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jawny (np.Front Ludowy)

English translation: declared People's Front

02:14 Dec 2, 2001
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / politics
Polish term or phrase: jawny (np.Front Ludowy)
Łotewscy politycy popierający komunizm próbowali utworzyć jawny Front Ludowy (People's Front).
marzena1 (X)
English translation:declared People's Front
Explanation:
Z kontekstu - w sensie, ze probowali utworzyc jawnie (otwarcie) popierajacy Front (zdeklarowany)
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Alicja Mendrek
Local time: 14:44
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Summary of answers provided
5overt
Lota
4public
Ania Chanowska (X)
4set up and register/set up an official PF
pidzej
4 -1declared People's Front
Alicja Mendrek


  

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public


Explanation:
the public people's front

Ania Chanowska (X)
Local time: 13:44
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declared People's Front


Explanation:
Z kontekstu - w sensie, ze probowali utworzyc jawnie (otwarcie) popierajacy Front (zdeklarowany)

Alicja Mendrek
Local time: 14:44
PRO pts in category: 3

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disagree  pidzej: never seen a declared Front before
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overt


Explanation:
overt means jawny. As opposed to covert which refers to tajny.

Thus: Overt People's Front


or simply: "The Public Front" (public contains elements of both jawny and ludowy).

Lota
United States
Local time: 05:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
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set up and register/set up an official PF


Explanation:
I was thinking of overt but the covert/overt pair works better with actions/operations than with organizations, which -to me - are clandestine vs. official, legal, etc.

pidzej
Poland
Local time: 14:44
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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