Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
bastare
English translation:
Wasn't the whole night enough for you?
Italian term
Italy
translation is dedication
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian
bastare
Ho risolto il pun con "Would you like the or coffee?" he said. I answered: "The and you?" (con quel you spero di rendere l'idea.. ) e poi ?
Feb 25, 2010 08:40: Tom in London Created KOG entry
PRO (2): Ilaria A. Feltre, Oliver Lawrence
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Wasn't the whole night enough for you?
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JordanLancaster
21 mins
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
33 mins
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| agree |
Ilaria A. Feltre
2 hrs
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Monia Di Martino
4 hrs
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manducci
: With Babsita's suggestions too, this works well.
1 day 7 hrs
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United Kingdom
GR/SP/IT/FR Interpreter and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
tea coffee or me?
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-02-20 16:16:37 GMT)
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Correction: Tea? Coffee? Or me?
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susanna plazzi
: Carina, resa così! la battuta originale, dal film "Working Girl" era Coffee?Tea?Me?
16 hrs
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Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
porridge/get your oats - see below
"Cereal or porridge?"
"Porridge please"
"Didn't you get your oats last night then?"
where "getting your oats" means getting sexual satisfaction (see link). Obviously porridge is a breakfast food made of oats.
HTH :).
Ireland
Qualified, Experienced Professional.
Native in: English (Variants: British, Irish, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, English
Discussion
he - a little more?
she - yes. (of course, she has to say 'yes', otherwise the pun is lost)
he - (well) wasn't etc etc for you?
just to respect the dialogue roles, you know :)
"Wasn't the whole night enough for you?"
indeed there was something I found uncomfortable about that 'some' :)
"A little more?"
"Wasn't all night last night enough for you?"
però, magari, lui versa e dice 'some more?'
lei 'oh yes'
lui 'ah I thought you have had enough last night!' (or whatever translation you would like about the kudoz topic ;)
no? sbaglio?
Ah anche quella di Ilaria è un'idea azzeccata solo che... i gusti musicali sono molto, troppo personali e idenficativi per poterne parlare così senza il placet dell'autore/trice. Credo :)
solo che manca il raccordo con la domanda di lui
cioè, in italiano è lui che gioca a sfotterla su té/te (lei no, infatti risponde "IL thè")
quello che ti proponevo almeno potrebbe far pensare che lui abbia pronunciato apposta male 'milk' per farle credere 'me'
D'altronde con tea/you non ci si va da nessuna parte, per questo avevo pensato a milk/me...
magari diverso eh però che sfruttasse quest'altra coppia :)
così invece il gioco di parole partirebbe solo da lei
"Would you like coffee or milk?"
I answered "Coffee or me, have you said? I'd prefer to have you"
ehhh nn è la stessa cosa, ma è l'unica che mi viene in mente
(ci sarebbe il 'thee' arcaico per 'you' http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/xThou.html ma si pronuncia dii quindi...)