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Romanian
Etymology
Literally, “the old woman with the bread rolls has gone”.
Linked by Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu[1] to the Venetian expression Don'Ana spassiza (literally “lady Anna strolls around”), used to express one’s hunger.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtre.t͡ʃe ˈba.ba ku koˈla.t͡ʃi(ː)/
Verb
a trece baba cu colacii (third-person singular present trece baba cu colacii, past participle trecut baba cu colacii) 3rd conj. (idiomatic, colloquial)
- that ship has sailed; the opportunity has passed; it’s too late
1856, Ion Heliade Rădulescu, letter to Grigore Grădișteanu; published in Nică Barbu Locusteanu, editor, Scrisori din exil [Letters from exile], Bucharest, 1891, page 479:[…] eŭ am respuns ca un uimit şi fórte târḑiŭ dupŏ ce a trecut Baba cu colaciĭ îngânând câte-va vorbe […]- [ […] eu am răspuns ca un uimit și foarte târziu după ce a trecut baba cu colacii îngânând câteva vorbe […] ]
- I answered astonishedly and very late, after the opportunity had passed, muttering a few words
1933, George Mihail Zamfirescu, chapter 21, in Maidanul cu dragoste [The back street of love], 2nd edition, volume 1, Bucharest: State House for Literature and Arts, published 1957, page 214:― Puică dragă, pînă să aduni matale pe opt și cu cinci, trece baba cu colacii…- “My dear little bird, by the time you add eight and five together, the time will have passed…”
1990, Eugen Mihăescu, Și cîinele rîde [Even the dog laughs], Bucharest: Eminescu, →ISBN, page 116:Heh, măi Bărbuță, trece baba cu colacii pînă atunci […]- Heh, dear Barbu, the opportunity will have passed by then
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