
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If anything, it's only only
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writeaway
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Anything GOES!
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AllegroTrans
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There's no business like woe business :-)
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Kalyani Gadre
: Yes even I would change the placement of "only"
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You are not alone :-)!
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