wysokie kręgi

English translation: high spheres / rarified circles

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Polish term or phrase:wysokie kręgi
English translation:high spheres / rarified circles
Entered by: Adam Olszewski

21:11 Jan 28, 2008
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Polish term or phrase: wysokie kręgi
Dan miał znajomości w wysokich kręgach.
Adam Olszewski
Poland
Local time: 20:00
high spheres
Explanation:
lub best circles, high circles

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The high spheres of Carnegie Hall. - tribe.net
One is not supoosed to smile at strangers in the high spheres. I went back into my own. Fortunately, not all people are closed to smiles. ...
people.tribe.net/elnino/blog/54746652-bc7d-4f72-b950-43482b52820f - 33k -

Underlight: Shades of Truth
Honestly, supremely high spheres makes it difficult for new players to get involved. I also agree that recieving high spheres should be based strictly on ...
www.underlight.ixios.net/forums/showtopic.asp?tid=762 - 23k - Kopia - Podobne strony


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Note added at   15 min (2008-01-28 21:27:43 GMT)
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Amazon.com: C. Mejía "CMM"'s review of In Search of Lost Time, Vol ...
III: The Guermantes Way Books In touch with the high spheres of society The third volume of In search of Lost Time begins with the moving of Marcel's family ...
www.amazon.com/review/REVV2BCLQL2R6 - 111k - Kopia - Podobne strony
People I Know (2002)
This movie is about describing the "high spheres" of New York society. It is a good lesson on how corrupted the system is, how hypocrite people can be, ...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0274711/ - Podobne strony

Amazon.com: C. Mejía "CMM"'s review of In Search of Lost Time, Vol ...
By the end of this volume we get to see Swann's decadence in the high circles, while his wife, Odette, seems to gain more terrain everyday. ...
www.amazon.com/review/REVV2BCLQL2R6 - 111k - Kopia - Podobne strony

Bush and the freemason handshake, page 1
I have noticed on 2 different occasions when i have shaken hands with 2 influential people,(and i used to mix in high circles) the handshake offered was not ...
www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread188818/pg1 - 64k - Kopia - Podobne strony

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Note added at   17 min (2008-01-28 21:29:56 GMT)
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Worn in the best circles - Telegraph
Find the latest fashion advice and news from the Telegraph. Your source for fashion, news, sport, business, travel, jobs, motoring and property.
www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2004/05... - 46k - Kopia - Podobne strony

Lamson Library » The Best Circles; Women And Society In Victorian ...
The University Academics Admission & Aid Athletics Campus Life Events Library. Home » The Best Circles; Women And Society In Victorian England ...
library.plymouth.edu/read/124503 - 16k - Kopia - Podobne strony
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allp
Poland
Local time: 20:00
Grading comment
Bardzo dziękuję. Thanks to all. Esp. to John - quite educative.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1high circles
John Fenz
3 +2high spheres
allp
4he knew some higher-ups
legato


Discussion entries: 1





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
high spheres


Explanation:
lub best circles, high circles

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Note added at   13 min (2008-01-28 21:25:51 GMT)
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The high spheres of Carnegie Hall. - tribe.net
One is not supoosed to smile at strangers in the high spheres. I went back into my own. Fortunately, not all people are closed to smiles. ...
people.tribe.net/elnino/blog/54746652-bc7d-4f72-b950-43482b52820f - 33k -

Underlight: Shades of Truth
Honestly, supremely high spheres makes it difficult for new players to get involved. I also agree that recieving high spheres should be based strictly on ...
www.underlight.ixios.net/forums/showtopic.asp?tid=762 - 23k - Kopia - Podobne strony


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Note added at   15 min (2008-01-28 21:27:43 GMT)
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Amazon.com: C. Mejía "CMM"'s review of In Search of Lost Time, Vol ...
III: The Guermantes Way Books In touch with the high spheres of society The third volume of In search of Lost Time begins with the moving of Marcel's family ...
www.amazon.com/review/REVV2BCLQL2R6 - 111k - Kopia - Podobne strony
People I Know (2002)
This movie is about describing the "high spheres" of New York society. It is a good lesson on how corrupted the system is, how hypocrite people can be, ...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0274711/ - Podobne strony

Amazon.com: C. Mejía "CMM"'s review of In Search of Lost Time, Vol ...
By the end of this volume we get to see Swann's decadence in the high circles, while his wife, Odette, seems to gain more terrain everyday. ...
www.amazon.com/review/REVV2BCLQL2R6 - 111k - Kopia - Podobne strony

Bush and the freemason handshake, page 1
I have noticed on 2 different occasions when i have shaken hands with 2 influential people,(and i used to mix in high circles) the handshake offered was not ...
www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread188818/pg1 - 64k - Kopia - Podobne strony

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Note added at   17 min (2008-01-28 21:29:56 GMT)
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Worn in the best circles - Telegraph
Find the latest fashion advice and news from the Telegraph. Your source for fashion, news, sport, business, travel, jobs, motoring and property.
www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2004/05... - 46k - Kopia - Podobne strony

Lamson Library » The Best Circles; Women And Society In Victorian ...
The University Academics Admission & Aid Athletics Campus Life Events Library. Home » The Best Circles; Women And Society In Victorian England ...
library.plymouth.edu/read/124503 - 16k - Kopia - Podobne strony

allp
Poland
Local time: 20:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Bardzo dziękuję. Thanks to all. Esp. to John - quite educative.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Fenz: niema za co ;- )
3 hrs
  -> :))

agree  Iveta Ivanova
9 hrs
  -> dziękuję :)
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he knew some higher-ups


Explanation:
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legato
United States
Local time: 13:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
high circles


Explanation:
Nothing wrong with the first, best choice ;-)

A common play on this idea is to refer to "rarified circles"

Given the rest of the sentence, you might prefer "He knew some highly-placed people, he knew some well-place people, or so on".



Example sentence(s):
  • Running Around in High Circles (referring to a socialite)
  • you certainly don't exhibit the confidence one would expect from one in your rarified circles But yet... None would last a day with your perspective and ...

    Reference: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E0DA1131F...
John Fenz
United States
Local time: 15:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edyta Sawin
7 mins
  -> dzięki :-)
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