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wada postawy

English translation: bad posture

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Polish term or phrase:wada postawy
English translation:bad posture
Entered by: Caryl Swift

11:08 Jun 29, 2006
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Polish term or phrase: wada postawy
proponowana przez Oxford-PWN abnormal curvature of the spine jakoś nie przekonuje
pidzej
Poland
Local time: 11:13
bad posture
Explanation:
If you don't want the formal 'curvature of the spine' version - the 'bad posture' is the expression which haunts me from my childhood. . . Ach . . . :-(
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Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 11:13
Grading comment
is what I used, thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6faulty posture
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
5bad posture
Caryl Swift


Discussion entries: 2





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
faulty posture


Explanation:
słomscy
13 tys. trafień
Faulty posture can lead to medical problems like backache, headache, ... Faulty posture is a social problem. A book on Human Posture authored by I. Selvaraj ...
www.humanposture.com/

Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Local time: 11:13
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariusz Kuklinski
1 hr
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agree  Wiola Karwacka
2 hrs
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agree  legato
5 hrs
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agree  Rafal Korycinski
11 hrs
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agree  vladex
22 hrs
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agree  Piotr Łazorko: ok!
4431 days
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bad posture


Explanation:
If you don't want the formal 'curvature of the spine' version - the 'bad posture' is the expression which haunts me from my childhood. . . Ach . . . :-(

Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 11:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
is what I used, thanks
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