Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
kult pracy
English translation:
(strong/positive) work ethic
Added to glossary by
Joanna Carroll
Nov 5, 2014 09:34
9 yrs ago
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Polish term
kult pracy legł
Polish to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
kult pracy legł u początku formowania się Łodzi
Proposed translations
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| 4 +7 | A strong work ethic was (at) the foundation (of) building Łódź |
Joanna Carroll
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| 3 +1 | work ethics was the cornerstone of building of the city of Lodz |
Jacek Kloskowski
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Change log
Nov 5, 2014 09:34: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Nov 6, 2014 11:54: Joanna Carroll Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Joanna Carroll
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Polish
Works in field
United Kingdom
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A strong work ethic was (at) the foundation (of) building Łódź
w tym zdaniu legł to nie poległ tylko znalazł się - tak to rozumiem
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Swift Translation
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Thanks a lot :)
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Jacek Konopka
: Tak- dobrze, że zastosowałaś tutaj zwrot- work ethic, Joanno
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Dziękuję Jacku! Zawsze miło, gdy inni myślą podobnie :)
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mike23
: Tak. ewentualnie 'laid' zamiast 'was' i "foundation of/for the city of Łódź" // 'laid the foundation' - tako rzecze mój kolega z UK
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tak, żeby oddać to leżenie, ale wtedy raczej 'lay'...// Yes, when someone laid the foundation, not when something lay at the foundation of something.
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petrolhead
: może też "formed" lub "was at the core"
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yes, could be :)
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
: Atta girl!
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Anything to please, kind sir!
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Monika Wojewoda
: Tak, to "legł" w nagłówku powoduje małe zamieszanie, ale nie poległaś, Joanno ;)
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Dzieki, Monika :)
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Polangmar
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Dziękuję Polangmar!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
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Jacek Kloskowski
United States
United States
Native in Polish
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English
United States
Law Economy Computing Defense Medical
Native in: Polish 
, English
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Polish, and 1 more.
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work ethics was the cornerstone of building of the city of Lodz
Just another entry
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Polangmar
: Może być - ale trzeba poprawić gramatykę: http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/ethic ["ethics" (etyka, zasady etyczne) to liczba mnoga - poza tym kolokacją jest "work ethic": http://tinyurl.com/otr4gwm ].
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tak, zgoda, w USA często mówią "work ethics" jak tutaj: http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/what-are-work-ethics-faq.h...
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Other reformist groups coming to America created their own veneration of labor. A look at how widespread colonial sayings such as “Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop” - http://www.examiner.com/article/labor-day-a-tale-of-two-clas...
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