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you pretend you're buying her

Italian translation: fai / ti comporti come se volessi comprartela

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English term or phrase:you pretend you're buying her
Italian translation:fai / ti comporti come se volessi comprartela
Entered by: martini

11:44 Aug 12, 2020
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Teatro
English term or phrase: you pretend you're buying her
Testo teatrale inglese (per la messa in scena e non per la pubblicazione). Dialogo tra due donne. Una delle due è stata lasciata da un uomo che l'aveva messa incinta e adesso non vuole bene nemmeno alla figlia.

A: You've shut down when he turned you down. You loved him and he didn't want you. You wanted to live a different life. And since then, you're scared you'll get burned again. You even dare to love your daughter. Instead, you pretend you're buying her. But yesterday, when she put on that dress from you, I saw your eyes shine. You just wanted to make her happy.

La mia proposta:

A: [...] Oseresti anche voler bene a tua figlia. Invece, fai finta di comprartela.

Cerco soluzioni migliori. Grazie.
Danilo Rana
Italy
Local time: 05:37
fai / ti comporti come se volessi comprarterla
Explanation:
hai pure il coraggio di amare tua figlia. Invece, fai / ti comporti come se volessi compraterla
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martini
Italy
Local time: 05:37
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1fai / ti comporti come se volessi comprarterla
martini
4fingi di comprartela
Lisa Jane
3Fingi di voler comprare il suo affetto
Deborah Cerri


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fai / ti comporti come se volessi comprarterla


Explanation:
hai pure il coraggio di amare tua figlia. Invece, fai / ti comporti come se volessi compraterla

martini
Italy
Local time: 05:37
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 212

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agree  Elena Zanetti: comprartela
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fingi di comprartela


Explanation:
cioè non vuole fare vedere che la ama veramente quindi finge di pensare solo alle sue necessità materiali

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 05:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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Fingi di voler comprare il suo affetto


Explanation:
un'opzione

Deborah Cerri
Italy
Local time: 05:37
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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