Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bigger/larger than life
Polish translation:
świetny, niesamowity
Added to glossary by
Joanna Borowska
Apr 15, 2005 10:36
19 yrs ago
English term
bigger than life
English to Polish
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
other
You have to be bigger than life on the stage.
Proposed translations
(Polish)
Proposed translations
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świetny/ niesamowity
ja bym stawiała na coś w stylu: "Na scenie musisz być świetny/niesamowity"
be larger than life (British, American & Australian)
be bigger than life (American)
if someone is larger than life, they attract a lot of attention because they are more exciting and interesting than most people
e.g. Most characters in his films are somewhat larger than life.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=life*23 0&dic...
be larger than life (British, American & Australian)
be bigger than life (American)
if someone is larger than life, they attract a lot of attention because they are more exciting and interesting than most people
e.g. Most characters in his films are somewhat larger than life.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=life*23 0&dic...
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dziekuje"
8 mins
Katarzyna Landsberg-Polubok
Native in Polish
reliable, accurate and smart
Native in: Polish 
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish
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przesadzony
Co¶ w tym kierunku możnaby pokombinować
Peer comment(s):
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Karolina Ojrzynska-Stasiak
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legato
: To kreuje negatywne odczucie, a oryginalne wyrazenie jest bardzo pozytywne
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+3
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Ewa Nowicka
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Polish
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Translation is a challenge!
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, English, and 1 more.
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przejść samego siebie
dać z siebie wszystko
dać z siebie więcej niż zazwyczaj
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Note added at 18 mins (2005-04-15 10:54:58 GMT)
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można chyba zaryzykować:
oderwany od rzeczywistości
The crucial opposition is between the movies on the one hand and real life and television on the other. The movies are bigger than life. Moreover, they are a group phenomenon.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2220/is_1_46/ai_n...
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Note added at 20 mins (2005-04-15 10:57:12 GMT)
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przerastający rzeczywistość
Duccio and Giotto were painting in a society in which there was actually faith in God. People had religious experiences in front of paintings. The painters were connecting people to something bigger than life, something bigger than their individual existences.
http://www.imagejournal.org/back/015/dyrness_essay.asp
dać z siebie więcej niż zazwyczaj
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Note added at 18 mins (2005-04-15 10:54:58 GMT)
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można chyba zaryzykować:
oderwany od rzeczywistości
The crucial opposition is between the movies on the one hand and real life and television on the other. The movies are bigger than life. Moreover, they are a group phenomenon.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2220/is_1_46/ai_n...
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Note added at 20 mins (2005-04-15 10:57:12 GMT)
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przerastający rzeczywistość
Duccio and Giotto were painting in a society in which there was actually faith in God. People had religious experiences in front of paintings. The painters were connecting people to something bigger than life, something bigger than their individual existences.
http://www.imagejournal.org/back/015/dyrness_essay.asp
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Joanna Borowska
: jestem za "dać z siebie wszystko"
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dzięki!
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Woman
: ja również jestem za "dac z siebie wszystko
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dziękuję
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legato
: "przejsc samego siebie"
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dzięki
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bardziej autentycznym niż w życiu
Tak bym to tu przetłumaczyła: Na scenie trzeba być bardziej autentycznym niż w życiu. Chyba, że z szerszego kontekstu coś innego się wyłania... :)
3 hrs
Aleksandra Kwasnik
Germany
Germany
Native in Polish
Works in field
Germany
Quality on time
Native in: German 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to German, German to Polish, English to Polish
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transcendowac zycie
Wiem, ze "sophisticated", ale oryginal tez tak jakos mistycznie brzmi :)
13 hrs
imponujacy / nieziemski
moze tez: 'niebywaly' /'niewiarygodny';
Kosciuszko proponuje 'imponujacy', i tutaj to niezle pasuje;
Kosciuszko proponuje 'imponujacy', i tutaj to niezle pasuje;
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