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this is my fella

Italian translation: questo è il mio uomo

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English term or phrase:this is my fella
Italian translation:questo è il mio uomo
Entered by: martini

08:01 Feb 2, 2024
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Teatro
English term or phrase: this is my fella
Testo teatrale americano (per la messa in scena e non per la pubblicazione). Dialogo tra donne tra i 40 e i 50 anni.

A: Do we still call them boyfriends at our age?
B: What?
A: Men. At our age, do we still refer to them as boyfriends?
B: Well, what else would we call them?
A: How about fella? Like, this is my fella.
B: Too old fashioned.

La mia proposta:
[...]
A: che dite di amico? Tipo, lui è il mio amico.
B: troppo all'antica.

Cerco soluzioni migliori. Grazie!
Danilo Rana
Italy
Local time: 13:21
questo è il mio uomo
Explanation:
forse "mio uomo" può essere sentito come più all'antica
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martini
Italy
Local time: 13:21
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3questo è il mio uomo
martini
3questo è il mio compagno
dandamesh


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
questo è il mio compagno


Explanation:
Perché no?

dandamesh
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 88
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
questo è il mio uomo


Explanation:
forse "mio uomo" può essere sentito come più all'antica

martini
Italy
Local time: 13:21
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Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 212

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Valente: compagno è la traduzione più spontanea ma è moderna. Uomo mi sembra più vecchiotto
1 hr
agree  EleoE
9 hrs
agree  Paolo Romeo: Anch'io opterei per 'il mio uomo' che mi sembra più all'antica.
14 hrs
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