Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
na własnym podwórku
English translation:
sweep our own backyard / set our own house in order
Added to glossary by
Pavlos
Mar 14, 2006 04:42
18 yrs ago
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Polish term
na własnym podwórku
Polish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
idioms
To są ciężkie warunki do spełnienia, a my nie możemy zrobić porządku na własnym podwórku, a co dopiero europejskie kryteria spełniać.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | sweep our own backyard / set our own house in order |
petrolhead
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| 3 | (in) our own yard |
Ensor
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Proposed translations
+5
14 mins
petrolhead
Poland
Poland
Native in Polish
Works in field
Poland
Automotive tEXtPERT
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, German to Polish, Polish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
sweep our own backyard / set our own house in order
"Sweeping our own backyard
The Tunisian writer and poet examines the genealogy of Islamic fundamentalism. (..) he believes that self-criticism is the surest way to lift the Muslim world out of the moral and political crisis it is plunging into.
http://portal.unesco.org/es/ev.php-URL_ID=14320&URL_DO=DO_TO...
oraz
"We must set our own house in order before we can ever be effective in helping others outside."
http://www.fundforward.org/uswomenwithoutborders/discussion/...
The Tunisian writer and poet examines the genealogy of Islamic fundamentalism. (..) he believes that self-criticism is the surest way to lift the Muslim world out of the moral and political crisis it is plunging into.
http://portal.unesco.org/es/ev.php-URL_ID=14320&URL_DO=DO_TO...
oraz
"We must set our own house in order before we can ever be effective in helping others outside."
http://www.fundforward.org/uswomenwithoutborders/discussion/...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "dzieki za wszystkie propozycje"
8 mins
(in) our own yard
Propo;
here: ..we can't even clean up our own yard, let alone ...
"We had better start learning to clean up our own yard before we start thinking about cleaning up the world. "
here: ..we can't even clean up our own yard, let alone ...
"We had better start learning to clean up our own yard before we start thinking about cleaning up the world. "
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