Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
być na językach
English translation:
set tongues wagging, be the talk of the town
Added to glossary by
Darius Saczuk
Mar 19, 2011 14:41
13 yrs ago
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Polish term
na językach
Polish to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
być na językach...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | Poland is going to set tongues wagging |
Darius Saczuk
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| 3 +1 | be the talk of the town |
Kamila Sławińska
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| 4 | will be talked about in many languages |
Polangmar
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| 3 | (Poland will) get everybody talking |
akkek
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Change log
Mar 21, 2011 14:58: Darius Saczuk Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Darius Saczuk
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
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Poland is going to set tongues wagging
idiomatyczne znaczenie zachowane
Mobile World Congress To Set Tongues Wagging: Tech News and Analysis «Feb 8, 2008 ... Mobile World Congress To Set Tongues Wagging.
Possible Microsoft-Adobe Acquisition Talks Set Tongues WaggingOct 7, 2010 ... Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen reportedly met recently in San Francis...
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-03-20 03:00:36 GMT)
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The Linux Beacon--OctigaBay Takes Opteron-Linux to New HPC HeightsFeb 17, 2004 ... The Rapid Array Interconnect switch fabric is one of the things that is going to set tongues wagging about OctigaBay. ...
Mobile World Congress To Set Tongues Wagging: Tech News and Analysis «Feb 8, 2008 ... Mobile World Congress To Set Tongues Wagging.
Possible Microsoft-Adobe Acquisition Talks Set Tongues WaggingOct 7, 2010 ... Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen reportedly met recently in San Francis...
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-03-20 03:00:36 GMT)
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The Linux Beacon--OctigaBay Takes Opteron-Linux to New HPC HeightsFeb 17, 2004 ... The Rapid Array Interconnect switch fabric is one of the things that is going to set tongues wagging about OctigaBay. ...
Peer comment(s):
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Beata Claridge
6 hrs
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Dzięki, Bubz. :-)
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clairee
19 hrs
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Thank you, Clairee. :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dziękuję :) Czegoś takiego szukałam :)"
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1 hr
Kamila Sławińska
United States
United States
Native in Polish
United States
New Yorker. Good with words and people.
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
be the talk of the town
To oczywiscie zalezy od kontekstu, ale taka propzycja przyszla mi do glowy - z tym, ze angielski idiom ma mniej negatywne zabarwienie.
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(Poland will) get everybody talking
propozycja
9 hrs
will be talked about in many languages
Nieidiomatyczne, ale oddaje oba znaczenia.
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