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English Cinema, Film, TV, Drama Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
pumped to find a new set up and beat themselves up on it		enthusiastic about mastering their new urban skiing playground
"clipped the odd kerb"		came close to cutting corners/taking short cuts	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
"poppy factory" as movie title		Peace & Rememberance Days
......what his name is		This young man, Edwin, or whatever his name is, what's he do?
.....a civilian there. Back there, there is one in distress.		...sitting there. Back there there is one of the natives in distress	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
A day out of days		paid days
a friend of Pat		John is a friend of Pat
A little more.....		a little more methyl, I think	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
a real diamond in the rough		undiscovered treasure (needs to be polished)
a-funting, a-thraking and a-wornapping		hunting, tracking and napping
AA and AAA		farm clubs (minor leagues, professional baseball)
AIM		Administrators In Medicine
and busting a cap up their asses		shooting them (in their ass or other body parts)	airmailrpl
Entered by: airmailrpl
Antonio Banderas in Evita		not his first singing role
apple bobbing		Wonderful game
as has been done to you in relationship after relationship		as your partners have done to you in your relationships
at hand		close up/close at hand (at a hand's distance)
back on the board		back on the murder (or case or suspect) board	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
backprojection		back projection
Bag me or shag me?		arrest me or make love to me
barn-burning		very exciting or intense
beam out		transport
Birdy in a twirl		Bird in a panic
Blood fire		unbelievable!
bossorama		fantastic	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
breast-feeding		to feed (a baby) mother's milk from the breast; suckle
buckle to sb.		give in to/give way to/yield to sb.
built like brick chicken houses		solidly built (from a more commonly vulgar expression)	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
bust in (on something)		appear suddenly, barge in, interrupt
By my cat\'s whiskers		I swear by my cat\'s whiskers
CAST		Communication Art, Science, and Technology
cast		hue
catch you at the mission		see you at the poorhouse
classic six		No man buys a luxury, spacious apartment unless he is planning to get married.
co-host/co-presenter		two people present/host the program	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
dainty		delicate
desire or wish		depends on the context	Yasutomo Kanazawa
Entered by: Yasutomo Kanazawa
Doel		doh-ell
don't push the envelope		don't push it to the limit, don't get carried away	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
Double board and keep your chappers open.		food and lodgings and keep your eyes open/peeled

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