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ambo, terno e quaterna

English translation: blah, blah, blah

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Italian term or phrase:ambo, terno e quaterna
English translation:blah, blah, blah
Entered by: David Turnbull

15:32 Jan 24, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: ambo, terno e quaterna
Brief intervention during voting at the European Parliament.

Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris (PPE).

– Signora Presidente, quello che alcuni colleghi stanno cercando di suggerirle – trattandosi dell'ultima votazione di oggi, giovedì – è che se lei dice solo "approvato" o "respinto" va bene, non c'è alcun bisogno di dire "452 hanno votato; 53 contro; 22 a favore; ambo, terno e quaterna....."

I was thinking it must be "and so on and so forth" or something like that...but can find no confirmation. Any ideas appreciated.

ref: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...
David Turnbull
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:33
blah, blah, blah
Explanation:
your own suggestion might be okay, but misses the ironic thrust.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/blah-blah-blah
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Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Local time: 08:33
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8blah, blah, blah
Paul O'Brien
3legs eleven, clickety click, two fat ladies
Paul O'Brien


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
blah, blah, blah


Explanation:
your own suggestion might be okay, but misses the ironic thrust.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/blah-blah-blah

Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Local time: 08:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Pauley, and to all those who chipped in as well. I would have liked to go with the bingo calls but thought I'd better play it safe and went for this one.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alice Zuzek: nice one!
10 mins
agree  P.L.F. Persio: that's exactly what they meant.
11 mins
agree  Valeria Faber
15 mins
agree  Barbara Carrara
23 mins
agree  Raffaella Panigada: Ciao Paul, it would be fun to find a way to fit "bingo" in to maintain the idea of "dare i numeri". "Blah-blah-bingo" maybe? ;-)//I'm not familiar enough with bingo in English to judge the other proposal, but I trust your judgement!
33 mins
  -> Nah, Raff, doesn't mean anything. See my other answer.
agree  Science451
1 hr
agree  Daniela Zambrini: Agree with Raffaella's addendum: "blah..blah...Bingo!"
2 hrs
agree  zerlina
3 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
legs eleven, clickety click, two fat ladies


Explanation:
bingo calls involving numbers.

Paul O'Brien
Argentina
Local time: 08:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34
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