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A handful of guilt is better than a truckload of resentment

Polish translation: Lepsze małe poczucie winy niż wielkie poczucie odrazy

12:28 Jul 12, 2014
English to Polish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: A handful of guilt is better than a truckload of resentment
Przysłowie otwiera podrozdział "Take better care of yourself", który dotyczy tego, że czasami lepiej zrobić coś dla siebie, zaspokoić swoje potrzeby niż dopasowywać się do innych (tutaj partnerów), ponieważ ostatecznie być moze nie zranimy uczuć drugiej osoby, ale zaczniemy odczuwać wobec niej niechęc, żal, rozgoryczenie i generalnie nie będziemy szczęśliwi. (A. Christensen 'Reconcilable differences'). Z góry dziekuje!
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Polish translation:Lepsze małe poczucie winy niż wielkie poczucie odrazy
Explanation:
Skoro nikt się nie kwapi... Chciałam rownież oddać pewne poczucie rytmu jak na porzekadło przystaje.
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Joanna Carroll
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:50
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Lepsze małe poczucie winy niż wielkie poczucie odrazy
Joanna Carroll
4 +1lepsze poczucie lekkiej winy niż ciężkiej urazy
mike23
4 +1Małe poczucie winy jest lepsze od poczucia wielkiej krzywdy
Joanna Chułek
3lepsza szczypta (poczucia) winy niż (kopiasta) fura (późnijszej) niechęci/urazy
geopiet
3Lepsza odrobina poczucia winy niż ciężar urazy noszony w sercu.
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a handful of guilt is better than a truckload of resentment
Lepsze małe poczucie winy niż wielkie poczucie odrazy


Explanation:
Skoro nikt się nie kwapi... Chciałam rownież oddać pewne poczucie rytmu jak na porzekadło przystaje.

Joanna Carroll
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:50
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 44
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4 mins
  -> Thanks kindly, Sir!
agree  Darius Saczuk
20 mins
  -> Dziękuję pięknie, Panie Darku!
agree  Joanna Chułek
23 hrs
  -> Dziękuję!
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1 day 15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a handful of guilt is better than a truckload of resentment
lepsze poczucie lekkiej winy niż ciężkiej urazy


Explanation:
lepsze poczucie lekkiej winy niż ciężkiej urazy

resentment = a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will; a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury / rozżalenie, uraza, obraza

mike23
Poland
Local time: 00:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 89

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.: Opposites attract.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks. I kept it short and tense using the contrasting opposites - lekki/ciężki
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1 day 36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a handful of guilt is better than a truckload of resentment
Małe poczucie winy jest lepsze od poczucia wielkiej krzywdy


Explanation:
for the sake of variety:)

Joanna Chułek
Local time: 00:50
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
1 hr
  -> Dziękuję:)
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1 day 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a handful of guilt is better than a truckload of resentment
lepsza szczypta (poczucia) winy niż (kopiasta) fura (późnijszej) niechęci/urazy


Explanation:
A handful of guilt is better than a truckload of resentment

Our genuine desire to protect our partners’ feelings may make us conceal our own and curb the behavior of ours that hurts their feeling. Although these loving acts of protection may insure peace in the short run, if extensive, they may create resentments in us that, ironically, generates more distress than had we not been so protective. If we took better care of ourselves, we might have to deal with conflict in the short run, but we might increase our satisfaction over the long run. - http://goo.gl/zBAqD1

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 97
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1 day 23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a handful of guilt is better than a truckload of resentment
Lepsza odrobina poczucia winy niż ciężar urazy noszony w sercu.


Explanation:
Propozycja.

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 18:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 127
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