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00:53 Jun 20, 2016 |
Polish to English translations [PRO] Linguistics | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. United States Local time: 04:21 | ||||||
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4 | barely a brush |
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3 | fender bender |
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3 | minor scrape, minor bump |
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barely a brush Explanation: IMO -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 mins (2016-06-20 01:16:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- brush (up) against someone or something to touch someone or something lightly in passing. I brushed up against the freshly painted wall as I passed. I guess I brushed against Walter as I walked by. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/brush against -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 30 mins (2016-06-20 01:23:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- even a minor brush against a passing car can throw a bicyclist off of their bikehttp://www.philadelphia-police-battery.com/practice-areas/au... Even a minor brush with a curb can have a big impact on your car. http://www.purrfectautooftustin.com/socialcrm-fb-weekly-time... After a minor brush between my car's tailgate and the garage door, I came to Yelp for a clue. http://www.yelp.com/biz/artistic-auto-body-wilsonville-2 Boyfriend (who has lived in Tenn most of his life) apparently uses "wreck" as a verb to mean anything from a minor brush with another vehicle to an out-an-out pile-up. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-5286... |
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fender bender Explanation: a light rear-end collision (colloquially, a “fender-bender”) ----- small, harmless accident that does nothing but bend the fender, hence the name. |
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minor scrape, minor bump Explanation: With all makes and models undertaken, we take care of repairing your car after a major collision or a minor scrape - http://www.crashrepairsaintfield.com/ --- If the accident is a minor bump or a scrape such as in a car park and no-one has been injured then you usually don't need to inform the police - http://www.bottonline.co.uk/guides/reporting-a-car-accident-... ---- other "minor scrape" results - https://goo.gl/Av5KcJ -------- other "minor bump" results - https://goo.gl/OqpkFs |
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