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trudnić się

English translation: to live by (smth/doing smth)

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Polish term or phrase:trudnić się
English translation:to live by (smth/doing smth)
Entered by: Caryl Swift

11:11 Oct 30, 2006
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
Polish term or phrase: trudnić się
Ludność okoliczna trudniła się rolnictwem i przemytem okowity.

Mam kłopoty ze stylistyką całego zdania, stąd szukam "trudnienia", które by tu najlepiej pasowało.
allp
Poland
Local time: 06:52
to live by (smth/doing smth)
Explanation:
The locals/local population lived by farming and smuggling moonshine
Selected response from:

Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 06:52
Grading comment
To mi zagrało najlepiej. Dziękuję wszystkim za pomoc!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5to earn one's living as
Adam Lankamer
4 +2to be into
Michał Janowski
4make a living
Ensor
3 +1to live by (smth/doing smth)
Caryl Swift


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to earn one's living as


Explanation:
earned their living as fishermen and smugglers

Adam Lankamer
Poland
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  petrolhead
1 min
agree  Julcia
10 mins
agree  Barbara Gadomska: as farmers - skąd tu rybacy?
13 mins
agree  Maciej Andrzejczak
13 mins
agree  Marcelina Haftka
18 mins
neutral  leff: trudnienie się wcale nie musi być zarobkowe (choć najczęściej jest)
4 hrs
  -> a w podanym kontekście przemyt to pewnie źródło przyjemności i dreszczyka emocji a nie zarobku ;-)
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to be into


Explanation:
Znalazłem taki odpowiednik, który moim zdaniem pasuje nieco bardziej ze względu na styl tekstu.

The local populace was into farming and smuggling moonshine.



Michał Janowski
Local time: 06:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joanna Borowska
1 hr
agree  leff
3 hrs
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
make a living


Explanation:
the local population / people made a living from farming and smuggling fire water (??)
or: worked as farmers and smugglers of fire water

"Before the Pacific War around 45% of workers made a living from farming."

" However many of the people in Leeds made a living from farming."


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_agriculture_before_WWI...
    Reference: http://www.leeds365.co.uk/briefhistory2.htm
Ensor
Local time: 13:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 42
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to live by (smth/doing smth)


Explanation:
The locals/local population lived by farming and smuggling moonshine

Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
To mi zagrało najlepiej. Dziękuję wszystkim za pomoc!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sparow: what would you say about farming and bootlegging instead of this aqua vita smuggling?
8 hrs
  -> Why not, indeed, though personally, I always associate 'bootlegging' with the American Prohibition. Thank you :-)
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