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Ustawienie butów od krańca sali do wyjścia

English translation: lining up shoes from one end of the room to the other/the door/the exit

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Polish term or phrase:ustawienie butów od krańca sali do wyjścia
English translation:lining up shoes from one end of the room to the other/the door/the exit
Entered by: Caryl Swift

01:05 Nov 23, 2006
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Folklore / Andrzejki
Polish term or phrase: Ustawienie butów od krańca sali do wyjścia
Another item on the St. Andrew's Night party programme:

3. Kto awansuje w najbliższym roku? Wyścig butów
Św. Andrzeju daj mi znać co się ze mną będzie dziać?

And that's all there is. It's followed by the next item on the programme.

Thank you in advance :-)
Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 22:01
arranging shoes in line from one end of the room to another one/door/exit/entrance
Explanation:
it has to be fairly descriptive. years ago it was a way of foreseeing which girl is to get married first.
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Marta van der Hoeven
United States
Local time: 16:01
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +3arranging shoes in line from one end of the room to another one/door/exit/entrance
Marta van der Hoeven


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
arranging shoes in line from one end of the room to another one/door/exit/entrance


Explanation:
it has to be fairly descriptive. years ago it was a way of foreseeing which girl is to get married first.

Marta van der Hoeven
United States
Local time: 16:01
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monika Darron: :-)) I'd add that the shoes are arranged "heel to toe"
1 hr
agree  allp: and with mdarron
6 hrs
agree  Rafal Korycinski: exactly!
8 hrs
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