Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
dolce attesa
English translation:
mother-to-be
Added to glossary by
Federica Masante
Dec 12, 2005 20:47
18 yrs ago
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dolce attesa
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I know what this means, just can't think of a nice, punchy way of putting it--I am thinking something along the lines of a bun in the oven but somehow I doubt this would be appropriate ;) Thanks for putting me out of my misery!!
Lo spirito olimpico lega tutti: come quando la torcia viene portata a piccoli passi da una signora in dolce attesa…
Lo spirito olimpico lega tutti: come quando la torcia viene portata a piccoli passi da una signora in dolce attesa…
Proposed translations
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| 3 +9 | mother-to-be |
Patrick McKeown
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| 4 +9 | by an expectant mother |
Lindsay Watts
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| 5 +1 | "in the club" / to be with child |
Romanian Translator (X)
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| 4 | in the family way |
Mike Macdonald
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Proposed translations
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Patrick McKeown
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mother-to-be
mum-to-be;
expectant mother;
not very poetic or Olympic, I admit, but that's what we say :-)
expectant mother;
not very poetic or Olympic, I admit, but that's what we say :-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks, I went for mother-to-be in the end ;)"
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by an expectant mother
here's another possibility
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silvia b (X)
: si, e' la soluzione che mi piace di piu'
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Christopher Burin
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Jo Macdonald
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Kimberly Wastler
: Nice, clean, poetic way to put it.
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Cristina Giannetti
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"in the club" / to be with child
If you want the witty, punchy way ... then that's a possibility :-)
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Note added at 4 hrs 45 mins (2005-12-13 01:33:27 GMT)
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"To fall for" ... is also a very commonly and lovingly used expression meaning an expecting mum
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Note added at 4 hrs 45 mins (2005-12-13 01:33:27 GMT)
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"To fall for" ... is also a very commonly and lovingly used expression meaning an expecting mum
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Christopher Burin
: "mother with child" then. I prefer that to "in the club"
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in the family way
Just another option, good luck.
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