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Casa, separa, casa, separa.

English translation: Marry and split up, marry and split up.

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Portuguese term or phrase:Casa, separa, casa, separa.
English translation:Marry and split up, marry and split up.
Entered by: Oliver Simões

10:40 Nov 25, 2021
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Portuguese term or phrase: Casa, separa, casa, separa.
Casa separa, casa separa
João Atanásio, Professor, Universidade Europeia 20 Dezembro 2018, 00:09

O Reino Unido nunca se empenhou no casamento, vincando sempre a sua independência, recusando vários presentes, decidindo por diversas vezes manter-se à margem de projetos comuns.

A situação do Reino Unido na União Europeia faz-me lembrar, com frequência, uma rubrica de um programa de humor que na década de 80 do século passado fez furor em Portugal: o programa exibido pela Rede Globo chamava-se “Viva o Gordo” e nele o famoso humorista Jô Soares (o Gordo) apresentava um conjunto de sketches que deliciavam os telespetadores.

Numa das rubricas, Jô Soares encarnava a personagem do Irmão Carmelo, um pároco que se recusava casar os noivos que lhe apareciam na Igreja, inventando sempre uma justificação para não celebrar o matrimónio, vaticinando um eterno casa separa, casa separa.

In this video, Brother Carmelo refuses to officiate a parachuter's wedding: https://youtu.be/gRnvWh8iBJM

How would you translate this into natural-sounding EN_US?
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 20:02
marry and split up, marry and split up, over and over again
Explanation:
If you want a less formal register.
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 23:02
Grading comment
Thank you, Barbara and Muriel. I ended up making a little adjustment before adding the term to the glossary.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1marry and split up, marry and split up, over and over again
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4marry, divorce, marry, divorce / an on-off marriage
Douglas Bissell
4unsustainable marriage
Nick Taylor
4Hitched, unhitched, hitched, unhitched - or - hitch, unhitch, hitch, unhitch
airmailrpl


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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
marry, divorce, marry, divorce / an on-off marriage


Explanation:
HIH

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 04:02
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PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Thank you, Douglas.

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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
marry and split up, marry and split up, over and over again


Explanation:
If you want a less formal register.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 23:02
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Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you, Barbara and Muriel. I ended up making a little adjustment before adding the term to the glossary.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Maybe 'They marry and split up; marry and split up' and skip 'over and over again' because it's implied.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Muriel, but I added the "over and over again" to reflect "eterno" in the source text/to emphasize the never-ending nature of the specific dysfunctional relationship described. Happy Thanksgiving!
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unsustainable marriage


Explanation:
unsustainable marriage

Nick Taylor
Local time: 04:02
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PRO pts in category: 52
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Hitched, unhitched, hitched, unhitched - or - hitch, unhitch, hitch, unhitch


Explanation:
Casa, separa, casa, separa. => Hitched, unhitched, hitched, unhitched - or - hitch, unhitch, hitch, unhitch

Definition of get hitched
informal. : to get married He's getting hitched to his college sweetheart.
Get hitched Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › get hitch..


Get hitched definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
https://www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › get-hit...
If you get hitched, you get married. [informal]. The report shows that fewer couples are getting hitched. Synonyms: marry ...

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 00:02
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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