pozytywnie zakręcony

English translation: a/an x buff

11:36 Sep 17, 2013
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Polish term or phrase: pozytywnie zakręcony
jako komplement, wyraz uznania, o kimś, kto jest pasjonatem czegoś - turystyki, fotografii itp.
Andrzej Lejman
Poland
Local time: 02:51
English translation:a/an x buff
Explanation:
Photography/movie buff

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also: X JUNKIE, czy A SUCKER FOR STH.

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US and UK examples:

Gift idea for a movie buff/book worm? - Yahoo! Answers
answers.yahoo.com › All Categories › Entertainment & Music › Movies‎
Jul 17, 2013 - Neither of us ever know what to get the other so we each give money. The thing is, he makes more money than me and typically gives $10

Remarks of Roy L. Reardon, Esq. - New York County Lawyers ...
www.nycla.org/siteFiles/Publications/Publications1333_0.pdf
And what a joy it is to all of us to be here to see our ... I am a movie buff. I love movies about lawyers

The Evolution of the World Cup Soccer Ball - Soccer Talk
soccertalk.us/soccer-news/the-evolution-of-the-world-cup-ball/‎
Jul 28, 2011 - KEEP UP WITH US AT: Pinterest Soccer Talk. If you are a soccer buff like me, you gotta love the history of the game.

Visiting Liverpool, UK? What to do? - Yahoo! Answers
Aug 2, 2008 - Visiting Liverpool, UK? What to do? So, next ... If it were me I'd watch a good Liverpool FC soccer match since I'm a soccer buff:).

About Us - moviejunkieofslc
moviejunkieofslc.com/wordpress/?page_id=6‎
About Us. Hello. Welcome to my little movie site. I am a movie junkie. I set up this site as a place to put my movie reviews and trailers to movies that I think look ...

Tales of the Everyday Superheroes, the Pint-Sized Kind |
jhbcc.org › News › Blog‎
Jul 6, 2011 - Home · About Us · History · Locations ... Ok, it's time for a confession. I am a sucker for animated, superhero movies. Fortunately, I have a 4 ...

Collider.com - Movie, DVD, Music, Video Game, News, Reviews ...
collider.com/dvd/article.asp/aid/4150/tcid/3‎
Apr 20, 2007 - Reviewed by Sarah. I will preface this review with a warning: I am a total sucker for inspirational teacher movies.
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 21:51
Grading comment
Dziękuję.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5nuts about something
Katarzyna Müller
5crazy about something
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4a/an x buff
Darius Saczuk
4freak / nut / junkie
Beata Claridge


  

Answers


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
nuts about something


Explanation:
sugestia

Katarzyna Müller
Spain
Local time: 01:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a/an x buff


Explanation:
Photography/movie buff

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Note added at 9 mins (2013-09-17 11:45:09 GMT)
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also: X JUNKIE, czy A SUCKER FOR STH.

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-09-17 13:10:38 GMT)
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US and UK examples:

Gift idea for a movie buff/book worm? - Yahoo! Answers
answers.yahoo.com › All Categories › Entertainment & Music › Movies‎
Jul 17, 2013 - Neither of us ever know what to get the other so we each give money. The thing is, he makes more money than me and typically gives $10

Remarks of Roy L. Reardon, Esq. - New York County Lawyers ...
www.nycla.org/siteFiles/Publications/Publications1333_0.pdf
And what a joy it is to all of us to be here to see our ... I am a movie buff. I love movies about lawyers

The Evolution of the World Cup Soccer Ball - Soccer Talk
soccertalk.us/soccer-news/the-evolution-of-the-world-cup-ball/‎
Jul 28, 2011 - KEEP UP WITH US AT: Pinterest Soccer Talk. If you are a soccer buff like me, you gotta love the history of the game.

Visiting Liverpool, UK? What to do? - Yahoo! Answers
Aug 2, 2008 - Visiting Liverpool, UK? What to do? So, next ... If it were me I'd watch a good Liverpool FC soccer match since I'm a soccer buff:).

About Us - moviejunkieofslc
moviejunkieofslc.com/wordpress/?page_id=6‎
About Us. Hello. Welcome to my little movie site. I am a movie junkie. I set up this site as a place to put my movie reviews and trailers to movies that I think look ...

Tales of the Everyday Superheroes, the Pint-Sized Kind |
jhbcc.org › News › Blog‎
Jul 6, 2011 - Home · About Us · History · Locations ... Ok, it's time for a confession. I am a sucker for animated, superhero movies. Fortunately, I have a 4 ...

Collider.com - Movie, DVD, Music, Video Game, News, Reviews ...
collider.com/dvd/article.asp/aid/4150/tcid/3‎
Apr 20, 2007 - Reviewed by Sarah. I will preface this review with a warning: I am a total sucker for inspirational teacher movies.

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 21:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2125
Grading comment
Dziękuję.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
freak / nut / junkie


Explanation:
2. freak - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction freak - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/freak

"For the adventure tourism junkie Rotorua is a mecca" - z miejscowej broszurki


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enthusiast, ewentualnie maniac (or mad/crazy about something, jak "mad scientist" - i wszystkie te okreslenia sa raczej pozytywne, wskazuja glownie na pasje i entuzjasm)

Beata Claridge
Local time: 14:51
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Darius Saczuk: I used junkie already. No biggie. ;-). Buff w USA nr 1.
19 mins
  -> sorry, widzialam tylko "buff'a" (a z tym slowem akurat nigdy sie nie spotkalam) - bardzo sie tam rozpisales, wiec przeoczylam w tlumie
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
crazy about something


Explanation:
1) mad about something; nuts about something;
2) crazy for something;
3) very fond of something;

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 580
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