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better safe than sorry

Polish translation: dmuchać na zimne

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English term or phrase:better safe than sorry
Polish translation:dmuchać na zimne
Entered by: Krzysztof Kajetanowicz (X)

05:40 Jul 19, 2010
English to Polish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: better safe than sorry
Jeśli ktoś chce kontekstu to podaję go poniżej, ale znaczenie zwrotu jest ogólnie znane. Chętnie poznam jakiś polski odpowiednik tego powiedzonka.


It’s impossible to tell at this early stage whether the person you will be working with actually performs any government duties, so it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Krzysztof Kajetanowicz (X)
Poland
Local time: 12:27
dmuchać na zimne
Explanation:
na przykład

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-07-19 05:50:35 GMT)
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co prawdz trochę zbyt kolokwialne w tym kontekście
Selected response from:

rek
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:27
Grading comment
Dziękuję wszystkim odpowiadającym. Odpowiedź wcale nie wydaje mi się zbyt kolokwialna.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6dmuchać na zimne
rek
3 +5przezorny zawsze ubezpieczony
GetPolish
2 +1lepiej być ostrożnym niż później żałować
asia20002


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
dmuchać na zimne


Explanation:
na przykład

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-07-19 05:50:35 GMT)
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co prawdz trochę zbyt kolokwialne w tym kontekście


rek
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Dziękuję wszystkim odpowiadającym. Odpowiedź wcale nie wydaje mi się zbyt kolokwialna.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dawid Mazela, MA, MCIL
42 mins
  -> dziękuję
agree  asia20002
50 mins
  -> dziękuję
agree  Swift Translation
51 mins
  -> dziękuję
agree  Piotr Czyżewski
1 hr
  -> dziękuję
agree  Tomasz Poplawski: better safe than sorry jest równie kolokwialne
2 hrs
  -> dziękuję
agree  rzima
4 hrs
  -> dziękuję
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
przezorny zawsze ubezpieczony


Explanation:
może tak?


    Reference: http://www.ling.pl/than
GetPolish
Poland
Local time: 12:27
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dawid Mazela, MA, MCIL
4 mins
agree  Anna Kopicka (X)
20 mins
agree  Agnieszka Ufland
2 hrs
agree  akkek
9 hrs
agree  korbenPL
1 day 23 hrs
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lepiej być ostrożnym niż później żałować


Explanation:
Taka propozycja.

asia20002
Poland
Local time: 12:27
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dawid Mazela, MA, MCIL
28 mins
  -> dziękuję :)
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