one bolt and screw at a time

Romanian translation: încetul cu încetul

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English term or phrase:one bolt and screw at a time
Romanian translation:încetul cu încetul
Entered by: Dorli Dinescu

17:13 Jun 28, 2021
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Madeleine by Amal El-Mohtar
English term or phrase: one bolt and screw at a time
She remembers laughing with friends, looking forward to things, to a future. She wonders at how change comes in like a thief in the night, dismantling our sense of self one bolt and screw at a time until all that’s left of the person we think we are is a broken door hanging off a rusty hinge, waiting for us to walk through.
Dorli Dinescu
Local time: 16:10
încetul cu încetul
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Gabriela Raț
Romania
Local time: 16:10
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4 +1spiră cu spiră, șurub cu șurub
Claudiu Ignuța-Ciuncanu
3încetul cu încetul
Gabriela Raț


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
încetul cu încetul


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Gabriela Raț
Romania
Local time: 16:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
spiră cu spiră, șurub cu șurub


Explanation:
în context:
„șubrezind propria conștiință de sine prin slăbirea spiră cu spiră, șurub cu șurub a structurii propriului labirint interior, până când, din persoana care ne credeam a fi, nu va mai fi rămâs decât o biată ușă în ruină, și aceea atârnată de o balama ruginită, nerăbdătoare parcă să ne lase să-i trecem pragul spre... neant.”



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Note added at 12 hrs (2021-06-29 05:25:29 GMT)
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Pe principiul „prea mult e prea puțin”, s-a strecurat un „propriu” în plus...
Îl declar nul pe cel de-al doilea!

Claudiu Ignuța-Ciuncanu
Romania
Local time: 16:10
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: șurub cu șurub
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