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take the lam

Polish translation: prysnąć, ulotnić się


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English term or phrase:take the lam
Polish translation:prysnąć, ulotnić się
Entered by: Joanna Borowska
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20:22 May 6, 2005
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: take the lam
He couldn’t face the future in the slammer, so he took the lam after the robbery. He got away clean.

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Dominika Schoenborn
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:36
prysn±ć
Explanation:
uciec, prysn±ć (z więzienia)

lam- an escape from prison
take it on the lam- to run away, to escape (esp. from proson)
[Cassell's Dictionary of Slang]

ew. je¶li jednak nie chodzi o ucieczkę z więzienia:

ulotnić się, prysn±ć
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Joanna Borowska
Poland
Local time: 00:36
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Summary of answers provided
4prysn±ćJoanna Borowska
4dał nogę/ dał w długą
Szymon Cegielka
4zwiał / zmył się
lim0nka
3zapaść się pod ziemię / zniknąć bez śladu
ZenonStyczyrz


  

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zwiał / zmył się


Explanation:
be on the ~ wiać, zwiewać; take (it) on the ~ nawiać, zwiać.
v.
-mm- nawiać, zwiać.

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lim0nka
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dał nogę/ dał w długą


Explanation:
2 kolejne propozycje

Szymon Cegielka
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zapaść się pod ziemię / zniknąć bez śladu


Explanation:
webster unabridged
lam - used in the phrase 'on the lam' - hide a former lover

ew. inne podobne tłumaczenie

ZenonStyczyrz
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prysn±ć


Explanation:
uciec, prysn±ć (z więzienia)

lam- an escape from prison
take it on the lam- to run away, to escape (esp. from proson)
[Cassell's Dictionary of Slang]

ew. je¶li jednak nie chodzi o ucieczkę z więzienia:

ulotnić się, prysn±ć

Joanna Borowska
Poland
Local time: 00:36
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 91
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Changes made by editors
May 7, 2005 - Changes made by Joanna Borowska:
FieldOther => Art/Literary
May 6, 2005 - Changes made by leff:
LevelNon-PRO => PRO


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