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suboptimal steel

Polish translation: stal gorszej jakości

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English term or phrase:suboptimal steel
Polish translation:stal gorszej jakości
Entered by: Paweł Janiszewski

06:49 Mar 10, 2019
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Rodzaj stali
English term or phrase: suboptimal steel
Recently a steel company bribed inspectors to approve sub-optimal steel.
That steel was then distributed globally to build cars, railways and airplanes.
indert
Poland
Local time: 10:23
stal gorszej jakości / wybrakowana / o niewystarczających parametrach
Explanation:
IMO chodzi nie o konkretny gatunek, ale o to, że firma dostarczyła stal wybrakowaną, nie do końca odpowiadającą potrzebom i niespełniającą norm - dlatego trzeba było dać parę łapówek.

"suboptimal
below the highest level or standard, or not done in the best way possible"

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pl/dictionary/english/subop...
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Paweł Janiszewski
Poland
Local time: 10:23
Grading comment
Dziękuję
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4 +2stal gorszej jakości / wybrakowana / o niewystarczających parametrach
Paweł Janiszewski


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stal gorszej jakości / wybrakowana / o niewystarczających parametrach


Explanation:
IMO chodzi nie o konkretny gatunek, ale o to, że firma dostarczyła stal wybrakowaną, nie do końca odpowiadającą potrzebom i niespełniającą norm - dlatego trzeba było dać parę łapówek.

"suboptimal
below the highest level or standard, or not done in the best way possible"

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pl/dictionary/english/subop...

Paweł Janiszewski
Poland
Local time: 10:23
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Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 189
Grading comment
Dziękuję

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agree  Joanna Rączka
4 hrs
  -> Dziękuję :)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4 hrs
  -> Dziękuję :)
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