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Glen

Polish translation: dolina górska

19:13 Oct 16, 2002
English to Polish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary / parcel of land
English term or phrase: Glen
A Glen is a narrow, secluded, valley. Predominately wooded.
Brian Thomas
Polish translation:dolina górska
Explanation:
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Andrzej Lejman
Poland
Local time: 21:29
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2dolina górska
Andrzej Lejman
5 +1wawoz
bartek
5 +1valley
bozka
4 +1dolina górska
TranslateWithMe
4 +1dolina górska
Piotr Kurek
3 +2jar
Jakub Szacki


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dolina górska


Explanation:
HTH

Andrzej Lejman
Poland
Local time: 21:29
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 8466
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Przemysław Szkodziński: Wszyscy troje idealnie tak samo (prawie) :-)))
2 mins
agree  Piotr Kurek
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dolina górska


Explanation:
that is what English-Polish Dictionary by Stanisławski says

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Note added at 2002-10-16 19:23:07 (GMT)
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or wąwóz which can also be used taking into account your explanation - taken from another English-Polish Dictionary (Oxford)

TranslateWithMe
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Local time: 21:29
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agree  Piotr Kurek
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dolina górska


Explanation:
hth


Piotr Kurek
Local time: 21:29
PRO pts in pair: 1716

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TranslateWithMe
4 mins
  -> dziękuję
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wawoz


Explanation:
Or
if you have Polish fonts - wąwóz

It's wawoz, if it's narrow, secluded valley.
And Penguin Dictionary says that "glen" is "a narrow valley".
Wawoz is such a narrow valley :-)

Also OUP - PWN Dictionary says that glen = wawoz.
Another :-)

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Note added at 2002-10-16 19:42:46 (GMT)
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If you want to see such a glen = wawoz check:
http://images.google.com.pl/images?hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q...

There are several wawozes (?!) there :-)

bartek
Local time: 21:29
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in pair: 24751

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  leff
5 hrs
  -> Dzięki :-)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
jar


Explanation:
tego jeszcze nie bylo, a to jest propozycja Czekierdy

Jakub Szacki
Poland
Local time: 21:29
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 1857

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agree  leff
4 hrs
agree  Roman Palewicz: Może jeszcze być "parów"
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
valley


Explanation:
The word "Glen" comes from Irish and is present in many Irish place names like "Glencolumbcille" (by the way wonderfl place), which means the Valley of Columcille's Church.

bozka
Poland
Local time: 21:29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Piotr Kurek: lub łyskacz Glenfiddich
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