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sharpen knives

Polish translation: zwierać szyki

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English term or phrase:sharpen knives
Polish translation:zwierać szyki
Entered by: Karolina Cywka

18:24 Dec 8, 2010
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Business/Commerce (general) / ogólne
English term or phrase: sharpen knives
Our competitors are sharpening their knives, engaging in factory closures, wholesale redundancies and major re-structuring to reduce their costs. X and Y are merging to reduce their total costs by more than £40 million – there will be redundancies and probably site closures in those businesses.

po prostu "ostrzą swoje noże"? jakieś inne propozycje?

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Karolina Cywka
Poland
Local time: 14:24
zwierać szyki
Explanation:
konkurencja zwiera szyki...
Tak mi do głowy przyszło ;)
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Robert Foltyn
Poland
Local time: 14:24
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dzięki
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4zwierać szyki
Robert Foltyn
4ostrzyć zęby
Adam Lankamer
4ostrzyć noże/przygotowywać się do cięć
Jerzy Matwiejczuk
3zrzucają zbędne kilogramy
rzima
3stosować drastyczne środki / metody
geopiet


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ostrzyć zęby


Explanation:
... albo np. przygotowywać się do walki

Adam Lankamer
Poland
Local time: 14:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 1811

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jerzy Matwiejczuk: Jeśli już, to 'zaciskają zęby', aby przetrwać.
8 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
zwierać szyki


Explanation:
konkurencja zwiera szyki...
Tak mi do głowy przyszło ;)

Robert Foltyn
Poland
Local time: 14:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 80
Grading comment
dzięki

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tomasz Fortuna
2 mins
agree  Stanislaw Czech, MCIL CL
45 mins
agree  p_t
2 hrs
agree  Polangmar
5 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ostrzyć noże/przygotowywać się do cięć


Explanation:
Te noże nie są na przeciwnika, tylko do cięcia kosztów. A jeśli 'ostrzą noże', to bez 'swoje'.

Jerzy Matwiejczuk
Local time: 14:24
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 303
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
zrzucają zbędne kilogramy


Explanation:
propozycja


rzima
Local time: 14:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 310
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
stosować drastyczne środki / metody


Explanation:
Być może stosowanie drastycznych środków wobec konkurencji nie będzie potrzebne - http://www.outsourcing.com.pl/1521,pelna_integracja.html

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Stosuje dość drastyczne metody - zwalnia pracowników, obcina płace, jednocześnie zwiększa produkcję. - http://ceo.cxo.pl/artykuly/55262/Wielkie.strategie.wielkich....



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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-12-09 01:56:45 GMT)
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albo sięgają po drastyczne środki / metody

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 298
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