Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ambo, terno e quaterna
English translation:
blah, blah, blah
Added to glossary by
David Turnbull
Jan 24, 2011 15:32
13 yrs ago
Italian term
United Kingdom
ambo, terno e quaterna
Italian to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Brief intervention during voting at the European Parliament.
Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris (PPE).
– Signora Presidente, quello che alcuni colleghi stanno cercando di suggerirle – trattandosi dell'ultima votazione di oggi, giovedì – è che se lei dice solo "approvato" o "respinto" va bene, non c'è alcun bisogno di dire "452 hanno votato; 53 contro; 22 a favore; ambo, terno e quaterna....."
I was thinking it must be "and so on and so forth" or something like that...but can find no confirmation. Any ideas appreciated.
ref: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...
Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris (PPE).
– Signora Presidente, quello che alcuni colleghi stanno cercando di suggerirle – trattandosi dell'ultima votazione di oggi, giovedì – è che se lei dice solo "approvato" o "respinto" va bene, non c'è alcun bisogno di dire "452 hanno votato; 53 contro; 22 a favore; ambo, terno e quaterna....."
I was thinking it must be "and so on and so forth" or something like that...but can find no confirmation. Any ideas appreciated.
ref: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +8 | blah, blah, blah |
Paul O'Brien
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| 3 | legs eleven, clickety click, two fat ladies |
Paul O'Brien
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Proposed translations
+8
8 mins
Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Argentina
Native in English
Argentina
Legal and environment specialist, PhD
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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34
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blah, blah, blah
your own suggestion might be okay, but misses the ironic thrust.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/blah-blah-blah
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/blah-blah-blah
Note from asker:
| Thanks Pauley, and to all those who chipped in as well. I would have liked to go with the bingo calls but thought I'd better play it safe and went for this one. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
4 hrs
Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Argentina
Native in English
Argentina
Legal and environment specialist, PhD
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
34
legs eleven, clickety click, two fat ladies
bingo calls involving numbers.
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