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poniewierac sie

English translation: live a life of misery, endure the buffets of fortune; to eat the bread of adversity

17:54 Nov 30, 2010

Polish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Polish term or phrase: poniewierac sie Moich rodzicow aresztowalo Gestapo i przez cala wojne musialem poniewierac sie.	Joanna Machnica KudoZ activity Questions: 238 (3 open) (2 without valid answers) (45 closed without grading) Answers: 224 United Kingdom Local time: 03:42
English translation:live a life of misery, endure the buffets of fortune; to eat the bread of adversity Explanation: mnie się zdaje, że tu nie chodzi o to, że on po lasach się błąkał, tylko, że było mu ciężko, że żył dzięki pomocy innych ludzi living on a breadline... ale może się mylę....	Selected response from: adamgajlewicz Local time: 04:42
Grading comment 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
4 +1	knock about	p_t
3 +2	live a life of misery, endure the buffets of fortune; to eat the bread of adversity	adamgajlewicz
4	wander around	Michal Glowacki
4	live a life of hardship	Beata Claridge
3	to drift (from place to place)	geopiet
2	endure a rough/destitute existence	Grzegorz Mysiński

Discussion entries: 2

p_t Poland 01:53 Dec 1, 2010  definicja PWN ((http://sjp.pwn.pl/slownik/2504550/poniewierka)dodaje jeszcze "tulacze" Beata Claridge Poiniewierka 01:27 Dec 1, 2010  wg. SPJ to życie pełne przykrości, niewygód http://www.sjp.pl/poniewierka Tym samym zgadzam sie z Adamem, ze o takie poniewieranie sie chodzi, nie zas o zagubienie czy zablakanie, jak w przypadku poniewierajacych sie przedmiotow. Automatic update in 00:

  

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wander around Explanation: tak?	Michal Glowacki Poland Local time: 04:42 Works in field Native speaker of: Polish PRO pts in category: 63
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20 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +1

knock about Explanation: pwn ox -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2010-11-30 18:17:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- lub around ling.pl	p_t Poland Works in field Native speaker of: Polish PRO pts in category: 12
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) neutral  Gabriela Miklińska: Według Cambridge Dictionary knock around/about ma jednak inne znaczenie: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/knock-aro... 31 mins   -> Wedlug Cambridge Dictionary knock around/about ma wlasnie takie ("poniewierac sie") znaczenie: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/knock-abo... agree  hibiskus (X) 4 hrs neutral  geopiet: to raczej jak „włóczyć się” z własnego wyboru 6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: peer agreement (net): +2

live a life of misery, endure the buffets of fortune; to eat the bread of adversity Explanation: mnie się zdaje, że tu nie chodzi o to, że on po lasach się błąkał, tylko, że było mu ciężko, że żył dzięki pomocy innych ludzi living on a breadline... ale może się mylę....	adamgajlewicz Local time: 04:42 Native speaker of: Polish PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Beata Claridge 5 hrs agree  Gabriela Miklińska 9 hrs
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endure a rough/destitute existence Explanation: Może w tym kierunku?	Grzegorz Mysiński Poland Local time: 04:42 Native speaker of: Polish PRO pts in category: 49
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poniewierać sie to drift (from place to place) Explanation: he was uprooted and on the move the entire war, drifting from place to place ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2010-12-01 01:11:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- to be homeless poniewierać się 1. «znosić niewygody, nie mieć się gdzie podziać» - http://sjp.pwn.pl/slownik/2504549/poniewierać_się to be neglected to be downtrodden to live a miserable life	geopiet Native speaker of: Polish PRO pts in category: 301
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live a life of hardship Explanation: dolacze jeszcze jedna do istniejacych juz propozycji	Beata Claridge Local time: 14:42 Native speaker of: Polish PRO pts in category: 64
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