"a fábrica fechou"

English translation: I have shut up shop

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Portuguese term or phrase:	"a fábrica fechou"
English translation:	I have shut up shop

01:54 Mar 19, 2020

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Portuguese term or phrase: "a fábrica fechou"

Literally "the factory has closed". It's commonly said of a woman - or, more rarely, a man - who has children and doesn't want to have more.

More context: for a TV show, a woman who's getting married soon is being interviewed. When asked about kids, she mentions her sister:

Eu sempre pergunto a ela, "irmã, você não pensa em ter mais filhos?".
E ela me fala, "Não. Minha fábrica fechou e agora a sua inicia."

Rafael Brandão KudoZ activity Questions: 12 (none open) Answers: 2 Brazil
Local time: 20:23

I have shut up shop

Explanation:
To shut up shop: to end an activity, usually a business activity, either temporarily or permanently.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shut-up-...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2020-03-19 08:09:42 GMT)
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An approximation to the source idiom.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2020-03-19 10:08:46 GMT)
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"They might have five children but Jamie Oliver has confessed that his wife Jools would definitely love another one.

Jamie, however, has said that while he would rather not have another one, the decision isn't up to him.

He spoke to The Mirror, saying, ''I’ve tried to SHUT THE SHOP a few times and I’ve failed.''"

https://www.mummypages.co.uk/ive-tried-to-shut-up-shop-jamie...

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"Diane, 39, nevertheless says that she and her fiancé Sebastian, an IT professional, have no plans to add to their "very happy" brood. Leaving little room to doubt, Diane said that there is "no way" she’ll have more children, for she has "shut up shop.""

https://people.com/parents/no-more-kids-fo/

Selected response from:

Mark Robertson
Local time: 00:23

Grading comment

Thank you, Mark, that's excellent!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

we're done having children

Mario Freitas

3 +3

I have shut up shop

Mark Robertson

the babymaking machine has run its course

Anderson Calixto

No more kids for me

Ana Vozone

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

43 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

we're done having children

Explanation:
https://www.google.com.br/search?client=firefox-a&hl=en&biw=...

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 20:23
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

1 hr confidence:

the babymaking machine has run its course

Explanation:
Procurei manter o mesmo campo semântico no uso de metáfora.

https://business.time.com/2007/02/05/are_women_babymaking_machines/
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/babymaking

Anderson Calixto
Brazil
Local time: 20:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Notes to answerer

Asker: This one's very good! I wish I could use it, but character per second limitations won't let me.

6 hrs confidence:

No more kids for me

Explanation:
Muitas, muitas ocorrências... :)

https://www.google.com/search?q="no more kids for me"&sxsrf=...

https://www.google.com/search?q="no more kids for us"&oq="no...

Example sentence(s):

No more kids for me. Grandkids are fine, but no more kids.
So, while those numbers decrease some, there are still a significant number of younger people saying, “No more kids for me, thanks.”

Ana Vozone
Local time: 00:23
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

\"a fábrica fechou\"

I have shut up shop

Mark Robertson
Local time: 00:23
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you, Mark, that's excellent!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Nice and concise, so it's perfect for subtitles. "I've shut up shop and now you're setting up shop."

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