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Translate one request across levels of directness

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Prompt

Translate [MESSAGE] from [SOURCE LANGUAGE] into [TARGET LANGUAGE] for [AUDIENCE]. Provide three versions: direct, neutral, and warm, each keeping the same request, deadline, and boundary. Add a back-translation of each and a meaning checklist for any shifted implication. Do not claim a version is universally polite or locally natural without a native-speaker review. If context is insufficient, mark the uncertain phrase. Verify that no version adds a promise or removes a condition.