Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
w klimatach
English translation:
on a horrific note
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Polish term
w klimatach
| 4 +4 | on a horrific note |
Darius Saczuk
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| 4 +2 | in truly horrific circumstances |
Jerzy CertTrans
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| 3 +2 | atmosphere |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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Aug 13, 2014 20:07: Darius Saczuk changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Aug 14, 2014 04:15: mike23 changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Darius Saczuk, Rafal Piotrowski, mike23
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Proposed translations
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
on a horrific note
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News - Joe Gareri
www.joegareri.com/News.html
Hi everyone, Well 2013 ended on a horrific note when I received a call that crushed me. I lost my brother Mike Torrellas on Dec. 30th.
Sims National Wrestling | Flash Funk Tribute Forum - ewgen
ewgeneration.proboards.com
Sep 9, 2011 - ... The iPPV ended on a horrific note as RevX laid flat on the floor with Edwards laying next to them bloodied with
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Are you ready for some football? – The Maine Campus
mainecampus.com/.../are-you-ready-for-some-footba...
The Maine Campus
by Jesse Scardina - Apr 10, 2011 - Unfortunately, the first set of practices ended on a horrific note, as freshman defensive lineman DaShaun Thomas suffered a catastrophic ankle
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also: ON A HORRIFYING NOTE
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The Sentinel Fanlore
Sport.aliexirs.ir/The-Sentinel-Fanlore.html
.. posted toward the end of the season and which had a much darker tone, and ended on a horrifying note.
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Anna Boutaleb
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Thank you, Anna. :-)
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George BuLah (X)
: poprawne tłumaczenie niepoprawnego oryginału :)
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Thanks, George.
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mike23
: Yes
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Thank you, Mike.
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Ewa Dabrowska
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Dzięki, Eva. :-)
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United States
Affordable Certified Translations
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
in truly horrific circumstances
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George BuLah (X)
: podoba mi się wzmocnienie przez "truly" :)
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Thank you
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mike23
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Thank you
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United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
atmosphere
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We ended our visit to the USA in an atmosphere of absolute horror.
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George BuLah (X)
: Tyz piknie! :)
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Tyz dziękuję , George.
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mike23
: It is a good option, although we don't know what the surrounding context is. Good day!
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Thanks, Michał. Yes, it could just be a figure of speech.
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Discussion
Wypowiedź potoczna (nawet żargon czy gwara środowiskowa), a nie oficjalny urzędniczy język.
Wyrażenie "w tych klimatach": 387.000 linków.
Wyrażenie "w takich klimatach": 1.510.000 linków.
I co zrobisz? Zabronisz używania tych sformułowań? Nie widzę szans powodzenia.
- Nasza wizyta w USA zakończyła się w klimatach porządnego horroru.
- Nasza wizyta w USA zakończyła się w klimacie porządnego horroru.
-- i tak szczerze (!) zajmij stanowisko ;)
... pomijając już kuriozalne użycie "porządny" w kontekście ...
Wypowiedź potoczna (nawet żargon czy gwara środowiskowa), a nie oficjalny urzędniczy język.
Niestety, nie wiemy, czego dotyczyły te klimaty.
it has to be rephrased into singular in Polish ... right ?