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After Christmas comes Lent.

Polish translation: Po Swiętach przychodzi post

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English term or phrase:After Christmas comes Lent.
Polish translation:Po Swiętach przychodzi post
Entered by: Jaroslaw

19:34 Dec 27, 2001
English to Polish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: After Christmas comes Lent.
This is an English proverb and I could not find a Polish equivalent.
Jaroslaw
United States
Local time: 14:12
Po Swiętach przychodzi post
Explanation:
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Witold Kaluzynski
Poland
Local time: 21:12
Grading comment
Chodziło mi o polsk± wersję tego przysłowia i zdaję mi się, że tak wła¶nie brzmi ten odpowiednik. Dziękuję.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Po Swietach Bozego Narodzenia nadchodzi Wielki Post.
ponar
4 +1Po Swiętach przychodzi post
Witold Kaluzynski
5Po Swietach Bozego Narodzenia jest Wielki Post
Lota


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Po Swiętach przychodzi post


Explanation:
.

Witold Kaluzynski
Poland
Local time: 21:12
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 1454
Grading comment
Chodziło mi o polsk± wersję tego przysłowia i zdaję mi się, że tak wła¶nie brzmi ten odpowiednik. Dziękuję.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Araksia Sarkisian: if "treated" as a proverb...that there is always "post" after celebration...
1 hr
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Po Swietach Bozego Narodzenia jest Wielki Post


Explanation:
Lent is Wielki Post

fast means any kind of fast

Lota
United States
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 821
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Po Swietach Bozego Narodzenia nadchodzi Wielki Post.


Explanation:
Po Swietach Bozego Narodzenia nadchodzi (Wielki) Post.

"Polish Easter Traditions * Lent: Ash Wednesday, Stations of ...
... Wielki Post * Lent Wielki Post means literally "the Great Fast." Lent is a time of special services, retreats, fasting and individual acts of penance... "
acweb.colum.edu/users/agunkel/homepage/easter/eastlent.html


ponar
PRO pts in pair: 695

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Araksia Sarkisian: that's it! good job!
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