Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
połykać kilometry
English translation:
gobbling up miles
Added to glossary by
Piotr Łazorko
Aug 27, 2020 14:56
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Polish term
Poland
A truly professional enthusiast.
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: English to Polish
połykać kilometry
Polish to English
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
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połykać kilometry-pokonywać szybko jakiś dystans
"Najciekawsze są wycieczki na dystansie 60-70 kilometrów. Jedźmy wolno, po co połykać kilometry?" - radzi w Henryk Sytner, wielki miłośnik jazdy na dwóch kółkach, na co dzień dziennikarz radiowej Trójki, zajmujący się sportem i turystyką.
Wiele osób nie wie, od czego rozpocząć rowerowe wycieczki. Proszę o radę - jak się przełamać?
Henryk Sytner: Do wycieczek rowerowych trzeba być zawsze dobrze przygotowanym: trzeba mieć sprawny rower, ale samemu też trzeba być na nie gotowym. Trzeba mieć w miarę dobrą kondycję i nie zaczynać swojej przygody z rowerem od przejechania od razu dystansu 100-150 kilometrów. Każda rowerowa wycieczka ma czemuś służyć. A szybkie połykanie kilometrów tego nie daje. Jestem wrogiem takich długich wypraw. Rower ma służyć poznawaniu świata, a jak poznawać świat, gdy połyka się tylko kilometry? A człowiek po długiej trasie schodzi z roweru i na nic nie ma już ochoty."
https://londynek.net/czytelnia/Rower lepszy niz bieganie biu...
połykać kilometry-pokonywać szybko jakiś dystans
"Najciekawsze są wycieczki na dystansie 60-70 kilometrów. Jedźmy wolno, po co połykać kilometry?" - radzi w Henryk Sytner, wielki miłośnik jazdy na dwóch kółkach, na co dzień dziennikarz radiowej Trójki, zajmujący się sportem i turystyką.
Wiele osób nie wie, od czego rozpocząć rowerowe wycieczki. Proszę o radę - jak się przełamać?
Henryk Sytner: Do wycieczek rowerowych trzeba być zawsze dobrze przygotowanym: trzeba mieć sprawny rower, ale samemu też trzeba być na nie gotowym. Trzeba mieć w miarę dobrą kondycję i nie zaczynać swojej przygody z rowerem od przejechania od razu dystansu 100-150 kilometrów. Każda rowerowa wycieczka ma czemuś służyć. A szybkie połykanie kilometrów tego nie daje. Jestem wrogiem takich długich wypraw. Rower ma służyć poznawaniu świata, a jak poznawać świat, gdy połyka się tylko kilometry? A człowiek po długiej trasie schodzi z roweru i na nic nie ma już ochoty."
https://londynek.net/czytelnia/Rower lepszy niz bieganie biu...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | gobbling up miles |
Darius Saczuk
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| 3 +2 | eat up the miles |
mike23
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| 5 | to blast down |
GosiaMB
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| 3 | suck up the miles |
geopiet
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Proposed translations
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10 mins
Darius Saczuk
United States
United States
Native in Polish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
The Slanguage Buff
Native in: Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: Polish to English, Spanish to English, English, and 4 more.
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2014 World Cup - #WorldCupRank No. 37 Steven Gerrard of ...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
1 hr
eat up the miles
eat up big miles
eat up the miles
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This is a pretty regular occurrence on the trail, especially with the younger generation, as we older walkers have to get the miles in why we can, whereas the young ones eat up the miles at a pretty voracious pace, and so can afford to rest up in the shade!
https://www.walkingpeopleoutofpoverty.ca/blog/2018/7/20/what...
Mornings were my favorite. As I hiked I watched the earth wake up—first light filtering through the tree canopy or luminous light hitting the tree tops in the valley below. My feet seemed to eat up the miles and my brain was alive with deep thoughts.
https://wildliferecreation.org/72-hours-on-the-pacific-crest...
Pump up your tires and go for a ride. Check out one of the many mountain bike trails scattered throughout the state, or eat up the miles as you a ride down one of the many rail-trails that pass through the forests.
https://www.floridastateforests.org/Things_To_Do_in_State_Fo...
eat up the miles
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This is a pretty regular occurrence on the trail, especially with the younger generation, as we older walkers have to get the miles in why we can, whereas the young ones eat up the miles at a pretty voracious pace, and so can afford to rest up in the shade!
https://www.walkingpeopleoutofpoverty.ca/blog/2018/7/20/what...
Mornings were my favorite. As I hiked I watched the earth wake up—first light filtering through the tree canopy or luminous light hitting the tree tops in the valley below. My feet seemed to eat up the miles and my brain was alive with deep thoughts.
https://wildliferecreation.org/72-hours-on-the-pacific-crest...
Pump up your tires and go for a ride. Check out one of the many mountain bike trails scattered throughout the state, or eat up the miles as you a ride down one of the many rail-trails that pass through the forests.
https://www.floridastateforests.org/Things_To_Do_in_State_Fo...
2 hrs
suck up the miles
take your time, don't go sucking up all these miles, look around
5 hrs
to blast down
I do think "polykac kilometry" shouldn't be translated literary. I would say that rather a form of a local transcreation should be used. None of the phrases using words associated with eating sounds natural or IS in fact a good translation. "To blast down" simply means to travel/move very fast and, while expressed in different words, it does reflect the writer's intent.
Example sentence:
Nothing compares to blasting down a busy city street with friends, while everybody else is sitting in an office at work.
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