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substancje smoliste

English translation: tar

22:30 Nov 21, 2010
Polish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical: Health Care / cigarettes
Polish term or phrase: substancje smoliste
Chodzi mi o nazwę - substancje smoliste - ten napis na papierosach. Jak to się nazywa po angielsku?
Alicja P.
English translation:tar
Explanation:
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Miłosz Sliwa
Poland
Local time: 15:55
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6tar
Miłosz Sliwa
4 -1tarry substances
Clinton Muoto


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
tar


Explanation:
Wg jednego ze słowników Oxfordzkich

Miłosz Sliwa
Poland
Local time: 15:55
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  allp: tak właśnie piszą na papierosach, zob.np. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_packaging_warning_messa... pod Canada
1 hr
  -> dzięki ;-)
agree  Iwona Szymaniak
8 hrs
  -> dzięki ;-)
agree  p_t
10 hrs
  -> Dzięki ;-)
agree  Rafal Korycinski
13 hrs
  -> dzięki ;-)
agree  gabi_h
21 hrs
  -> dziękuje
agree  maciejm
23 hrs
  -> dziękuje
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
tarry substances


Explanation:
Tar, as previously suggested, would be "smoła"

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-extract-black-tarry-substa...
( = How to extract the black tarry substance from 400 cigarettes}


Clinton Muoto
United States
Local time: 06:55
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  maciejm: You don't seem to understand the question "...ten napis na papierosach"
23 hrs
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