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collateral damage

Polish translation: straty uboczne


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English term or phrase:collateral damage
Polish translation:straty uboczne
Entered by: Adam Bede
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English term or phrase: collateral damage
the newly coined and popular concept of "collateral damage" belongs to the barrister's vocabulary though it was first used by military spokesmen.
mww
Poland
Local time: 11:29
straty uboczne
Explanation:
Inna propozycja.
Można spotkać też termin "niezamierzone straty".
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Adam Bede
Poland
Local time: 11:29
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thnx

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Summary of answers provided
4 +2straty niezamierzone albo towarzyszaceWitold Palka
4straty uboczneAdam Bede
3szkody przypadkowe
CalBoy
3szkody uboczne
Maciek Drobka


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
szkody uboczne


Explanation:
W żargonie wojskowym mówi się o 'zniszczeniach ubocznych', ale w kontekście prawniczym po polsku 'damage' lepiej brzmi jako 'szkody'.

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Maciek Drobka
Poland
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
straty uboczne


Explanation:
Inna propozycja.
Można spotkać też termin "niezamierzone straty".

Adam Bede
Poland
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4
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thnx
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
straty niezamierzone albo towarzyszace


Explanation:
zniszczenia i straty wśród ludności cywilnej powstałe na skutek działań wojennych - za slownikiem PWN. uzywa sie tez "towarzyszace"

Witold Palka
Poland
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

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1 day3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
szkody przypadkowe


Explanation:
albo tak

CalBoy
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Local time: 19:29
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