backwater

Polish translation: skansen

07:51 Dec 17, 2019
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: backwater
Kontekst: Cable television channels were once the backwater of American television, programming recent and not-so-recent movies and reruns of network shows.
Biurobob
Local time: 06:56
Polish translation:skansen
Explanation:
Napisałbym skansen: (…) były swoistym skansenem telewizji.
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Mariusz Jagodziński
Poland
Local time: 06:56
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Dziękuję.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1skansen
Mariusz Jagodziński
3zaścianek
Robert Foltyn
3ubocze, obrzeże, prowincja
geopiet
3słabo rozwinięty rynek telewizji/telewizyjny
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3na peryferiach/daleko w cieniu
mike23


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
zaścianek


Explanation:
... były kiedyś zaściankiem telewizji...

Robert Foltyn
Poland
Local time: 06:56
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
skansen


Explanation:
Napisałbym skansen: (…) były swoistym skansenem telewizji.


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Mariusz Jagodziński
Poland
Local time: 06:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Dziękuję.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrzej Mierzejewski: IMO w tym kontekście, bez używania tzw. publicznych wyrazów. ;-)
4 hrs
  -> Dzięki! :)

neutral  mike23: Kablówka w USA była w powijakach aż do lat 1970. Dominowała telewizja odbierana za pomocą anteny. Wyraz skansen oznacza coś przestarzałego, a tu chyba nie o to chodzi
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ubocze, obrzeże, prowincja


Explanation:
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geopiet
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słabo rozwinięty rynek telewizji/telewizyjny


Explanation:
Propozycja.

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 01:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
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na peryferiach/daleko w cieniu


Explanation:
...were once the backwater of American television
były/znajdowały się/funkcjonowały na peryferiach/daleko w cieniu amerykańskiej telewizji

mike23
Poland
Local time: 06:56
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