Dec 11, 2004 17:40
19 yrs ago
English term
paulina
turn your back on
Non-PRO
English to Polish
Tech/Engineering
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
no
Proposed translations
(Polish)
| 3 +3 | odwracać się tyłem, stanąć plecami |
Monika Sojka
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| 4 +1 | odwrócić się od /zignorować |
Barbara Gadomska
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Proposed translations
+3
4 mins
Monika Sojka
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Polish
United Kingdom
Precision is paramount
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
odwracać się tyłem, stanąć plecami
a kontkestu nie ma?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
48 mins
Barbara Gadomska
Native in Polish
Works in field
History, from art to politics
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
odwrócić się od /zignorować
bez kontekstu nie sposób się zorientować, o które znaczenie chodzi. Longman Idioms Dictionary podaje:
1. to stop noticing or paying attention to someone, or to refuse to help them (ex. We can't afford to turn our backs on our competition") - tu: zignorować
2. to refuse to be involved in something (ex.: "He turned his back on religion when his daughter died") - tu: odwrócic sie od
1. to stop noticing or paying attention to someone, or to refuse to help them (ex. We can't afford to turn our backs on our competition") - tu: zignorować
2. to refuse to be involved in something (ex.: "He turned his back on religion when his daughter died") - tu: odwrócic sie od
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