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You need to stay on your toes

Polish translation: musisz być czujny

19:36 Nov 7, 2006
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: You need to stay on your toes
jest to idiom ale nie wiem jaki
"stać w szeregu?
Taddek (X)
Local time: 14:18
Polish translation:musisz być czujny
Explanation:
musisz być czujny/ trzymać się na baczności
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Ewa Nowicka
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:18
Grading comment
dziękuję
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1musisz być czujny
Ewa Nowicka
4 +1musisz stać na baczność/ być w (pełnej) gotowości
Agnieszka Zmuda
5musisz sie pilnowac, uwazac
Lota
4Nie mozesz sobie pozwolic na luz
legato
4musisz się starać
possum


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
you need to stay on your toes
musisz stać na baczność/ być w (pełnej) gotowości


Explanation:
za słownikiem idiomów wyd. Philip Wilson

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Note added at 3 mins (2006-11-07 19:39:41 GMT)
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ew. "być gotowym do działania", jeśli to lepiej Ci brzmi w kontekście

Agnieszka Zmuda
Poland
Local time: 14:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 59

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ewa Nowicka: zaciął mi się proz i nie widziałam, że już jest odpowiedź...
3 mins
  -> nie ma sprawy, dzięki :)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
you need to stay on your toes
musisz być czujny


Explanation:
musisz być czujny/ trzymać się na baczności

Ewa Nowicka
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:18
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 17
Grading comment
dziękuję

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lim0nka: keep your skills and your instincts razor-sharp
6 mins
  -> thanks, that's a good advice ;))
neutral  Iwona Szymaniak: Czy advice stała się teraz policzalna w UK? Pytam, bo zawsze mnie napominano, że piece of advice jak news...Good to know. Pytałam o UK, bo tam mam rzadziej okazję być. W USA wiedziałam, ale Brytyjczycy zawsze byli bardzo peculiar about BE :)
17 hrs
  -> Yes, we've gone wild here in the UK. So they did all over the world it seems:http://www.google.com/search?q="a+good+advice"/no, I wouldn't get stressed about this. Maybe in proper school essays or among strict purists..when you need to stay on your toes;)
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
you need to stay on your toes
Nie mozesz sobie pozwolic na luz


Explanation:
Jeszcze jedna mozliwosc

legato
United States
Local time: 06:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 54
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
you need to stay on your toes
musisz sie pilnowac, uwazac


Explanation:
to wyrazenie ma bardzo szerokie znaczenie, od uwazania dookola siebie (ze wzgledu na bezpieczenstwo), przez oddawanie sie bardziej pracy lub innym zajeciom, az do znaczenia bycia pilnym (w sensie intensywnej pracy).

Lota
United States
Local time: 05:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 8
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
you need to stay on your toes
musisz się starać


Explanation:
IMHO

possum
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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