Can the infinitive be implied?

Question

Can the infiniive be implied in this construction? For example: J’aurais pu traduire le titre, mais j'ai décidé de ne pas. (I could have translated the title but I decided not to.)

Accepted Answer

Hi William,
You have to finish the sentence with 'to do it' or it seems unfinished in French.
I would prefer, however, 
"...mais j'ai décidé de ne pas le faire" not to repeat 'traduire' which I was taught to avoid at school...
Hope this helps!

Answer

No, I don't think that would work in French. You would need to say:
J'aurais pu traduire le titre, mais j'ai décidé de ne pas le traduire. -- I could have translated the title, but I decided not to translate it.

Answer

I understand!

Thanks Chris and Cécile