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lost his word off romance

English translation: Gloss has worn off romance

11:41 Aug 29, 2023
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Spring reunion (1957)
English term or phrase: lost his word off romance
I can't understand exactly what the actrice is saying.
Is she saying this: Regret to inform you've lost his word off romance?
It doesn't make sense.
Could you, please, help me on this?
Thanks!

https://youtu.be/8ic4IdL_jno?si=APFsuLMURjV-tK2v (1:16:36 --> 1:16:38)
Daniel Slon
Selected answer:Gloss has worn off romance
Explanation:
It sounds to me like she's saying "gloss has worn off romance". In other words, romance once seemed appealing to her but now no longer does.
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Ruth Hill
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:46
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for helping me out!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5Gloss has worn off romance
Ruth Hill


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Gloss has worn off romance


Explanation:
It sounds to me like she's saying "gloss has worn off romance". In other words, romance once seemed appealing to her but now no longer does.


    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/take-the-gloss-off
    httphttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/aug/05/love-mistresses-gloss-off
Ruth Hill
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for helping me out!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa: That's what I hear too.
2 mins
agree  British Diana
24 mins
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
2 hrs
agree  Anastasia Kalantzi
8 hrs
agree  Anna Wright: their romance has faded/is no longer in its first flush (spoken in the abbreviated style of a telegram message)
1 day 10 mins
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