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Art/Literary - Slang / Soap-opera | | English term or phrase: baby bump | Dear Colleagues
As far as I know, "baby bump" means that a woman is pregnant (it means the sweeling of our tummy). But I would like to know if there is another hidden sense.
I'm reviewing the sypnopsis of an episode of "Uggly betty": "Betty's baby bump". But Betty is not pregnant, other women are. Thus, I'm not sure abut the meaning of the episode title. You can fin the synopsis at the second link, and watch the spoiler at the first one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r2DMIsRYs0
http://www.film.com/tv/ugly-betty/season-2-2007/episode-16-b...
Kind regards
Clarisa Moraña |
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| | English translation:obstacle/problem | Explanation:
In the spoiler the narrator says: "what starts as a shower, turns into a storm." I think the idea is that Betty just wanted to do something good for her friend but things didn't turn out so well.
The title is a deliberate double entendre. At first glance it would appear that Betty has become pregnant, but here bump is used in the sense of difficulty. To hit a bump.
To encounter something that is an obstacle or hindrance.
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Kim Metzger
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15 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 obstacle/problem
Explanation:
In the spoiler the narrator says: "what starts as a shower, turns into a storm." I think the idea is that Betty just wanted to do something good for her friend but things didn't turn out so well.
The title is a deliberate double entendre. At first glance it would appear that Betty has become pregnant, but here bump is used in the sense of difficulty. To hit a bump.
To encounter something that is an obstacle or hindrance.
| Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 21:12
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 40
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