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Polish translation: szczytowa kreacja

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12:06 Sep 29, 2009

English to Polish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

English term or phrase: show-topping

Meg Ryan's show-topping performance in the movie "When Harry met Sally".
Czy spotkaliście się kiedyś z takim określeniem?

whole grain KudoZ activity Questions: 168 (none open) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 920
Local time: 00:22

Polish translation:szczytowa kreacja

Explanation:
Żeby nie powiedzieć 'szczytująca' (taki żart:))

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Note added at 20 godz. (2009-09-30 08:17:58 GMT)
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Tu ilustracja:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4776794684162861091#

Selected response from:

Jerzy Matwiejczuk
Local time: 00:22

Grading comment

jeszcze raz dzięki, dokładnie o to mi chodziło! :)
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Summary of answers provided

błyskotliwa, fenomenalna

Arek Luczyk

szczytowa kreacja

Jerzy Matwiejczuk

Summary of reference entries provided

może pomoże...;)

Malgorzata Piotrowska

Discussion entries: 9

geopiet

tak rozwlekle....

00:57 Sep 30, 2009

nie mająca sobie równych (gra aktorska), przewyższająca, górująca nad innymi

whole grain

ASKER

@ Jerzy:

18:43 Sep 29, 2009

genialne! przyznałabym punkty, lecz brak oficjalnej odpowiedzi. dzięki!

Caryl Swift

Poland

More typos

18:03 Sep 29, 2009

I'm so sorry - what I meant to write was:
(as opposed to e.g. '...show. Topping...' or '...show, topping...' etc.)

I do apologise

Caryl Swift

Poland

Beware of Google

18:01 Sep 29, 2009

I've had a look there, of course - but, to be honest, I see very little indeed that convinces me that this expression is really used in this context. Most of the examples of 'show-topping' (as opposed to e.g. '...show. Stopping...' or '...show, stopping...' etc.) that I've looked at seem to refer to things like county shows and prize animals - which is not exactly how I'd describe Meg Ryan's classic, showpiece performance... :-)

Jerzy Matwiejczuk

A może

17:07 Sep 29, 2009

'szczytowa kreacja' - jako aluzja (ale tylko polskojęzyczna, jak sądzę) do znanego epizodu z tego filmu:)

Michal Pempkowiak

Poland

zdecydowanie "typo"

15:53 Sep 29, 2009

w tym kontekscie show -stopping. Wyrazenie show-topping odnosi sie bardziej do wielkiego finalu/wystepu raczej w odniesieniu do live show uwienczjacego show - show - stopping to poprostu okreslenie znakomitej jakosci

Malgorzata Piotrowska

mam wrażenie...

15:53 Sep 29, 2009

że chodzi tu o to, że gra aktorska Meg Ryan była czymś bardzo dobrym jakościowo - więc może "mistrzowska kreacja", "popis"?

whole grain

ASKER

no idea

15:30 Sep 29, 2009

and rather not able to ask the author; google shows the expression does exist, though; what would you think it may mean as it is? (although I must say it would make sense as 'show-stopping' as well)

Caryl Swift

Poland

Possible typo?

14:58 Sep 29, 2009

Do you think there could possibly be a typo? Could the author have intended to say 'show stopping', do you think? That would certaoinly make sense in the context (cf. http://www.ldoceonline.com/Performing-topic/show-stopping)