Feb 1 11:12
3 mos ago
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English term
at its word
English to Polish
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
James Lindsay: They take things seriously at its word. They're charitable. When somebody says something, they expect it's always to be treated as good faith instead of bad faith.
https://youtu.be/heDBHTtXJEQ?t=913
Bardzo dziękuję.
https://youtu.be/heDBHTtXJEQ?t=913
Bardzo dziękuję.
Proposed translations
(Polish)
| 3 +1 | dosłownie |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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| 5 +1 | (traktują rzeczy) dosłownie (poważnie) |
Annette Golawska
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| 3 | [wierzyć komuś] na słowo |
geopiet
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Proposed translations
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59 mins
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Polish
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
:
850
Selected
dosłownie
Interpret what they say the way they said it - literally.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
9 mins
[wierzyć komuś] na słowo
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Note added at 10 mins (2024-02-01 11:23:06 GMT)
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If you take someone at their word, you believe that they mean exactly what they say - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/take...
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Note added at 10 mins (2024-02-01 11:23:06 GMT)
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If you take someone at their word, you believe that they mean exactly what they say - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/take...
+1
23 hrs
Annette Golawska
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
&
Polish
United Kingdom
B.A., M.A. MCIL
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variants: British, US, UK)
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
(traktują rzeczy) dosłownie (poważnie)
take (something or someone) seriously
(wierzyć lub ufać) w każde słowo
(wierzyć lub ufać) w każde słowo
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