Glossary entry (derived from question below)
polski term or phrase:
zmyć hańbę
angielski translation:
to wash away the shame/dishonour
Added to glossary by
Ewa Chojnowska
Feb 14, 2012 16:05
12 yrs ago
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polski term
roaming those boundless translatitudes
Native in: polski 
Works in: polski > angielski, angielski > polski, francuski > polski, and 8 more.
zmyć hańbę
polski > angielski
Literatura/sztuka
Poezja i literatura
Postanowił zmyć wreszcie ciążącą na rodzinie hańbę.
Proposed translations
(angielski)
| 4 +2 | to wash away the shame/dishonour |
Jerzy Matwiejczuk
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| 4 +1 | to erase the shame/digrace |
Anna Bajor-Ciciliati
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| 4 | take away/wash away the shame |
Jakub Mędrek
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| 2 | to expunge the shame |
geopiet
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Proposed translations
+2
16 min
Jerzy Matwiejczuk
Native in polski
A man of softwares
Native in: polski
Works in: angielski > polski, polski > angielski
Related KudoZ points
:
56
Selected
to wash away the shame/dishonour
Na przykład.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dziękuję!"
16 min
Jakub Mędrek
Polska
Polska
Native in polski
Polska
Marketing in tech, cars & fashion
Native in: polski
Works in: angielski > polski, polski > angielski, polski, and 1 more.
take away/wash away the shame
Sentences from the BNC:
"By accepting them as friends and equals Jesus had taken away their shame."
"Kong of the Peking leadership, displayed a poster reading: " Wash away the shame of the country."
"By accepting them as friends and equals Jesus had taken away their shame."
"Kong of the Peking leadership, displayed a poster reading: " Wash away the shame of the country."
+1
19 min
Anna Bajor-Ciciliati
Wielka Brytania
Wielka Brytania
Native in polski
Wielka Brytania
Dedication and attention to detail
Native in: polski
Works in: angielski > polski, portugalski > polski
Related KudoZ points
:
28
to erase the shame/digrace
Propozycja
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Darius Saczuk
: or wash/wipe the stain of disgrace. I already removed my answer (posted 3 minutes later), which was pretty much the same. I did not see yours, though.
13 min
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Dziękuję :).
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3 godz.
to expunge the shame
the families involved acted to expunge shame and consider the situation a private matter - http://goo.gl/KQHA9 -
Restoring Lost 'Honor': Retrieving Face and Identity, Removing Shame, and Controlling the Familial Cultural Environment Through 'Honor'Murder by Brooklynn Welden | Papers by Brooklynn
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Arab or Muslim girls who disobey family ‘law’ or Koranic ‘law’ can be killed. The blood of the girls water the earth, expunging the family’s ’shame’. - http://www.expungesexoffense.com/2011/05/19/the-arab-and-isl...
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In Christian England, there was no way of expunging the shame. In cultures where it is permitted, the shame is expunged and family honour restored by the killing of the transgressor. - http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entr...
Restoring Lost 'Honor': Retrieving Face and Identity, Removing Shame, and Controlling the Familial Cultural Environment Through 'Honor'Murder by Brooklynn Welden | Papers by Brooklynn
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Arab or Muslim girls who disobey family ‘law’ or Koranic ‘law’ can be killed. The blood of the girls water the earth, expunging the family’s ’shame’. - http://www.expungesexoffense.com/2011/05/19/the-arab-and-isl...
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In Christian England, there was no way of expunging the shame. In cultures where it is permitted, the shame is expunged and family honour restored by the killing of the transgressor. - http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entr...
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