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Żywy mur

English translation: human shield

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Polish term or phrase:Żywy mur
English translation:human shield
Entered by: Biurobob

11:29 Aug 16, 2018
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History
Polish term or phrase: Żywy mur
Kontekst: Hitlerowcy po raz pierwszy w czasie II wojny światowej zastosowali tzw. żywy mur z mieszkańców miasta.
Biurobob
Local time: 13:30
human shield
Explanation:
Human shield is a military and political term describing the deliberate placement of non-combatants in or around combat targets to deter the enemy from attacking these combat targets. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_shield
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Tomasz Sienicki
Denmark
Local time: 13:30
Grading comment
Dziękuję.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2human shield
Tomasz Sienicki
3 +2human shields
Grzegorz Mysiński


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
human shield


Explanation:
Human shield is a military and political term describing the deliberate placement of non-combatants in or around combat targets to deter the enemy from attacking these combat targets. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_shield

Tomasz Sienicki
Denmark
Local time: 13:30
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Dziękuję.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
28 mins
agree  Darius Saczuk
1 hr
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
human shields


Explanation:
propozycja


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_shield
Grzegorz Mysiński
Poland
Local time: 13:30
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
26 mins
  -> Dziękuję Frank.
agree  Darius Saczuk
1 hr
  -> Dziękuję Dariusz.
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