The permit for our partnership augmentation

English translation: I might get pregnant at any moment

12:08 Jun 28, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Game
English term or phrase: The permit for our partnership augmentation
A Carla, I'm heading off. See you when I see you...
B Hey, not so fast! Where are you going?
A Well, you know, Carla, there's always work to be done... I need to make a living... Space to be explored and all that...
B But you have enough to do here, Keith! We need to finish renovating our suite... The permit for our partnership augmentation could be approved any moment now!

This dialog is from a game.

The last sentence is strange to me. Why "permit" and "approved" are used here? Would you please rephrase this sentence? Thanks!
Ivan Niu
China
Local time: 16:16
Selected answer:I might get pregnant at any moment
Explanation:
This is a bit of a shot in the dark. The context is a game, it probably wants to be humorous. I suspect that "our partnership augmentation" refers to the arrival of a baby, turning two into three. And the "permit" for this would be Carla becoming pregnant.

Thus the need to finish renovating the suite, to prepare for the baby's arrival.

Maybe further context of the game can help to decide if this is a possibility.
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 05:16
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Thanks!
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4permit=licence for the partnership
Yvonne Gallagher
3I might get pregnant at any moment
Martin Riordan


  

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the permit for our partnership augmentation
I might get pregnant at any moment


Explanation:
This is a bit of a shot in the dark. The context is a game, it probably wants to be humorous. I suspect that "our partnership augmentation" refers to the arrival of a baby, turning two into three. And the "permit" for this would be Carla becoming pregnant.

Thus the need to finish renovating the suite, to prepare for the baby's arrival.

Maybe further context of the game can help to decide if this is a possibility.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 05:16
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the permit for our partnership augmentation
permit=licence for the partnership


Explanation:
they are waiting for approval for the licence or permit for their partnership...

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-06-28 12:13:49 GMT)
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what is the "partnership augmentation"? Seems like strange English

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-06-28 14:05:25 GMT)
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having seen Martin's plausible answer we certainly need to have more context!

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 09:16
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