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czarnoskóry

English translation: black male


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14:48 Oct 8, 2009
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / race
Polish term or phrase: czarnoskóry
Zastanawiam się, jakie zgodnie z political correctness określenie pasuje na osoby czarnoskóre, przy czym nie są to osoby z USA tylko z Afryki. Czy "black men" będzie ok (chodzi stricte o mężczyzn).
Monika Kasińska
Poland
Local time: 12:50
English translation:black male
Explanation:
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black males
African black males
African blacks (black men and women in Africa)
blacks (men and women in the US, African and the Carribean)
African Americans (black men and women in the US)

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Note added at 19 mins (2009-10-08 15:07:45 GMT)
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correction:
blacks (men and women in the Americas, Africa and Caribbean)
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nrabate
United States
Local time: 06:50
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5black male
nrabate
4 +4black African
Stuart Dowell
4African
Andrzej Skiba
4just 'black' or if specifically men only then 'black males'agnieszka dhaouadi


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
just 'black' or if specifically men only then 'black males'


Explanation:
as above

agnieszka dhaouadi
Poland
Local time: 12:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Bubz: Prosimy stosowac sie do regulaminu i w pasku glownym udzielac jedynie odpowiedzi. || To nie tyle przesada, co proba zartu, na co wskazywalo: ";))" oraz "A tak powaznie". Zart nieudany, pozostaje wiec jedynie kwestia regulaminu. Pozdrawiam :)
7 hrs
  -> Prosze zauwazyc gdzie zamieszczone sa ' '. W zadnym wypadku nie ma tutaj propozycji aby nazwac ta grupe 'just black'! Uwazam, iz nadanie temu potencjalu doprowadzenia do politycznego skandalu jest przesada.... ;)) Zgadzam sie w kwestii regulaminu.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
African


Explanation:
tak chyba nazywani są mieszkańcy Afryki przez Amerykanów

Andrzej Skiba
Poland
Local time: 12:50
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  TechWrite: ale nie dotyczy to tylko czarnoskórych
4 mins

neutral  Bubz: hipopotam? Zabraklo precyzji ;)
7 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
black male


Explanation:
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Note added at 14 mins (2009-10-08 15:02:54 GMT)
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black males
African black males
African blacks (black men and women in Africa)
blacks (men and women in the US, African and the Carribean)
African Americans (black men and women in the US)

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Note added at 19 mins (2009-10-08 15:07:45 GMT)
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correction:
blacks (men and women in the Americas, Africa and Caribbean)

nrabate
United States
Local time: 06:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  inmb
1 hr

agree  skisteeps
3 hrs

agree  Stanislaw Czech
3 hrs

agree  Bubz
7 hrs

agree  Polangmar
7 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
black African


Explanation:
or "a black African male".

Stuart Dowell
Poland
Local time: 12:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  petrolhead
45 mins

agree  inmb
1 hr

agree  Stanislaw Czech
3 hrs

agree  lui73
3 hrs
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