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Suggested command in translate invalid for macOS, but correct in chat

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- [x] I have searched [github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/issues](https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/issues?q=) and there are no duplicates of my issue
- [x] I have run `q doctor` in the affected terminal session
- [x] I have run `q restart` and replicated the issue again

### Operating system

macOS 15.3.2 (24D81)

### Expected behaviour

When Q generates a command-line suggestion in `q translate`, it should be targeted towards my OS (macOS), not Linux. `q chat` seems to take the OS into account as it returns a correctly defined command line for macOS.

### Actual behaviour

Using `q translate` suggests a `du` command with `--max-depth` that is incorrect for macOS. It should use `-d`. It appears translate is not taking my OS into account when generating the command, but `q chat` does as it returned the correct command.

### Steps to reproduce

On a Mac:

1. `q translate`
2. Enter: What are the top 10 larget directories by bytes on my hard disk?
3. Q should respond: `du -h --max-depth=1 | sort -hr | head -n 10`
4. `q chat`
5. Enter: What are the top 10 larget directories by bytes on my hard disk?
6. Q should respond: `sudo du -h -d 1 / 2>/dev/null | sort -hr | head -n 10`

The `sudo` from `q chat` is another miss by `q translate`

### Environment

```yaml
[q-details]
version = "1.7.2"
hash = "b6bf5f1675dd7395009e8bc65c1145820671f211"
date = "2025-03-21T01:36:16.66764Z (11d ago)"
variant = "full"

[system-info]
os = "macOS 15.3.2 (24D81)"
chip = "Apple M1 Pro"
total-cores = 10
memory = "32.00 GB"

[environment]
cwd = "/Users/USER"
cli-path = "/Users/USER"
os = "Mac"
shell-path = "/bin/zsh"
shell-version = "5.9"
terminal = "iTerm 2"
install-method = "brew"

[env-vars]
PATH = "/opt/homebrew/bin:/opt/homebrew/sbin:/Users/USER/.nvm/versions/node/v20.14.0/bin:/usr/local/bin:/System/Cryptexes/App/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/local/bin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/bin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/appleinternal/bin:/usr/local/share/dotnet:~/.dotnet/tools:/Users/USER/bin:/Users/USER/.toolbox/bin:/Users/USER/.cargo/bin:/Applications/iTerm.app/Contents/Resources/utilities:/Users/USER/.local/bin:/Users/USER/Library/Application Support/JetBrains/Toolbox/scripts"
QTERM_SESSION_ID = "9ea6a3d3faee49df8029e4b0bf3a71a7"
Q_SET_PARENT_CHECK = "1"
Q_TERM = "1.7.2"
SHELL = "/bin/zsh"
TERM = "xterm-256color"
__CFBundleIdentifier = "com.googlecode.iterm2"
```

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