Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
otrzeć sie o coś
English translation:
come close to/have a brush with sth
Added to glossary by
Kasia Trzcińska-Draper (X)
Feb 11, 2004 19:43
20 yrs ago
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Polish term
United States
Experienced ENG>POL Subtitler
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
otarl sie o cos.
Polish to English
Art/Literary
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Zbyszek troche sie podawal sie za chlopca, ktory juz w czasie wojny jakby otarl sie o cos.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 -1 | went through something |
Monika Pilecka
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| 3 +2 | came closer to sth |
lim0nka
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| 4 | encountered something |
bartek
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| 3 | experienced sth |
Anna Bittner
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| 3 | came across sth. [tez "encountered~" jw.] |
SAVANT
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Proposed translations
-1
14 mins
Monika Pilecka
Poland
Poland
Native in Polish
Poland
Rising to the challenge
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
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went through something
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came across something
came across something
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1 min
came closer to sth
aczkolwiek nie do końca rozumiem, co autor ma na myśli
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-02-11 19:46:02 GMT)
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came close to sth.
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Note added at 2 mins (2004-02-11 19:46:02 GMT)
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came close to sth.
Peer comment(s):
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maciejm
: = had a BRIEF contact with - teraz i tak już "po ptokach" ;-)
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ale i tak dziękuję :)
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Ensor
: 'come close to' is o.k. I would say 'had a brush with', but one can only guess without wider context.
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tego też nie wiem, ale kiedy teraz o tym myślę, wydaje mi się, że może to być skrót myślowy 'otarł się o śmierć'
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4 mins
experienced sth
może o to chodzi?
15 mins
encountered something
b
1 hr
came across sth. [tez "encountered~" jw.]
Tak nam sie wydaje.
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