gaszcz

English translation: tangle

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Polish term or phrase:gaszcz
English translation:tangle

15:24 Feb 21, 2004
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics / lingwistyka
Polish term or phrase: gaszcz
szukam zgrabnego tlumaczenia na "gaszcz pojec" badz definicji na dany temat, tzn ich mnostwo, z ktorych trudno jest wybrac te wlasciwa; ...przepraszam, ale nie mam chwilowo dostepu do polskich znakow...
Maja G
Poland
Local time: 23:33
tangle
Explanation:
of ideas / concepts
słów - verbiage

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-02-21 15:28:17 GMT)
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For many people, the plethora of approaches to modeling structured information in XML is a confusing tangle of concepts and practices, needing instruction in ...
www.cranesoftwrights.com/training/pxim/pximsyl.htm
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bartek
Local time: 23:33
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dziekuje bardzo
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2tangle
bartek
5thicket
nrabate
4morass of ideas
madziag
4profusion
pidzej


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tangle


Explanation:
of ideas / concepts
słów - verbiage

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-02-21 15:28:17 GMT)
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For many people, the plethora of approaches to modeling structured information in XML is a confusing tangle of concepts and practices, needing instruction in ...
www.cranesoftwrights.com/training/pxim/pximsyl.htm

bartek
Local time: 23:33
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 79
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dziekuje bardzo

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maciej Andrzejczak
1 min
  -> Done :-)

agree  Przemysław Szkodziński
1 hr
  -> Dzięki :-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
morass of ideas


Explanation:
np.internet - frustrating morass of conflicting ideas


    Reference: http://www.google.pl/search?q=cache:hn78ccwvucsJ:www.cobbles...
madziag
Local time: 23:33
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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profusion


Explanation:
1. abundance; abundant quantity.
2. a great quantity or amount (often fol. by of).

pidzej
Poland
Local time: 23:33
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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thicket


Explanation:
Merriam-Webster
Main Entry: thick·et
Pronunciation: 'thi-k&t
Function: noun
Etymology: (assumed) Middle English thikket, from Old English thiccet, from thicce thick
1 : a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : COPPICE
2 : something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability : TANGLE
- thick·ety /-k&-tE/ adjective

Princeton - Weekly Bulletin 11/10/03 - Beyond the presidency ...
... Formed at the request of Congress, the committee was charged with sorting out a
thicket of ideas and agendas concerning the institutes, including the view of ...
www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/03/1110/1b.shtml - 16k - Feb 19, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages



nrabate
United States
Local time: 17:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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