.....pal

English translation: that's a long time getting up,

13:04 Dec 23, 2020
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Flight lieutenant (1942)
English term or phrase: .....pal
I can't understand what the pilot is saying.

https://youtu.be/OQHCmZmTHPw (42:32 --> 42:39)

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Daniel Slon
Selected answer:that's a long time getting up,
Explanation:
That’s a long time getting up, pal.
The first marking of a good flyer is promptness.
Yeah, the prima-donna flying is passed.
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Katya Kesten
Local time: 08:36
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, Katya!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +4that's a long time getting up,
Katya Kesten


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
that's a long time getting up,


Explanation:
That’s a long time getting up, pal.
The first marking of a good flyer is promptness.
Yeah, the prima-donna flying is passed.

Katya Kesten
Local time: 08:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, Katya!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catharine Cellier-Smart: Yes, but I hear "Took a long time getting up, pal" rather than "That's a long time..."
30 mins
  -> Thanks, Catherine!

agree  Maria Delgado: I hear " took a long time getting up" too.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Maria!

agree  Britta Norris: I hear the same as Catharine and Maria.
3 hrs

agree  Zachary Boswell: I hear "the day of prima donna flying is passed"
3 days 2 hrs
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