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She has a bun in the oven [είναι έγκυος]

Greek translation: περιμένει τον πελαργό

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English term or phrase:She has a bun in the oven [είναι έγκυος]
Greek translation:περιμένει τον πελαργό
Entered by: Hellinas

14:35 Jul 17, 2011
English to Greek translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / English euphemism
English term or phrase: She has a bun in the oven [είναι έγκυος]
βρίσκεται σε ενδιαφέρουσα. It has various alternatives as'up the duff/in the pudding club' but 'She has a bun in the oven' is the commonest and 'up the duff' the second commonest in my experience. Is there a corresponding Greek euphemism?
Hellinas
Local time: 11:52
περιμένει τον πελαργό
Explanation:
ο παιδικός τρόπος αναφοράς στην εγκυμοσύνη...
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Anastasia Kyriakidou
Greece
Local time: 13:52
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Thanks to Sabrathan also. It is interesting that English seems to be the only language that I know which uses either euphemisms ir crudities about pregnancy. We also have the saying about the stork and also to children we might have said before the days of open sex education 'you were found under the gooseberry bushes.
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5 +1περιμένει τον πελαργό
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she has a bun in the oven [είναι έγκυος]
περιμένει τον πελαργό


Explanation:
ο παιδικός τρόπος αναφοράς στην εγκυμοσύνη...

Anastasia Kyriakidou
Greece
Local time: 13:52
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Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to Sabrathan also. It is interesting that English seems to be the only language that I know which uses either euphemisms ir crudities about pregnancy. We also have the saying about the stork and also to children we might have said before the days of open sex education 'you were found under the gooseberry bushes.

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agree  Georgios Tziakos: Nice! Preserves the 'waiting' element.
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