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gDy ktOs ma w zYciU pEcha, i zMarTwien kUpe...........mOze soBie zLamAc reKe pOd

22:54 Jan 3, 2002
Polish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Polish term or phrase: gDy ktOs ma w zYciU pEcha, i zMarTwien kUpe...........mOze soBie zLamAc reKe pOd
in a business profile
Jennifer


Summary of answers provided
5 +1if one has this bad luck in life and plenty of worries... he can break his arm
Lota
5When you ain't got no luck, but plenty of gripe, you can break your hand during a tushy wipe
WTLS


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
if one has this bad luck in life and plenty of worries... he can break his arm


Explanation:
in Polish "reka" refers often to both hand and arm.

This is a strange quote from a business profile. I am not sure what to make of it other than provide you with a literal translation...

Lota
United States
Local time: 04:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 839

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patrycja Osiak: Yes, one can make no more but ffer the literal translation, especially that in my opinion this sentence has been cut in the middle and wasn't finished. And I can't see how does it fit to a bussiness profile?:-)
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26 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
When you ain't got no luck, but plenty of gripe, you can break your hand during a tushy wipe


Explanation:
This should definitely not be in a business profile. Obviously, a crass joke. But I did my best to convey the tone (colloquial, street-smart, crass), the rhythm and the rhyme.
The missing part (-cierajac dupe)is a vulagarity. My translation is a little gentler.
Stronger version:
When life is a bitch, and all people crass, you can break your hand while wiping your ass.

WTLS
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Local time: 06:46
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