Dec 13, 2008 22:53
15 yrs ago
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English term

in the grand scheme of things

English to Polish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature interview with a beauty journalist
Beauty journalist:

" In the grand scheme of things, I think I'm pretty low maintenance. Honestly. I know everyone says that but, considering my job involves writing about all things beauty-related, I'm not nearly as much of a treatment addict as I could be. Colleagues are shocked at how little interest I show in Botox,how unattempted I am by radical developments in the world of cellulite. ...

Proposed translations

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ogólnie rzecz biorąc

ogólnie mówiąc
w ogólnym rozrachunku
biorąc wszystko pod uwagę

in the grand/great scheme of things

if you say that in the grand scheme of things something is not important, you mean that it is not important when compared to much more serious things. In the grand scheme of things, whether another actress has her navel pierced is not really that significant.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter who gets the points ... Or does it ? ;))"
31 mins

w gruncie rzeczy

IMHO

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Note added at 32 mins (2008-12-13 23:25:23 GMT)
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w sumie
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34 mins

w uniwersalnym planie rzeczy

W porównaniu z rzeczami naprawdę ważnymi.
Po polsku się mówi: wobec wieczności, w porównaniu z wiecznością.
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patrzac z szerszej perspektywy

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Peer comment(s):

agree Polangmar
1 day 23 hrs
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