Jul 15, 2018 09:02
5 yrs ago
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Polish term
Wysyłany od Annasza do Kajfasza
Polish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
bureaucracy
czyli takie biurokratyczne błędne koło.
Kontekstem jest prezentacja biznesowa, więc idealnie coś nie zupełnie kolokwialnego
Kontekstem jest prezentacja biznesowa, więc idealnie coś nie zupełnie kolokwialnego
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
51 mins
Mariusz Koch
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Polish
United Kingdom
Dedicated and passionate linguist
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
driven from pillar to post
PWN-Oxford:
być odsyłanym od Annasza do Kajfasza to be driven from pillar to post
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Note added at 53 mins (2018-07-15 09:56:07 GMT)
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https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/be-driven-pushed-from...
być odsyłanym od Annasza do Kajfasza to be driven from pillar to post
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Note added at 53 mins (2018-07-15 09:56:07 GMT)
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https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/be-driven-pushed-from...
3 hrs
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Works in field
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
96
become trapped in a Kafkaesque bureaucratic nightmare
Not colloquial, as requested. Some people may appreciate the literary reference.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/kafka...
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/kafka...
3 hrs
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Works in field
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
96
become the ball in the game of bureaucratic ping-pong
For sports lovers everywhere, the analogy is clear. One can also add
become the ball in the Kafkaesque game of bureaucratic ping-pong.
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Instead of filling her prescriptions and visiting her doctor this month, as she had planned, Holly has been trapped in a Kafkaesque game of bureaucratic ping-pong, in which she is the ball.
http://centerforhealthreporting.org/article/getting-lost-oba...
become the ball in the Kafkaesque game of bureaucratic ping-pong.
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Instead of filling her prescriptions and visiting her doctor this month, as she had planned, Holly has been trapped in a Kafkaesque game of bureaucratic ping-pong, in which she is the ball.
http://centerforhealthreporting.org/article/getting-lost-oba...
4 hrs
bureaucratic red tape, bureaucratic maze
labyrinth of administrative procedures
13 hrs
Beata Claridge
Native in Polish
Polish-English Certified Translator
Native in: Polish (Variants: Standard-Poland, Old Polish, Silesian (śląski))
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish
Related KudoZ points
:
42
caught/stuck/entangled in the red tape
(hopelessly) entgangled - najbardziej dramatyczne
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Note added at 13 hrs (2018-07-15 22:56:15 GMT)
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a moze Catch 22?
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Note added at 14 hrs (2018-07-15 23:09:48 GMT)
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po chwili przemyslenia powyzsze wycofuje, bo jednak znaczenie Catch 22 jest inne - efekt jest zawsze negatywny, a tu niekoniecznie o to chodzi
Natomiast podtrzymuje odpowiedzi z paska
w linku przyklad uzycia 'caught in a web of red tape'
https://www.industrysearch.com.au/trusted-trader-program-to-...
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Note added at 13 hrs (2018-07-15 22:56:15 GMT)
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a moze Catch 22?
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Note added at 14 hrs (2018-07-15 23:09:48 GMT)
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po chwili przemyslenia powyzsze wycofuje, bo jednak znaczenie Catch 22 jest inne - efekt jest zawsze negatywny, a tu niekoniecznie o to chodzi
Natomiast podtrzymuje odpowiedzi z paska
w linku przyklad uzycia 'caught in a web of red tape'
https://www.industrysearch.com.au/trusted-trader-program-to-...
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