Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
titia
English translation:
spinster
Portuguese term
Brazil
Media & Marketing - Transcreation
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese
titia
"Titia" is a slang in Brazil for a woman, generally with more than 40 years, that never got and never will get married.
Is there any term and/or slang for this in English?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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| 4 +5 | old maid |
airmailrpl
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| 4 +2 | on the shelf |
Natasha Zadorosny
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| 4 | substitute mum (and never a mum) |
Marcia R Pinheiro
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Jan 5, 2016 06:09: Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Brazil
Passionate, reliable
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, Dutch to Portuguese, and 8 more.
spinster
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Nick Taylor
27 mins
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Mario Freitas
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34 mins
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Lais Leite
2 hrs
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António Ribeiro
7 hrs
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Georgia Morg (X)
13 hrs
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Verginia Ophof
18 hrs
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Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
old maid
old maid
noun
noun: old maid; plural noun: old maids
1.
derogatory
a single woman regarded as too old for marriage.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
47 mins
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agradeço
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António Ribeiro
4 hrs
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agradeço
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Georgia Morg (X)
11 hrs
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agradeço
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Nick Taylor
: That's right!
13 hrs
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agradeço
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Richard Purdom
19 hrs
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agradeço
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Brazil
Law, Dental, Offshore, Finance, MemoQ
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
on the shelf
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: Never heard of it. The context calls for a well-known term. Natasha, that dictionary doesn't seem to be serving you very well.
17 mins
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Georgia Morg (X)
: very common expression in the UK, at least, and perfect for this
10 hrs
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Thanks, Georgia.
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Marjolein Snippe
: agree with Georgia, very common, informal expression in the UK
13 hrs
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Thanks, Marjolein.
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airmailrpl
: Never heard of it
14 hrs
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Australia
Our target is having zero errors in all
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
substitute mum (and never a mum)
http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/printed/number11/benson.htm
https://www.google.com.au/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=RuOAVuqeFeeH8Qerl6P4Bw&gws_rd=ssl#q=%22substitute+mum%22
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