Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
dostojny
English translation:
august / majestic / grand / stately
Added to glossary by
Aye
Feb 21, 2005 17:27
19 yrs ago
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Polish term
dostojny
Polish to English
Other
Poetry & Literature
ogrommny i dostojny Partenon
stately?
stately?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | august |
pidzej
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| 4 +1 | majestic |
Ensor
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| 4 | grand |
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
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| 4 | stately |
Ewa Nowicka
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Proposed translations
13 hrs
Selected
august
... This august structure built in 691 AD by Caliph Abd el-Malik, was decorated with
glazed tiles which had been there since the time of Sultan Suleyman the ...
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Note added at 13 hrs 57 mins (2005-02-22 07:25:01 GMT)
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au·gust (ô gustĆ), adj.
1. inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama. (Random)
glazed tiles which had been there since the time of Sultan Suleyman the ...
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Note added at 13 hrs 57 mins (2005-02-22 07:25:01 GMT)
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au·gust (ô gustĆ), adj.
1. inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama. (Random)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Dziękuję Wszystkim.
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+1
6 hrs
majestic
propo;
raczej nie 'dignified' - to bardziej o ludziach;
raczej nie 'dignified' - to bardziej o ludziach;
14 hrs
Marek Daroszewski (MrMarDar)
Native in Polish
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
51
grand
tak na to mówił Twain, gdy opisywał podróż do Grecji:
INNOCENTS ABROAD BY TWAIN, Part 4, CH 31-40
... flooding moonlight, rose the noblest ruins we had ever looked upon—the Propylae;
a small Temple of Minerva; the Temple of Hercules, and the grand Parthenon. ...
www.gutenberg.org/dirs/5/6/9/5691/5691-h/5691-h.htm
Indeed, every architectural volume is laden with images of stone, from the grand
Parthenon and Coliseum to the more humble stone farmhouses and vil- lage ...
www.marble-institute.com/newsletters/04OctNwsltr.pdf
INNOCENTS ABROAD BY TWAIN, Part 4, CH 31-40
... flooding moonlight, rose the noblest ruins we had ever looked upon—the Propylae;
a small Temple of Minerva; the Temple of Hercules, and the grand Parthenon. ...
www.gutenberg.org/dirs/5/6/9/5691/5691-h/5691-h.htm
Indeed, every architectural volume is laden with images of stone, from the grand
Parthenon and Coliseum to the more humble stone farmhouses and vil- lage ...
www.marble-institute.com/newsletters/04OctNwsltr.pdf
13 mins
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.
Related KudoZ points
:
70
stately
1. [adj] refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman"
2. [adj] impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
3. [adj] of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
why not?
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-02-21 17:41:31 GMT)
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dignified, imposing
też
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Note added at 18 hrs 54 mins (2005-02-22 12:21:26 GMT)
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to a propos uwagi Ensora na temat \"dignified\"
1) building
http://www.google.com/search?hl=pl&q="dignified building"&bt...
2) mansion
http://www.google.com/search?hl=pl&q="dignified mansion"&btn...
3) house
http://www.google.com/search?hl=pl&q="dignified house"&btnG=...
etc.
2. [adj] impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
3. [adj] of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
why not?
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-02-21 17:41:31 GMT)
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dignified, imposing
też
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Note added at 18 hrs 54 mins (2005-02-22 12:21:26 GMT)
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to a propos uwagi Ensora na temat \"dignified\"
1) building
http://www.google.com/search?hl=pl&q="dignified building"&bt...
2) mansion
http://www.google.com/search?hl=pl&q="dignified mansion"&btn...
3) house
http://www.google.com/search?hl=pl&q="dignified house"&btnG=...
etc.
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