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mieć diabła do dyspozycji

English translation: to have a devil at one's command

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Polish term or phrase:mieć diabła do dyspozycji
English translation:to have a devil at one's command
Entered by: Eva Hussain

11:04 Feb 3, 2002
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Polish term or phrase: mieć diabła do dyspozycji
Dobrze jest mieć do dyspozycji diabła.
Eva Hussain
Australia
Local time: 23:11
to have the devil at one's service
Explanation:
OR
...disposal

OR
...command
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leff
Local time: 15:11
Grading comment
Thank you for your assistance. I am currently checking a translation of a book which is up for a literary prize and this was translated as 'to own one's devil'. I was looking for some alternatives and think that 'to have a devil at one's command' reflect the meaning most accurately. Thanks again
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4 +2to have the devil at one's service
leff


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to have the devil at one's service


Explanation:
OR
...disposal

OR
...command

leff
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 3239
Grading comment
Thank you for your assistance. I am currently checking a translation of a book which is up for a literary prize and this was translated as 'to own one's devil'. I was looking for some alternatives and think that 'to have a devil at one's command' reflect the meaning most accurately. Thanks again

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lota
5 hrs
agree  Ivona McCormick: yep - service or disposal
6 hrs
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