Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

give sb a run for

Polish translation:

być trudnym przeciwnikiem dla kogo�

Added to glossary by madziag
Jan 5, 2006 12:41
18 yrs ago
English term

give sb a run for

English to Polish Marketing Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
private labels will give global brands a run for their money in the next two years

znalazlam w Kosciuszce, ze to znaczy "latwo skory nie sprzedac", ale niewiele mi to pomoglo niestety
Change log

Jan 6, 2006 16:05: Joanna Borowska changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"

Jan 6, 2006 16:11: Joanna Borowska changed "Field" from "Bus/Financial" to "Marketing"

Proposed translations

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być trudnym przeciwnikiem dla kogoś

Tako rzecze Oxford.

Może jeszcze np. "będą stanowić duże wyzwanie dla".

Peer comment(s):

agree Malina9 : Obydwie propozycje bardzo trafione
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "bardzo dziekuję"
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będą (niezłą, sporą) konkurencją

będą (...) konkurencją dla światowych marek


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Note added at 26 mins (2006-01-05 13:08:36 GMT)
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Idioms:
a run for (one's) money
Strong competition.
(www.dictionary.com)
Peer comment(s):

agree petrolhead : zdecydowanie tak!
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Dzięki :-)
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nie pozwolic komus latwo wygrac

give sb a run for their money
to not allow someone to win easily:
We're going to give the other candidate a run for her money

Znalazlam to w slowniku Cambridge na internecie
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English term (edited): give sb a run for money

zmusic faworyta do wysilku

bede oryginalny:
http://tinyurl.com/89lxt
;-)
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