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Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

uderzająca uprzejmość

English translation:

astonishingly/staggeringly polite/courteous/pleasant (more suggestions below)

Added to glossary by Caryl Swift
Jul 18, 2006 10:35
17 yrs ago
Polish term

uderzająca uprzejmość

Polish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
W zdaniu: Wszyscy byli dla więźniów uderzająco uprzejmi.
Proposed translations (English)
3 astonishingly/staggeringly polite/courteous/pleasant
4 +7 surprisingly kind/nice

Discussion

Caryl Swift Jul 18, 2006:
I've added a note to my answer in the light of your explanation. :-)
Adam Lankamer Jul 18, 2006:
jeżeli rzeczywiście w kontekście ma być gra słów, zrób "strikingly kind/nice" :-)
DarekS (asker) Jul 18, 2006:
Chodzi znowu o grę na podwójnym znaczeniu słowa uderzać, szczególnie w kontekście więziennym. Ezopowy język, jak to kiedyś zwano. Tak jak na znaczenie słów "I must say ..." zakładnika przetrzymywanego przez terrorystów wpływają okoliczności, tak i tutaj uderzająca uprzejmość dla więźniów może przybrać inne znaczenie.

Proposed translations

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Selected

astonishingly/staggeringly polite/courteous/pleasant

Everything depends on the context - just how unexpected was the politeness/courtesy?

Anyway, it's another suggestion

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-18 11:58:00 GMT)
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'Everyone was violently polite/courteous'
'Everyone was aggressively polite/courteous'
'Everyone was fiercely polite/courteous'
'Everyone was viciously polite/courteous'
'Everyone was scourgingly polite/courteous'
Or even:
'Everyone was horribly polite/courteous'


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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-18 11:59:36 GMT)
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'Everyone was awfully polite/courteous'


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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-18 12:02:51 GMT)
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'frighteningly polite/courteous'
'chillingly polite/courteous'
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Dziękuję"
+7
3 mins
Polish term (edited): uderzająco uprzejmi

surprisingly kind/nice

imho
Peer comment(s):
agree Jerry Dean : both are great
0 min
agree LukaszPL : to tak jak wszyscy na prozie, right?:)
6 mins
agree Monika Darron : !! :-)
10 mins
agree Agnieszka Zmuda : tak jak wszyscy na prozie, ale to chyba nie jest "surprising" :)
13 mins
agree Natalia Kreczmar : Zgadzam się na Strikingly kind a może wręcz stunningly kind skoro ma być pun intended
38 mins
agree Paulina Liedtke : strikingly tez bedzie pun...
1 hr
agree Joanna Borowska : strikingly :o)
2 hrs
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