zacząć staczać się (moralnie)

English translation: start losing ground/losing it/going downhill

13:08 Oct 7, 2008
Polish to English translations [PRO]
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Polish term or phrase: zacząć staczać się (moralnie)
j.w., cos innego niż "hitting the gutter", na dodatek jak oddac to "zaczęcie"?
CalBoy
Local time: 16:06
English translation:start losing ground/losing it/going downhill
Explanation:
(emotional or psychological): start cracking:)

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start losing the plot
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Luiza Jude
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:06
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dziękuje za pomoc
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Summary of answers provided
4start losing integrity
Ewa Nowicka
4start losing ground/losing it/going downhill
Luiza Jude
3begin one's downhill slide/roll
Maciek Drobka
3begin hitting rock bottom
Darius Saczuk
3fall into a downward spiral
Ewa Dabrowska


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
begin one's downhill slide/roll


Explanation:
ew. (that's when) one's downhill slide began

Tak jak tutaj:
http://tinyurl.com/4qucf2

Maciek Drobka
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
begin hitting rock bottom


Explanation:
Na przykład tak.

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I began hitting rock bottom, turning to heavy drinking and drug use. Passing out alone in my bed was easier than trying to fall asleep with...

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Inna opcja, używana często na przykład przez the New York Daily News w odniesieniu do "upadających artystów", to HIT THE SKIDS.

Darius Saczuk
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
start losing integrity


Explanation:
or: lose moral bone

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Note added at 29 mins (2008-10-07 13:37:21 GMT)
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or: start going astray

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-10-07 14:51:31 GMT)
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Raise it, to at least 18. Maybe then then the pedophiles will get a clue, a moral bone, or some ethics at least.
http://www.topix.com/forum/state/la/THMF5QPNFHCFUFFSV

I would support impeachment by conservatives or any politician with a moral bone left.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/users/profile/cynicaloptimist?...

It’s often very, very funny, but your moral bone, the one connected to your funny bone, might start to feel some pain by the end.
http://www.dvdfuture.com/review.php?id=657

Ewa Nowicka
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:06
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Krystian Aparta: chyba "moral backbone" - por. "kręgosłup moralny"
30 mins
  -> tak też może być, dzięki za uwagę
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fall into a downward spiral


Explanation:
propozycja; niedawno widzialam w filme i tak mówiono o dziewczynie, która zaczęła uzleżniać się od narkotyków

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The Causes of a Downward Spiral
There are many reasons why people fall into a pattern of self-destruction. We have no cut-and-dry reason one person stumbles and another avoids addiction. One individual may be born with a weakness for alcohol while another may have a natural dislike for intoxicants. http://www.raptureready.com/rr-down.html



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Family help: We are in a downward spiral. - Help.comWe are in a downward
Downward Spiral In The Life Of A Drug AddictMugshots of a young pretty girl Maria Ramos in New York City taken over a 15 year period which shows the harsh

Ewa Dabrowska
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
start losing ground/losing it/going downhill


Explanation:
(emotional or psychological): start cracking:)

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start losing the plot

Luiza Jude
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:06
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 12
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