to extend sb's mind

Polish translation: wywrzeć wielkie wrażenie

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English term or phrase:to extend sb's mind
Polish translation:wywrzeć wielkie wrażenie
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

17:14 Dec 18, 2014
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Psychology
English term or phrase: to extend sb's mind
O facecie, który zobaczył anioła:

He said with typical exactness that it [the angel] was thirty feet high and that it stood
about that same distance— thirty feet— from where he was sitting— or standing, since they
were singing a hymn.
“It expanded my mind, because it looked like super HD. The colors and reality of it were
illuminated and exceptional."
LM
Local time: 07:36
wywrzeć wielkie wrażenie
Explanation:
This is what it means.

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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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Local time: 02:36
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Summary of answers provided
4wrażenie halucynacji/ekspansja umysłu
Kat Gawor
3 +1rozszerzać horyzonty umysłowe
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3wywrzeć wielkie wrażenie
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2otworzyć szeroko umysł
Jacek Kloskowski
1 +1poszerzyć (z)rozumienie i postrzeganie (otaczającego świata)
mike23


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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wywrzeć wielkie wrażenie


Explanation:
This is what it means.

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-12-18 18:23:38 GMT)
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oszałamiające

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 305
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Dziękuję
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
otworzyć szeroko umysł


Explanation:
Też możliwe, choć nie wiem czy w tym kontekście...

Jacek Kloskowski
United States
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to expand sb's mind
wrażenie halucynacji/ekspansja umysłu


Explanation:
"Wywołało to wrażenie halucynacji/złudzenia/iluzji..."

mind′-expand`ing
adj.
heightening perceptions in a hallucinatory way: mind-expanding drugs.

This is my understanding in this context, however it could relate to "otwarcie/rozszerzenie się umysłu", "ekspansja umysłu".

It is difficult for me to decide between these two explanations without a broader context.

Example sentence(s):
  • Expanding your mind means that you are creating new electrochemical connections between brain cells. These new connections create new thought forms when information is received. The new connections may be between two cells or multiple cells. As these conn
Kat Gawor
Germany
Local time: 07:36
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rozszerzać horyzonty umysłowe


Explanation:
Propozycja

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 305

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23: // I might say the same about you. Thank you very much. Enjoy the day
7 mins
  -> Well, you broadened my horizons, Michał. Thank you and good day.
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
poszerzyć (z)rozumienie i postrzeganie (otaczającego świata)


Explanation:
poszerzyć zrozumienie i postrzeganie (otaczającego świata)

poszerzyć zdolność rozumienia/postrzegania

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poszerzyć możliwości/sposób postrzegania świata

poszerzyć możliwości/sposób patrzenia na świat

mike23
Poland
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 62

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Frank.
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