Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
que estos sentimientos no sean exclusivos de nuestra parte
English translation:
that we're not the only ones who feel this happiness
Spanish term
Spain
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que estos sentimientos no sean exclusivos de nuestra parte (see my translation)
We are full of joy and hopes for forming a happy family with a minor. What’s more, it is great that our feelings are also shared by our family and friends, who are looking forward to enjoying the company ...
I omitted this "exclusivos de nuestra parte", but I think that something important gets lost...
May 2, 2009 08:34: Bubo Coroman (X) Created KOG entry
May 2, 2009 08:35: Bubo Coroman (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/139265">Bubo Coroman (X)'s</a> old entry - "que estos sentimientos no sean exclusivos de nuestra parte (see my translation)"" to ""that we're not the only ones who feel this happiness""
Proposed translations
we're not the only ones who feel this happiness
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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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muchas gracias Silvia, un saludo cariñoso :-) Deb
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Marzia Nicole Bucca
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muchas gracias Marzia, que tengas un buen día :-) Deborah
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Juan Carlos García
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muchísimas gracias Juan Carlos, un saludo :-) Deborah
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that we are not the only ones with these feelings
United Kingdom
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that it is not just us who feel like this/with these feelings
that these feelings are not ours alone
Serbia
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that our feelings are also shared by...
Discussion
I used to think the same as you, but then I realized that "minor" applies to any person under the age of majority, which in Spain includes 17-year-olds. In practice children are usually adopted when very young, but "minor" is used to include teenagers/adolescents.