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This question was closed without grading. Reason: Answer found elsewhere
Jul 20, 2013 13:29
10 yrs ago
Portuguese term

santa mãezinha

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Names (personal, company) terminolgy?
A quote from Freud.
Blessed mother or something?


Descreveu como um homem pode construir castelos e pontes, desde que não confunda: em casa, a santa mãezinha, na rua, a prostituta.
Proposed translations (English)
4 sainted mother
3 saint mummy

Discussion

Andrew Hunt (asker) Jul 20, 2013:
Thanks all for your inputs! I think I am going to close without grading as, I researched Freud`s quotes, and the original English version was actually, `Saintly Madonna` - how things get a bit twisted up when passing thru successive translations!
Marlene Curtis Jul 20, 2013:
Blessed mammy, Blessed mum mãezinha (f)
n. (Informal) mammy, mum
David Drysdale (X) Jul 20, 2013:
Blessed mother . . is perfect! Careful with mummy (certainly never used in the USA) as it may sound like something from pyramid in Egypt! hahaha!
Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira Jul 20, 2013:
Blessed mother é uma ótima opção.

Proposed translations

20 mins

saint mummy

diria assim, é uma expressão comum...
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18 hrs

sainted mother

sainted mother
Reference:

http://patronsaintofknives.wordpress.com/2012/06/07/my-sainted-mother-and-her-cosmic-one-upmanship/

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