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English translation: shadow side of idealism


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18:12 May 27, 2011
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Polish term or phrase: nieciekawa podszewka idealizmu
Jak przetłumaczyć "nieciekawą podszewkę idealizmu" w zdnaniu "A tymczasem widzimy naprawdę nieciekawą podszewkę idealizmu. Kogoś, kto kiedyś był naukowcem, a dziś potrafi dobrze wykorzystać pomysły innych i koniunkturę na globalne ocieplenie. "
Peyton Sawyer
Local time: 16:26
English translation:shadow side of idealism
Explanation:
Jest nawet taki (pod)tytuł:
http://tinyurl.com/44nxsyq
I tutaj:
"The bright side of idealism is that it creates a target to raise us above our present standard. The shadow side of idealism is that we tend to disdain the permutations of reality and create frustrating expectations."
http://www.armeniangenocidemonument.com/?p=974
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Jerzy Matwiejczuk
Local time: 16:26
Grading comment
Ostatecznie napisałam 'shadow underside of idealism', dziękuję za podpowiedź
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1shadow side of idealism
Jerzy Matwiejczuk
3 +1the not-so-nice underside of idealism
allp
2dreary lining of idealismDariusz Saczuk


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
dreary lining of idealism


Explanation:
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Scarcity Thinking | Increase Sales BlogApr 22, 2011 ... There are very few nice days for these types of individuals because every cloud has a dark and dreary lining instead of a silver one. ...
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EVA SCHLEGEL - secessionEva Schlegel refers to the impenetrable, insulating qualities of lead, while she contrasts the dreary lining of the space with the bright weightlessness of ...
www.secession.at/art/2005_schlegel_e.html - Cached
Bad Habits: A Love Story - Google Books ResultCristy C. Road - 2008 - Comics & Graphic Novels - 214 pages
I looked up at the dreary lining of every New york cloud clashing with nature. It began to rain and I tried to wipe away the blood seeping through the ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=1593762151...
Midterm ProjectNov 11, 2010 ... The boldness and the dreary lining of the character and the disappearance of everything around him, shows his fading in and out of his

Dariusz Saczuk
United States
Local time: 10:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  allp: Darek, w każdym z podanych linków "lining" to raczej: zarys, obrys, krawędź. Wydaje mi się, że underside będzie tu lepszym wyjściem, bardziej jednoznacznym./tak, wiem :)
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the not-so-nice underside of idealism


Explanation:
un·der·side (ndr-sd)
n.
1. The side or surface that is underneath; the bottom side. Also called undersurface.
2. The side that is less desirable, reputable, or noble than the obverse: "hunger, isolation, filth, the underside of [a] hellish regime" (National Review)http://www.thefreedictionary.com/underside
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/underside

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http://www.google.pl/search?hl=pl&client=opera&hs=qv2&rls=pl...

allp
Poland
Local time: 16:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  *eva*
20 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shadow side of idealism


Explanation:
Jest nawet taki (pod)tytuł:
http://tinyurl.com/44nxsyq
I tutaj:
"The bright side of idealism is that it creates a target to raise us above our present standard. The shadow side of idealism is that we tend to disdain the permutations of reality and create frustrating expectations."
http://www.armeniangenocidemonument.com/?p=974


Jerzy Matwiejczuk
Local time: 16:26
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Ostatecznie napisałam 'shadow underside of idealism', dziękuję za podpowiedź

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dorota Goczal: "dark side " pasuje tutaj też.
5 hrs
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