give a damn

Polish translation: zawracać sobie tym głowę

16:30 Jul 7, 2003

English to Polish translations [PRO]

English term or phrase: give a damn

Too early in the season to give a damn

Krzysztof KudoZ activity Questions: 272 (3 open) (3 without valid answers) Answers: 490 Poland
Local time: 10:19

Polish translation:zawracać sobie tym głowę

Explanation:
ani lepsza, ani gorsza, po prostu jeszcze jedna propozycja.

Selected response from:

Izabella Kraus
Local time: 10:19

Grading comment

Dzięki wszystkim za propozycje.
Ta najbardziej pasuje mi do czalości tekstu.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

przejmowac sie

Odiss

5 +2

zawracać sobie tym głowę

Izabella Kraus

Do Wita

Ensor

2 -1

mam to gdzieś

Wit

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

przejmowac sie

Explanation:
Np.: I don't give a damn! = Nie obchodzi mnie to!

Odiss
Native speaker of:

Polish
PRO pts in pair: 53

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

zawracać sobie tym głowę

Explanation:
ani lepsza, ani gorsza, po prostu jeszcze jedna propozycja.

Izabella Kraus
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of:

Polish
PRO pts in pair: 61

Grading comment

Dzięki wszystkim za propozycje.
Ta najbardziej pasuje mi do czalości tekstu.

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

mam to gdzieś

Explanation:
kolejna propozycja -- i tak może za słaba, bo damn jest przecie słowem na tyle mocnym, że posiada nawet wariant eufemistyczny (darn)

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Note added at 2003-07-07 19:44:12 (GMT)
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give a damn / give a shit / give a fuck [B] =
care about, give a hoot
e.g. Look at his hair. He doesn\'t give a damn about his appearance
http://home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/idIndD.ht...
(Wayne Magnuson: English Idioms)

Wit
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of:

Polish,

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 512

14 hrs confidence:

Do Wita

Explanation:
I nic. Pytanie bylo o 'give a damn' a nie 'not to give a damn'. Nie mnie sadzic na ile inteligentny jest Asker. Ja tylko komentuje Twoje tlumaczenie zwrotu o jaki Asker prosil, a ono jest ewidentnie bledne. Wot i wsjo!

P

Ensor
Local time: 17:19
Native speaker of:

Polish
PRO pts in pair: 1056

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