peck

Polish translation: peck/dwa galony

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English term or phrase:peck
Polish translation:peck/dwa galony
Entered by: Epcia33

18:04 Mar 3, 2016
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Tech/Engineering - Metrology
English term or phrase: peck
A bushel is a unit of weight equal to 4 pecks.

Dziękuję za pomoc :)
Epcia33
Local time: 10:16
peck/dwa galony
Explanation:
Peck też po polsku.

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Substancje suche (dry)
1 peck = 2 galony
1 kenning = 2 pecks
1 buszel (bushel) [bsh] lub [bu] = 8 galonów = 4 pecks = 2 kennings
1 quarter = 8 buszli
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jednostki_imperialne
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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Local time: 05:16
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3 +1peck/dwa galony
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3"bushel" (korzec) / "peck" (ćwierć)
DLyons
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peck
M.A.B.

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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bushel / peck
"bushel" (korzec) / "peck" (ćwierć)


Explanation:
These are non-standard and being phased out. Best I think to put them in quotes and give a Polish equivalent in brackets, footnote or TN as seems appropriate.

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Andrzej Mierzejewski: I've never heard peck = ćwierć. Where did you find it?// ćwierć = 1/4 (one fourth) - that's the general meaning of this word.
1 hr
  -> A not very reliable source - Wiki "The Polish bushel (korzec) was used as measure of dry capacity. It was divided into 4 quarters (ćwierć)"

neutral  M.A.B.: quarter is rather kwarta, and bushel apparently has an equivalent - buszel
10 hrs
  -> Thanks M.A.B. Yes, wiki is not to be relied on.
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
peck/dwa galony


Explanation:
Peck też po polsku.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2016-03-04 02:00:46 GMT)
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Substancje suche (dry)
1 peck = 2 galony
1 kenning = 2 pecks
1 buszel (bushel) [bsh] lub [bu] = 8 galonów = 4 pecks = 2 kennings
1 quarter = 8 buszli
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jednostki_imperialne

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 05:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  M.A.B.
2 hrs
  -> Dziękuję M. A. B.
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Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: peck

Reference information:
A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume,[1] equivalent to 2 gallons or 8 dry quarts or 16 dry pints (9.09 (UK) or 8.81 (US) liters). Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel. Although the peck is no longer widely used, some produce, such as apples, is still often sold by the peck. Despite being referenced in a common tongue twister, pickled peppers are so rarely sold by the peck that any association between pickled peppers and the peck unit of measurement is considered humorous in nature.


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peck
    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/peck
M.A.B.
Poland
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 8
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