receber visita da cegonha
English translation: the storks arrival
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See below Explanation: Is in a family way Is expecting a baby Will soon become a mother See if any oof these ideas help. Bye |
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expecting Explanation: The reference to the stork is well understood by most English speakers, so an expression like "someone is awaiting a visit by the stork" would not present any problem. Other expressions used to avoid direct clinical terminology like "pregnant" include: expecting with a child in a family way and my all-time favorite: big with a child (from the King James Version). The American Heritage Dictionary lists two other terms: "gone," which it considers slangish (and which I have never heard used), and "great," which it considers archaic. I hope this is sufficient for your present need. Fuad The American Heritage Dictionary King James Version of the Bible |
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the storks arrival Explanation: I believe what you mean is if there is an equivalent version of the stork 'saying' in English...yes you can def. use something in th elines of ...the arrival of the stork...and most people will understand it. Its not widely used in all English speaking communities, but it certainly exists. knowledge of both languages + my husband is English |
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