English translation of "es que no lo desea demasiado" - "not having a great desire to do so or does not have a great desire to do so"

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156 months ago

WILHELMINA TWENEBOA-KODUA asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	Sciences / Non-fiction books
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	es que no lo desea demasiado
Context:	“El que no consigue su objetivo es que no lo desea demasiado
Keywords:	o no se sacrifica lo sufi ciente”

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156 months ago

Patricia Pedraza wrote:

does not have a strong enough desire for it.

My comment:

Whoever does not reach its goal, does not have a strong enough desire for it.

156 months ago

Patricia Pedraza wrote:

somewhat who doesn't reach his/her goal really hasn't wnted to all that much, in the first place

156 months ago

Patricia Pedraza wrote:

not having a great desire to do so or does not have a great desire to do so

My comment:

The problem is how to structure the entire sentence:
Formally:
He or She who does not manage to accomplish his or her goals does not have a great desire to do so
OR
If you do not manage to accomplish your goals, it is because you do not have a great desire to do so.
OR
Not managing to accomplish goals comes from not having a great desire to do so.

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156 months ago

Jeanette Anderson wrote:

Those who don't reach their objectives don't strive hard enough.

My comment:

Another option: Those who don't achieve their goals don't want it badly enough. (more informal)
If you want to use 'he' it's also possible: He who doesn't reach his objectives doesn't strive hard enough .

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