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si-am incalecat pe-o sa si v-am spus povestea asa

English translation: An\' the wheel bend, an\' the story end.

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Romanian term or phrase:si-am incalecat pe-o sa si v-am spus povestea asa
English translation:An\' the wheel bend, an\' the story end.
Entered by: iuliapat

12:17 Jul 9, 2011
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / literature
Romanian term or phrase: si-am incalecat pe-o sa si v-am spus povestea asa
Expresie utilizata in incheierea povestilor pentru copii. Nu am un context disponibil, insa nativii de limba romana sigur isi amintesc povestile din copilarie care se incheiau cu fraza aceasta.
iuliapat
Spain
Local time: 18:41
An' the wheel bend, an' the story end.
Explanation:
trebuie să găseşti un final specific de poveste-fairytale, care diferă de la cultură la cultură şi nu este (întotdeauna) traductibil (exact).
alte posibilităţi:
And now, my story has gone that way, and I've come this way.
And that's the end of that!
My story has come to an end. Let out the rooster and lock up the hen.
So be it, bow bended, don't you know. My story's ended.
So the bridge was mended and my story's ended.

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Cristina Monica Loşonţi
Romania
Local time: 19:41
Grading comment
Multumesc mult pt sugestii!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4An' the wheel bend, an' the story end.
Cristina Monica Loşonţi


  

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
An' the wheel bend, an' the story end.


Explanation:
trebuie să găseşti un final specific de poveste-fairytale, care diferă de la cultură la cultură şi nu este (întotdeauna) traductibil (exact).
alte posibilităţi:
And now, my story has gone that way, and I've come this way.
And that's the end of that!
My story has come to an end. Let out the rooster and lock up the hen.
So be it, bow bended, don't you know. My story's ended.
So the bridge was mended and my story's ended.




    Reference: http://www.folktale.net/endings.html
Cristina Monica Loşonţi
Romania
Local time: 19:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Multumesc mult pt sugestii!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronica Lupascu
51 mins
  -> Mulţumesc.
agree  Claudia Coja
3 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc.
agree  Călin Anton
5 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc.
agree  Nicu Teodorescu
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc.
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