Dec 21, 2008 16:06
15 yrs ago
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English term
stop pulling punches
English to Polish
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Perhaps most important, both nonprofit leaders and
funders need to stop pulling punches – with themselves and
others – and confront the reality of what it will cost to deliver
results. Knowing that a new program will require $500,000 to
implement, raising one-fi fth of that, and then attempting to
initiate it with the hope that “more will come in later on” or
that “something is better than nothing” is standard operating
procedure among too many nonprofi ts. That is a recipe for
disappointment and disillusion all around.
funders need to stop pulling punches – with themselves and
others – and confront the reality of what it will cost to deliver
results. Knowing that a new program will require $500,000 to
implement, raising one-fi fth of that, and then attempting to
initiate it with the hope that “more will come in later on” or
that “something is better than nothing” is standard operating
procedure among too many nonprofi ts. That is a recipe for
disappointment and disillusion all around.
Proposed translations
(Polish)
| 3 +2 | przestać owijać w bawełnę |
Jerzy Matwiejczuk
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| 4 | be realistic |
Kyle Petersen
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| 3 | mamić |
dinde
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| 3 | wyłożyć kawę na ławę |
Allda
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| 3 | wciskać kit |
geopiet
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Proposed translations
+2
22 mins
Selected
przestać owijać w bawełnę
Zacząć działać stanowczo, używając pełnego arsenału środków
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Note added at 25 min (2008-12-21 16:32:20 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pull punches:
pull your/its punches: "to deal with something in a way that is not completely honest: I want you to tell me what you think, and don't pull your punches. The film pulls its punches by making a disaster seem romantic."
Etymology: based on boxing, from the literal meaning of pull your punches (= to not hit the other fighter as hard as you can)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pull punches:
pull (one's) punches: "To refrain from deploying all the resources or force at one's disposal"
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Note added at 25 min (2008-12-21 16:32:20 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pull punches:
pull your/its punches: "to deal with something in a way that is not completely honest: I want you to tell me what you think, and don't pull your punches. The film pulls its punches by making a disaster seem romantic."
Etymology: based on boxing, from the literal meaning of pull your punches (= to not hit the other fighter as hard as you can)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pull punches:
pull (one's) punches: "To refrain from deploying all the resources or force at one's disposal"
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be realistic
It means to start being more realistic. (zaczynac byc bardziej realistyczni) perhaps in Polish?
3 hrs
mamić
pasuje do szyku zdania
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-12-21 19:41:39 GMT)
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albo zwodzić
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-12-21 19:41:39 GMT)
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albo zwodzić
3 hrs
wyłożyć kawę na ławę
inne mozliwości :
mówić bez ogródek
walić prosto z mostu / wg słownika PWN
not pull any/your punches : to express your feelings and opinions, especially criticism, very clearly / Macmillan Dictionary
mówić bez ogródek
walić prosto z mostu / wg słownika PWN
not pull any/your punches : to express your feelings and opinions, especially criticism, very clearly / Macmillan Dictionary
5 days
wciskać kit
Może niezbyt literacko i dosłownie ale ☺
Example sentence:
Najważniejsze jest żeby wszyscy, i kierownictwo i ci zapewniający fundusze, przestali wciskać kit sobie i innym, i postawili sprawę jasno. Ile za ile?
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