Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
sposobem gospodarczym
English translation:
homegrown methods and means
Added to glossary by
Caryl Swift
Jan 4, 2007 22:20
17 yrs ago
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Polish term
sposobem gospodarczym
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W 2001 roku dokonano sposobem gospodarczym naprawy lewego komina, a jeden z gospodarzy był w trakcie wymiany drzwi i niektórych stolarek okiennych na wykonane z PCV.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | homegrown methods and means |
Caryl Swift
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| 4 +1 | using own means |
bartek
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| 3 +1 | the owner himself repaired |
Jerry Dean
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homegrown methods and means
The URL gives thousands of examples of 'homegrown' being used idiomatically (and not only) in a huge range of contexts which have absolutley nothing to do with gardening or agriculture :-)
http://tinyurl.com/vtwm2
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-01-04 22:46:41 GMT)
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Of course, you could also use either 'methods' or 'means' - it doesn't have to be both.
http://tinyurl.com/vtwm2
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Note added at 26 mins (2007-01-04 22:46:41 GMT)
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Of course, you could also use either 'methods' or 'means' - it doesn't have to be both.
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Comment: "dziękuję wszystkim za pomoc; wg mnie ta odpowiedź najbardziej pasuje do kontekstu"
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3 mins
using own means
moja wersja :)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Karina Rafter
: popieram, znalazlam to samo w tekscie o naprawie taboru kolejowego
9 mins
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| neutral |
legato
: To moze byc zrozumiane, że sam za to zapłacił//...a nie ubezpieczenie, np. Ja rozumiem, ze sam, lub przy pomocy rodziny, sąsiadów, itp. wykonał robotę wykorzystując tani lub z odzysku materiał
19 hrs
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bo sam zapłacił. Na tym polega sposób gospodarczy
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10 hrs
Jerry Dean
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