Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
I będą go wysławiać snoby, choć facet ledwo się wysławia.
English translation:
And he shall be proclaimed by snobs, though he himself be scarely/barely able to proclaim his own name
Added to glossary by
Caryl Swift
Jul 18, 2006 09:47
17 yrs ago
Polish term
I będą go wysławiać snoby, choć facet ledwo się wysławia.
Polish to English
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Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | And the snobs shall/will acclaim/extoll him, though the man himself is barely articulate |
Caryl Swift
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And the snobs shall/will acclaim/extoll him, though the man himself is barely articulate
A suggestion
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-07-18 09:59:37 GMT)
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Or 'although'
Or, depending on what kind of style you need:
'And he shall be acclaimed/extolled by snobs, though he himself be barely able to articulate'
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Note added at 26 mins (2006-07-18 10:14:30 GMT)
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And he shall be proclaimed by snobs, though he himself be scarely/barely able to proclaim his own name
???
It gives you the 'biblical' tone - it also plays with the v. common disparagment "Him? He can barely spell his own name".
A suggestion, anyway.
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-07-18 09:59:37 GMT)
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Or 'although'
Or, depending on what kind of style you need:
'And he shall be acclaimed/extolled by snobs, though he himself be barely able to articulate'
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Note added at 26 mins (2006-07-18 10:14:30 GMT)
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And he shall be proclaimed by snobs, though he himself be scarely/barely able to proclaim his own name
???
It gives you the 'biblical' tone - it also plays with the v. common disparagment "Him? He can barely spell his own name".
A suggestion, anyway.
Peer comment(s):
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Karolina Ojrzynska-Stasiak
: and he shall be proclaimed... dobre!
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Thank you! :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dobre"
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