English: "Do put a bun in it, there's a good chap"Spanish translation: sea un buen chico y haga el favor de callarse 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | "Do put a bun in it, there's a good chap" | | Spanish translation: | sea un buen chico y haga el favor de callarse | | Entered by: | Rebecca Hendry |
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Other / Other | | English term or phrase: "Do put a bun in it, there's a good chap" | | It's part of an ironic theatre play. |
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| Clarification request(s) and responseAnabel Martínez: 4:02pm Jul 4, 2005: Could you please provide us with more context? Like the previous and subsequent sentences... -
Berta81 (asker): 4:09pm Jul 4, 2005: Previous sentences
Sarah: Pass Tom the salt, Norman.
Norman: Salt. Certainly. Here we are little fellow this is ironic because is adresses to Tom, who is on a very low chair).
Berta81 (asker): 4:20pm Jul 4, 2005: Yes it is :)
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| | sea un buen chico y haga el favor de callarse | Explanation:
That's the meaning - stylistically I don't doubt it can be improved.
In English the phrase comes across as evry pompous - I suspect the person who is saying it is very upper class, a bit of a snob.
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-07-04 16:08:08 GMT)
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Sorry, that should read VERY pompous.
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-07-04 16:11:40 GMT)
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Is this from The Normal Conquests by Alan Ayckbourn by any chance? I have acted in that play :-D
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-07-04 16:11:50 GMT)
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Sorry, the NormaN conquests. |
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| Do put a bun in it, there's a good chap sea un buen chico y haga el favor de callarse
Explanation:
That's the meaning - stylistically I don't doubt it can be improved.
In English the phrase comes across as evry pompous - I suspect the person who is saying it is very upper class, a bit of a snob.
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-07-04 16:08:08 GMT)
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Sorry, that should read VERY pompous.
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-07-04 16:11:40 GMT)
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Is this from The Normal Conquests by Alan Ayckbourn by any chance? I have acted in that play :-D
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-07-04 16:11:50 GMT)
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Sorry, the NormaN conquests.
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