Na to ci przyszło...

English translation: Dear God, so you came to this!?

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Polish term or phrase:Na to ci przyszło...
English translation:Dear God, so you came to this!?
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

16:11 Nov 4, 2013
Polish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Polish term or phrase: Na to ci przyszło...
Zmartwiony były mąż odwiedza swą byłą żonę w szpitalu. Nie widzieli się wiele lat, a ona wygląda na bardzo chorą. Mąż mówi: "Boże, na to ci przyszło..."
Dorota Nowakówna
Poland
Local time: 01:55
Dear God, so you came to this!?
Explanation:
Sorry for aborted tries.
What bad luck! What has happened to you?
So, it has finally come to this.
Dear God, so it had to come down to this.
Dear God, so it came down to this.

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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 19:55
Grading comment
Bardzo dziękuję :)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2Dear God, so you came to this!?
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4poor you
LilianNekipelov
3So this is where you ended up ...
geopiet
3So this is what you came to
Malina9


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
poor you


Explanation:
In this context only.


LilianNekipelov
United States
Local time: 19:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 76
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Dear God, so you came to this!?


Explanation:
Sorry for aborted tries.
What bad luck! What has happened to you?
So, it has finally come to this.
Dear God, so it had to come down to this.
Dear God, so it came down to this.



Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 19:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 580
Grading comment
Bardzo dziękuję :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MrFox
6 mins
  -> Thank you. A short phrase in Polish, but so full of nuance.

agree  Dorota Madrzyk
5 hrs
  -> Jestem bardzo wdzięczny.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
So this is where you ended up ...


Explanation:
What has befallen you? So this is where you ended up ...

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 301
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
So this is what you came to


Explanation:
Oh Dear God! So this is what you came to

Malina9
Local time: 19:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 12
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