"At least, for the moment it is like that."
Translation:Almeno, per il momento è così.
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I put "almeno è così per il momento" which was marked wrong. Is that completely wrong or unnatural word order in Italian?
No, "allora" means "then" or "at the time", and so it would need a past tense: "Almeno allora era così" is a correct sentence, but of course with a different meaning than what is asked.
Can someone tell me why "Almeno, attualmente è così" is wrong here? I'm reporting it as a mistake.
attualmente = at the moment (among other things) http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/attualmente
"For the moment" is practically the same as "for the time being" and here (http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=847754) they make a distinction between "at the moment = attualmente" which refers to a certain specific moment and "for the time being = per il momento" which refers to a longer time span that includes present moment
Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not a native English speaker.
Oh! Yeah, you helped me see the difference. I think it's that "at the moment/attualmente" is talking about RIGHT NOW, in ONLY THIS moment, and "for the moment/per il momento" is implying that __ is how it will be until something changes, so continuing on into the future.
Hairsplitting right here, haha.
I think you're right, and I am a native English speaker. :)
Don't worry, it's not a mistake! Attualmente and al momento are synonims... Fidati, sono italiano :)
