Przeprawić się wpław

English translation: take a swim across

06:50 Jun 7, 2016
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Polish term or phrase: Przeprawić się wpław
Tuż przed napływającym statkiem stado jeleni postanowiło przeprawić się wpław przez kanał na przeciwległy brzeg.
Zuzo0688
Poland
English translation:take a swim across
Explanation:
propozycja
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Grzegorz Mysiński
Poland
Local time: 08:52
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Dziękuję!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1take a swim across
Grzegorz Mysiński
3 +1to cross (the river)
geopiet
3to ford the river
geopiet


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
take a swim across


Explanation:
propozycja

Example sentence(s):
  • and watch these three nice bucks take a swim across a flooded river.
  • ...Deer taking a swim across Fox River by Omro WI.

    Reference: http://www.wideopenspaces.com/3-trophy-mule-deer-brave-flash...
Grzegorz Mysiński
Poland
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Dziękuję!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.: albo swim across. Take a swim to jest dla przyjemności.
1 hr
  -> Thank you Frank
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to ford the river


Explanation:
Horses fording Volga river old illustration. Created by Moynet, published on Le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1867 - http://www.123rf.com/photo_15180210_stock-photo.html

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wildebeast fording the river - https://rich.mcclear.net/2013/02/23/wildebeest-migration-ken...

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The operation of fording the river is the most delicate along the migration - http://www.outtoafrica.nl/engnpkenya.html

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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-07 11:16:49 GMT)
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Looking over the edge, a small herd of mule deer fording the river looked like toy animals. - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/23/garden/23Domestic.html



geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to cross (the river)


Explanation:
lub samo "cross the river" jak na zdjeciu poniżej ...


Caribou crossing Yukon River.
Parks Canada/Townsend Coll., 31/037, 394. - http://trondekheritage.com/images/pdfs/forty_mile_caribou_04...

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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agree  LilianNekipelov
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