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Olimpiada

English translation: Olympics

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Polish term or phrase:Olimpiada
English translation:Olympics
Entered by: TranslateThis

22:25 Oct 29, 2004
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Linguistics
Polish term or phrase: Olimpiada
Czy ktos zna moze rozwiazanie tegorocznej olimpaidy z angieslkiego do zdan:
In the _ _ r _ _ _ _ _ of Alaska in 1866, the US bought the land from Russia for less than 2 cents an acre.
oraz:
A rescue operation was launched after receiving _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ signals from the sinking trawler.
Filip Stoma
Local time: 20:03
guessing: purchase
Explanation:
purchase?
I will think about the second term...

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-10-29 22:35:43 GMT)
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the second term: DISTRESS (
distress signals, as in morse code distress signals, I think...

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Note added at 11 mins (2004-10-29 22:36:06 GMT)
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the second term: DISTRESS (
distress signals, as in morse code distress signals, I think...
Selected response from:

TranslateThis
Local time: 13:03
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5guessing: purchase
TranslateThis
4distress
legato


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
<Olimpiada>
guessing: purchase


Explanation:
purchase?
I will think about the second term...

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-10-29 22:35:43 GMT)
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the second term: DISTRESS (
distress signals, as in morse code distress signals, I think...

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Note added at 11 mins (2004-10-29 22:36:06 GMT)
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the second term: DISTRESS (
distress signals, as in morse code distress signals, I think...

TranslateThis
Local time: 13:03
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lim0nka: jak najbardziej :o)
1 hr
agree  pidzej
8 hrs
agree  maciejm
9 hrs
agree  Ewa Nowicka: odpowiedz na medal :)
13 hrs
agree  AndrewM
16 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
<Olimpiada>
distress


Explanation:
n

legato
United States
Local time: 12:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4
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