I'm afraid they'll find our humor very, very dry.

Polish translation: Tlumaczenie

14:25 Nov 29, 2001
English to Polish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: I'm afraid they'll find our humor very, very dry.
I'm afraid they'll find our humor very, very dry.
Ivona McCormick
United States
Local time: 12:39
Polish translation:Tlumaczenie
Explanation:
Obawiam sie, ze oni beda postrzegac nasz humor (poczucie humoru) za bardzo bardzo ironiczny.
OR

Obawiam sie ze oni uznaja nasz humor bardzo ironicznym.
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Ania Chanowska (X)
Local time: 18:39
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Thank you v. much!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Tlumaczenie
Ania Chanowska (X)
4Obawiam sie, ze nasze poczucie humoru wydawac sie im bedzie bardzo suche.
thory
4suggestion!
Barbara Szelest-VanDussen


  

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Tlumaczenie


Explanation:
Obawiam sie, ze oni beda postrzegac nasz humor (poczucie humoru) za bardzo bardzo ironiczny.
OR

Obawiam sie ze oni uznaja nasz humor bardzo ironicznym.


Ania Chanowska (X)
Local time: 18:39
PRO pts in pair: 44
Grading comment
Thank you v. much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lota: the latter - YES. the former, NO. Too stiff.
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Obawiam sie, ze nasze poczucie humoru wydawac sie im bedzie bardzo suche.


Explanation:
Not "word to word", but that is the sence, I think.

thory
Local time: 19:39
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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suggestion!


Explanation:
Sorry but both proposed sentences seem stylistically very incorrect to me + "dry" is not "ironic" at all. Look at Tom's translation.

Barbara Szelest-VanDussen
United States
PRO pts in pair: 129
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