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wbicie pierwszej łopaty

English translation: digging/taking/turning the first shovelful of ....

15:14 Nov 9, 2016
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Polish term or phrase: wbicie pierwszej łopaty
jako uroczyste rozpoczęcie budowy - stąd do głowy przyszło mi: official start of construction, ale pomyślałam, że może istnieje jakiś ładniejszy odpowiednik.

Będę wdzięczna za wszelkie sugestie!
Dominika Płosińska
Poland
Local time: 13:58
English translation:digging/taking/turning the first shovelful of ....
Explanation:
With officials digging the first shovelful this morning, construction began on the 240,000 square foot, two-building project on the former Longacres site - https://member3.ghc.org/html/public/news/20150629-renton

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Ground-breaking for the railroad was in Sandusky in 1835, with William Henry Harrison—later to be elected president—digging the first shovelful of dirt. - http://www.roadmuseum.org/12_06_sandusky,_ohio.htm

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Ground Breaking for YMCA

C. H. McNider, chairman of the construction committee, is shown above taking the first shovelful of sod to start the excavation for the construction of the Mason City YMCA in 1925. - http://iagenweb.org/cerrogordo/history/MasonCity/MCCentennia...

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Founder of the St Piran Trust, Eileen Carter, taking the first shovelful of earth from the oratory site. - http://www.cornwalllive.com/excavation-begins-st-piran-8217-...

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The breaking-ground ceremonies took place on Saturday, June 18, 1927, with Dr. Eliza Mosher, the first Dean of Women, turning the first shovelful of earth. - https://goo.gl/lz8nPV

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She was further honored with turning the first shovelful of dirt in groundbreaking ceremonies for Central's first Ronan Hall in 1922 - https://goo.gl/Jxljc3
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geopiet
Grading comment
Uprzejmie dziękuję wszystkim za pomoc. Wybrałam to tłumaczenie, ponieważ najbardziej pasowało do mojego kontekstu.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9break ground
Darius Saczuk
4 +2(ceremonial) sinking of the first shovel
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4 +1first shovel goes into the ground
Michal Czarniecki
3 +2digging/taking/turning the first shovelful of ....
geopiet
Summary of reference entries provided
Groundbreaking (and other)
Adrian Liszewski

Discussion entries: 2





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
first shovel goes into the ground


Explanation:
propozycja


    Reference: http://www.hurks.nl/en/about-us/news/first-shovel-ground-ger...
Michal Czarniecki
Poland
Local time: 13:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Piotr Łazorko
702 days
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
break ground


Explanation:
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Break ground - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
idioms.thefreedictionary.com/break+ground
Begin digging into the earth for new construction of some kind. For example, When will they break ground for the town hall? This usage alludes to breaking up

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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-11-09 18:07:02 GMT)
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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/officials-brea...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-11-09 18:08:07 GMT)
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Mayor de Blasio, SL Green, Local Officials Break Ground On New Office ...
NYC.gov (.gov) › news › mayor-de-blasi...
Oct 18, 2016 - NEW YORK––Mayor Bill de Blasio joined SL Green and local officials today to break ground on a new office building

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Note added at 2 hrs (2016-11-09 18:09:30 GMT)
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Officials Break Ground On New Segment Of The Bayou Greenways 2020 project ...
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org › of...
Oct 13, 2016 - The Sims Bayou Greenway will be 1.8 miles long and will also have trees and wildflowers.

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 07:58
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 290
Notes to answerer
Asker: Dziękuję za szybką odpowiedź.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Nicholson (X): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundbreaking
3 mins
  -> Yes. Thank you, Peter.
agree  petrolhead
25 mins
  -> Dzięki, Petrolhead.
agree  Rafal Piotrowski: Groundbreaking, po prostu.
1 hr
  -> Tak, jasne - a wszystko zależy od konstrukcji zdania. Dzięki, Rafal!
agree  Grzegorz Mysiński
6 hrs
  -> Dzięki, Grzegorz.
agree  ARKADIUSZ KACZOROWSKI
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Arkadiusz!
agree  The Kat (X): "breaking ground" is definitely the way to go here!
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, VirtualKat!
agree  Tomasz Poplawski
10 hrs
  -> Dzięki, Tomek!
agree  petkovw
17 hrs
  -> Dzięki, PetkovW.
agree  Piotr Łazorko
702 days
  -> Thank you, Piotr.
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(ceremonial) sinking of the first shovel


Explanation:
A very common expression.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-11-09 18:57:01 GMT)
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The construction started with the sinking of the first shovel on June 9, 1967, and continued for six years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland_By-Pass
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takes to make that happen," said former men's basketball coach Ray Meyer, who will participate in the ceremonial sinking of the first shovel.
http://wdat.is.depaul.edu/newsroom/year_1998/338.html
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Gabriel gave the opening
remarks at the ceremony and sank the first shovel.
http://www.terralinguaubuntu.org/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=...
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Surrounded by friends, family and even Purdue University quarterback Rob Henry, Jimmy sank the first shovel into the rocky soil at 801 Liberty
http://www.journalreview.com/news/article_72c746fa-e1c8-11e2...
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 07:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 342

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Thank you, Michał. I hope this answer will sink in.
agree  Piotr Łazorko
702 days
  -> Dziękuję Piotrze. Serdecznie pozdrawiam.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
digging/taking/turning the first shovelful of ....


Explanation:
With officials digging the first shovelful this morning, construction began on the 240,000 square foot, two-building project on the former Longacres site - https://member3.ghc.org/html/public/news/20150629-renton

---------

Ground-breaking for the railroad was in Sandusky in 1835, with William Henry Harrison—later to be elected president—digging the first shovelful of dirt. - http://www.roadmuseum.org/12_06_sandusky,_ohio.htm

-----

Ground Breaking for YMCA

C. H. McNider, chairman of the construction committee, is shown above taking the first shovelful of sod to start the excavation for the construction of the Mason City YMCA in 1925. - http://iagenweb.org/cerrogordo/history/MasonCity/MCCentennia...

---

Founder of the St Piran Trust, Eileen Carter, taking the first shovelful of earth from the oratory site. - http://www.cornwalllive.com/excavation-begins-st-piran-8217-...

-------

The breaking-ground ceremonies took place on Saturday, June 18, 1927, with Dr. Eliza Mosher, the first Dean of Women, turning the first shovelful of earth. - https://goo.gl/lz8nPV

---------

She was further honored with turning the first shovelful of dirt in groundbreaking ceremonies for Central's first Ronan Hall in 1922 - https://goo.gl/Jxljc3

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 120
Grading comment
Uprzejmie dziękuję wszystkim za pomoc. Wybrałam to tłumaczenie, ponieważ najbardziej pasowało do mojego kontekstu.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23
1 day 9 hrs
  -> dziękuję
agree  Piotr Łazorko
701 days
  -> dziękuję
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Reference comments


17 hrs
Reference: Groundbreaking (and other)

Reference information:
Znalazłem takie coś: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundbreaking .


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundbreaking
Adrian Liszewski
Poland
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 4
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