Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
walka była nierówna
English translation:
it was a one-sided battle/fight
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Polish term
walka była nierówna
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W 480 roku p.n.e. pod dowództwem cara Kserksesa na Grecję napadli Persowie. Szli oni z północy w kierunku Aten, zmiatając wszystko na swojej drodze. W wąwozie Termopile najeźdźcom zagrodziło drogę 300 spartańskich wojowników. Walka była nierówna, więc wszyscy oni zginęli, a Persowie zdobyli Ateny.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | it was a one-sided battle/fight |
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| 4 | it was an unfair fight |
Adam Lankamer
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| 4 | uneven battle |
nrabate
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| 4 | uneven |
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Proposed translations
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Polish term (edited):
walka by�a nier�wna
Selected
it was a one-sided battle/fight
It was a one-sided battle: 200 Confederate casualties against 1,800 Union.
http://www.ehistory.com/world/BattleView.cfm?BID=30
Instead, Russians from across the political spectrum described the U.S.-led bombing as illegal (because it wasn’t authorized by the Security Council), immoral (because it was a one-sided battle that killed civilians) and self-serving (because the United States wanted to demonstrate that in a one-superpower world it can impose its will on anyone).
http://agitprop.org.au/stopnato/19991028unipolar2.php
It was a one-sided fight, - the monster was
too powerful a foe for the soldiers to overcome, - and
bodies of those who had not survived contact littered
the grounds.
http://www.sanjiyan.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3133
http://www.ehistory.com/world/BattleView.cfm?BID=30
Instead, Russians from across the political spectrum described the U.S.-led bombing as illegal (because it wasn’t authorized by the Security Council), immoral (because it was a one-sided battle that killed civilians) and self-serving (because the United States wanted to demonstrate that in a one-superpower world it can impose its will on anyone).
http://agitprop.org.au/stopnato/19991028unipolar2.php
It was a one-sided fight, - the monster was
too powerful a foe for the soldiers to overcome, - and
bodies of those who had not survived contact littered
the grounds.
http://www.sanjiyan.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3133
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Comment: "Dziękuję"
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Adam Lankamer
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Polish term (edited):
walka by�a nier�wna
it was an unfair fight
PWN Oxford
Peer comment(s):
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Andrzej Mierzejewski
: unfair = marked by injustice, partiality, or deception (Merriam Webster) ://"nierówna" dotyczy dysproporcji sił (300 vs. kilka tysięcy), a nie sposobu postępowania czy zachowania się
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sorry, ale chyba nie uważałeś na lekcjach historii poświęconych bitwie pod Termopilami :-)
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Ewa Nowicka
: http://www.ariannaonline.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-1978... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/04/01/... , http://slate.msn.com/?id=113987
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Polish term (edited):
walka by�a nier�wna
uneven battle
why not?
CliffsNotes::Henry V:Book Summary and Study Guide
... Nevertheless, the Constable and Orleans are certain that it will be an uneven battle
and that by ten o'clock they each will have captured a hundred Englishmen. ...
www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/ LitNote/id-13,pageNum-37.html - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
CliffsNotes::Henry V:Book Summary and Study Guide
... Nevertheless, the Constable and Orleans are certain that it will be an uneven battle
and that by ten o'clock they each will have captured a hundred Englishmen. ...
www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/ LitNote/id-13,pageNum-37.html - 19k - Cached - Similar pages
39 mins
Polish term (edited):
walka by�a nier�wna
uneven
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