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third elephant in the room

Polish translation: oczywisty/niewygodny problem/temat, o którym się nie mówi

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English term or phrase:third elephant in the room
Polish translation:oczywisty/niewygodny problem/temat, o którym się nie mówi
Entered by: Epcia33

05:25 Nov 1, 2017
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: third elephant in the room
The only normal child in the room is the breast-fed non-vaccinated, which the designers of this study seem obstinately unwilling to include, which makes those children the third elephant in the room.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyCPaEnCHg0&t=2304s (52:20)

Jak sprytnie przetłumaczyć the only normal child in the room vs. the third elephant in the room? Bardzo dziękuję za sugestie.
Epcia33
Local time: 23:52
oczywisty/niewygodny problem/temat, o którym się nie mówi
Explanation:
elephant in the room
oczywisty problem, o którym się nie mówi
https://pl.bab.la/slownik/angielski-polski/elephant-in-the-r...
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 17:52
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Summary of answers provided
3oczywisty/niewygodny problem/temat, o którym się nie mówi
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2trzeci (jeszcze inny) słoń w salonie/pokoju
geopiet


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
oczywisty/niewygodny problem/temat, o którym się nie mówi


Explanation:
elephant in the room
oczywisty problem, o którym się nie mówi
https://pl.bab.la/slownik/angielski-polski/elephant-in-the-r...

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 17:52
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
trzeci (jeszcze inny) słoń w salonie/pokoju


Explanation:
czemu nie dosłownie, skoro fraza powoli wpycha się do polszczyzny .... ?

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http://euroimmun.pl/blog/cmv-slon-salonie-ktorego-nikt-zauwa...

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http://pasp.pl/slon-w-pokoju/

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