no-brainer

Polish translation: prościzna, banał

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English term or phrase:no-brainer
Polish translation:prościzna, banał
Entered by: Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)

11:15 Oct 26, 2004
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Slang
English term or phrase: no-brainer
"A stupid thing to say or do". Przykladowe zdanie: "How's that for a no-brainer?". Wiecej kontekstu nie ma.
magry
Local time: 14:38
prościzna
Explanation:
czy na pewno taka jest definicja? bo Cambridge Advanced podaje:
no-brainer /%n@U"breI.n@r/ /%noU"breI.n@`/ noun [S] SLANG
something that is very simple to do or to understand:
That last test question was a complete no-brainer.

tak samo tutaj:
http://www.bartleby.com/59/4/nobrainer.html
no-brainer


Something that is absurdly simple or easy and requires little thought: “Making pumpkin pie can be a no-brainer if you use frozen pastry and canned filling.”
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Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Local time: 15:38
Grading comment
Trzeba bedzie przekonac autora definicji, ze nie mial racji - ale chyba jednak tak to ma byc :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3głupota
lim0nka
4 +2prościzna
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
prościzna


Explanation:
czy na pewno taka jest definicja? bo Cambridge Advanced podaje:
no-brainer /%n@U"breI.n@r/ /%noU"breI.n@`/ noun [S] SLANG
something that is very simple to do or to understand:
That last test question was a complete no-brainer.

tak samo tutaj:
http://www.bartleby.com/59/4/nobrainer.html
no-brainer


Something that is absurdly simple or easy and requires little thought: “Making pumpkin pie can be a no-brainer if you use frozen pastry and canned filling.”


Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Local time: 15:38
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 27
Grading comment
Trzeba bedzie przekonac autora definicji, ze nie mial racji - ale chyba jednak tak to ma byc :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lim0nka: hmm... też znalazłam podobną definicję, ale może magry ma informację, "co autor miał na myśli"
12 mins
  -> dzieki

agree  OTMed (X): to było banalnie proste ;-)
23 mins
  -> dzieki
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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
głupota


Explanation:
coś bezmyślnego

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-10-26 11:29:17 GMT)
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aczkolwiek:
Informal - Something so simple or easy as to require no thought.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language

więc może jednak: BANAŁ, PROSTOTA

lim0nka
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:38
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar): banal mi sie podoba :)
32 mins
  -> dzięki :)

agree  Malgorzata Kazmierczak: tak, banal jest OK
4 hrs

agree  bartek
1 day 9 hrs
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