Chcę mieć ciastko i zjeść ciastko

English translation: To have a cake and eat it too.

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Polish term or phrase:Chcę mieć ciastko i zjeść ciastko
English translation:To have a cake and eat it too.
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

12:01 Feb 23, 2014
Polish to English translations [PRO]
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Polish term or phrase: Chcę mieć ciastko i zjeść ciastko
wiadomo o co chodzi. :)
thirdwitch
To have a cake and eat it too.
Explanation:
Idiom.

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Note added at 3 mins (2014-02-23 12:04:50 GMT)
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Variants: You can't have your cake and eat it too

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Note added at 4 mins (2014-02-23 12:05:15 GMT)
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have one's cake and eat it too
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 10:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4To have a cake and eat it too.
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
5 +2I want to have cake and eat it (too0
Iwona Szymaniak
3 +1Have (your) cake and eat it (too)
Krystian Kop (X)


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Have (your) cake and eat it (too)


Explanation:
Jw

Krystian Kop (X)
Poland
Local time: 15:27
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  mike23
7 mins
  -> Thanks
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
I want to have cake and eat it (too0


Explanation:
To jest angielskie powiedzenie.

Iwona Szymaniak
Poland
Local time: 15:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23
7 mins

agree  LilianNekipelov: Yes, but I would add "the".
8 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
To have a cake and eat it too.


Explanation:
Idiom.

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Note added at 3 mins (2014-02-23 12:04:50 GMT)
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Variants: You can't have your cake and eat it too

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Note added at 4 mins (2014-02-23 12:05:15 GMT)
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have one's cake and eat it too

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 10:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 307
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23
8 mins
  -> We should start taking turns. Thanks, mike23.

agree  Barbara Gorna
21 hrs
  -> Thank you, Barbara. Much appreciated.

agree  Darius Saczuk: I lost that battle...;-) - i.e. "zakład gastronomiczny".
3 days 11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Dariusz. You've already demonstrated your culinary know-how elsewhere (gastronomia).

agree  Polangmar
4 days
  -> Dziękuję, Polangmar. Masz rację, że tu jest na bakier z logiką.
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