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fantunki

English translation: lids

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Polish term or phrase:fantunki
English translation:lids
Entered by: lidia ausbrook

20:45 Nov 23, 2004
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems
Polish term or phrase: fantunki
"od połowy XVIII stulecia systematycznie zabezpieczano kopalnię [soli] za pomoca kasztów, obudowy drewnianej, fantunków..."
Barbara Gadomska
Local time: 22:20
lids
Explanation:
nizej i mam nadzieje ze to to:

niosh/ergo conf/mine/Anderson... You have to curl down in this thing, and then we have these roll over lids that come back and protect your back ... One of our mechanics at the mine was a tinkerer ...
www.cdc.gov/niosh/ec4ander.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages





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lidia ausbrook
United States
Local time: 15:20
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To jest dosc zabawna historia: po cytacie uznalam, ze to nie to, bo tu lids sa metalowe i ruchome, a fantunki to rodzaj stałej drewnianej obudowy sciany. Zajrzałam jednak do OED: i jest lids, rzeczywiście, rodzaj odeskowania! Dzieki za skierowanie mnie na własciwa drogę :-))
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lids


Explanation:
nizej i mam nadzieje ze to to:

niosh/ergo conf/mine/Anderson... You have to curl down in this thing, and then we have these roll over lids that come back and protect your back ... One of our mechanics at the mine was a tinkerer ...
www.cdc.gov/niosh/ec4ander.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages







lidia ausbrook
United States
Local time: 15:20
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
To jest dosc zabawna historia: po cytacie uznalam, ze to nie to, bo tu lids sa metalowe i ruchome, a fantunki to rodzaj stałej drewnianej obudowy sciany. Zajrzałam jednak do OED: i jest lids, rzeczywiście, rodzaj odeskowania! Dzieki za skierowanie mnie na własciwa drogę :-))
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