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runąć

English translation: swoop down

15:39 Jul 14, 2016
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
Polish term or phrase: runąć
Armia husarów na czele z polskim królem runęła na muzułmanów i wygrała (bitwa pod Wiedniem)
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Local time: 16:25
English translation:swoop down
Explanation:
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Bartosz Klofik
Poland
Local time: 16:25
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3swoop down
Bartosz Klofik
3 +1fall upon/descend upon/come down upon
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
swoop down


Explanation:
propozycja

Example sentence(s):
  • Led by some Alans, the cavalry swooped down on the Byzantine ranks, still attempting to deploy for battle.
  • Time and again the Numidian light cavalry swooped down on Caesar's line, throwing javelins before they swung round and retired.

    https://books.google.ro/books?id=nv73QlQs9ocC&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&dq="cavalry+swooped+down"&source=bl&ots=P0ekPMWUlZ&sig=sM4Z_kHEbxmWLDnePuCl1t
    https://books.google.ro/books?id=199JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&dq="cavalry+swooped+down"&source=bl&ots=kyFiS9LWiQ&sig=-wmvhcgFk_771IccYqPy4X
Bartosz Klofik
Poland
Local time: 16:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Darius Saczuk
6 mins
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
12 mins
agree  mike23
13 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fall upon/descend upon/come down upon


Explanation:
propozycja

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 10:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 290

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23
13 hrs
  -> Dziękuję Michale.
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