put words into sb's mouth

Polish translation: wkładać słowa w czyjeś usta

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English term or phrase:put words into sb's mouth
Polish translation:wkładać słowa w czyjeś usta
Entered by: Wojciech Froelich

16:09 Feb 5, 2004
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Slang
English term or phrase: put words into sb's mouth
chodzi mi o potoczny polski odpowiednik
Grommit
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:37
wkładać słowa w czyjeś usta
Explanation:
IMHO
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Wojciech Froelich
Poland
Local time: 19:37
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2wkładać słowa w czyjeś usta
Wojciech Froelich
4 +2podsuwać komuś słowa / przypisywać komuś słowa
lim0nka


  

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wkładać słowa w czyjeś usta


Explanation:
IMHO

Wojciech Froelich
Poland
Local time: 19:37
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  leff: jak najbardziej
12 mins

agree  Maciej Andrzejczak: dokładnie tak...
15 mins
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
podsuwać komuś słowa / przypisywać komuś słowa


Explanation:
przypisać komuś jakieś słowa / słowa, których nie powiedział
mówić komuś, co ma powiedzieć
podsuwać komuś słowa

20 put words into someone's mouth
a to represent, often inaccurately, what someone has said
b to tell someone what to say
http://www.wordreference.com/english/definition.asp?en=mouth

lim0nka
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Himawari: to jest dokladne oddanie znaczenia
2 hrs

agree  Monika Sojka
6 hrs
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