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zyc chwila

English translation: to seize the day

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Polish term or phrase:zyc chwila
English translation:to seize the day
Entered by: Magda Dziadosz

23:28 Mar 12, 2002
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Polish term or phrase: zyc chwila
Mówią, że żyją chwilą...
Magda Dziadosz
Poland
Local time: 19:29
Seize the day
Explanation:
Carpe diem
Selected response from:

Witold Kaluzynski
Poland
Local time: 19:29
Grading comment
Thank you all!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Seize the day
Witold Kaluzynski
4 +1live for the moment
Agnieszka Hayward (X)
5live in a moment
Ivona McCormick
4live for the minute
literary


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Seize the day


Explanation:
Carpe diem

Witold Kaluzynski
Poland
Local time: 19:29
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 367
Grading comment
Thank you all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  maciejm
5 mins
agree  Ivona McCormick
24 mins
agree  Zofia: live for the moment
21 hrs
agree  kataryna
1 day 8 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
live for the moment


Explanation:
they say they ...
(nie czytam na tym komputerze polskich znakow, wiec nie wiem, czy mam dobre koncowki)
pozdrawiam
AG

Agnieszka Hayward (X)
Poland
Local time: 19:29
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 333

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  STS6plus3: hey can u translate live for the moment from english to polish for me? i want to get a tatoo of that
1940 days
  -> to live for the moment = żyć chwilą, live for the moment! = żyj chwilą!
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
live in a moment


Explanation:
live in a moment
but I like seize the day - very common expression.
You would refer to people like that "blue birds"

Ivona McCormick
United States
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 106
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3168 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
live for the minute


Explanation:
z piosenki Bryana Adamsa

literary
Local time: 19:29
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 35
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