Translation of four sentences

[kolkapetal]

I can probably guess closely about the exact translation of these but I am simply not sure.

1. Nunca se habían puesto de acuerdo para nada, excepto el comercio, y ciertamente nunca para la guerra.

2. Incendiaban cuanto hallaban a su paso.

3. El día anterior a la partida de los jóvenes apareció Maria a despedirse.

4. Prefirió no darle un mal rato a Regina.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Make your own attempt to tell the idea of each sentence, and we'll help you polish the translations.

[kolkapetal]

1. They never agreed with anything, except the commerce, and certainly not the war.

2. They burned everything in their path. (Shouldn't it be: Incendiaban todo lo que hallaban a su paso.)

3. The day before the departure of the youths Maria came to say goodbye.

4. He preferred not to give a hard time to Regina.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Good job!

I only have comments on two of your sentences:

Originally Posted by kolkapetal

1. Nunca se habían puesto de acuerdo para nada, excepto el comercio, y ciertamente nunca para la guerra.
1. They never agreed with on anything, except the for commerce, and certainly not the for war.

2. Incendiaban cuanto hallaban a su paso.
2. They burned everything in their path. (Shouldn't it be: Incendiaban todo lo que hallaban a su paso.)
"Cuanto" works as a synonym of "todo lo que".
- Cuanto digas es inútil. No voy a escucharte. -> Todo lo que digas es inútil.
- Los asaltantes se llevaron cuanto pudieron. -> Todo lo que pudieron.

[kolkapetal]

thanks for clearing things up