Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
mentalność Kalego
English translation:
double standards
Added to glossary by
Mag_Da
Dec 2, 2008 09:58
15 yrs ago
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Polish term
mentalność Kalego
Polish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
literary motifs
postać z "W pustyni i w puszczy" - jak Kali ukraść, to dobrze, a jak ktoś Kalemu ukraść, to źle. Jak to przełożyć, bo zakładam, że nie "Kali's mentality".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | double standards |
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
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| 5 +1 | hypocritical mindset |
travcurrit
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| 4 | "me first" mentality |
Adam Lankamer
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Proposed translations
+4
25 mins
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Native in Polish
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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51
Selected
double standards
typowy anglosaski zwrot oznaczający generalnie to samo
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Note added at 29 mins (2008-12-02 10:28:21 GMT)
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inny to 'two sets of rules'
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Note added at 29 mins (2008-12-02 10:28:21 GMT)
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inny to 'two sets of rules'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! "
3 mins
Adam Lankamer
Poland
Poland
Native in Polish
Poland
Financial, Legal and Patent Translation
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
+1
19 hrs
hypocritical mindset
This is a common phrase meaning much the same thing as "double standards" but, in my view, fits the Polish original more literally and might work much better depending on the context.
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Note added at 19 hrs (2008-12-03 05:00:42 GMT)
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Sorry, the key part of the example sentence got cut off:
This passage shows once again the _hypocritical mindset_ of many Europeans during the Colonial period.
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Note added at 19 hrs (2008-12-03 05:00:42 GMT)
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Sorry, the key part of the example sentence got cut off:
This passage shows once again the _hypocritical mindset_ of many Europeans during the Colonial period.
Example sentence:
They excluded them and forced them to obey laws that the Spanish Americans disagreed with. This seems like a hypocritical statement since the Spanish Americans seemed to have no problem with enslaving the Native populations and exploiting their land.
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