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English: a thief of their own purse

Polish translation: na zasadzie







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English term or phrase:a thief of their own purse
Polish translation:na zasadzie
Entered by:Karolina Gajkowska
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English to Polish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / wyra縠nie idiomatyczne
English term or phrase: a thief of their own purse
Zdanie

In addition to serious students, this system brought masses of young people to universities who only came because otherwise "they would be a thief of their own purse".
Karolina Gajkowska
Poland
na zasadzie "daj膮, to bior臋"
Explanation:
;)
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chomsky
Poland
Note from asker to answerer
dziekuj臋, to 艂adna takie i zgrabne
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6na zasadzie "daj膮, to bior臋"
chomsky
3z艂odziej kt贸ry okrada siebie
Alexander Onishko


  


Answers

17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
z艂odziej kt贸ry okrada siebie

Explanation:
not sure if the Polish grammar is correct but that's it

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Note added at 18 mins (2005-10-28 11:22:03 GMT)
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"z艂odziej, kt贸ry okrada w艂asne mieszkanie"

... A ja zn贸w poczuj臋 si臋 jak z艂odziej, kt贸ry okrada w艂asne mieszkanie. ... I
nie pozna艂a sama siebie. Jakie to wszystko jest trudne. ...

crazymary.blog.pl/archiwum/?rok=2003&miesiac=1

Alexander Onishko
Ukraine
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
na zasadzie "daj膮, to bior臋"

Explanation:
;)

chomsky
Poland
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
dziekuj臋, to 艂adna takie i zgrabne

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree allp
4 mins
  -> dzi臋ki:)

agree Dorota Nowak贸wna
23 mins
  -> dzi臋ki:)

agree mdarron
1 hr
  -> dzi臋ki:)

agree maciejm
1 hr
  -> dzi臋ki:)

agree lim0nka
2 hrs
  -> dzi臋ki:)

agree Rafal Korycinski
9 hrs
  -> dzi臋ki:)
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