Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
Przejdźmy do meritum
English translation:
Let\'s get to the point / Let\'s get to the heart of the matter
Added to glossary by
Sheila Hardie
Feb 7, 2012 17:12
12 yrs ago
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Polish term
Spain
passion des mots
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Przejdźmy do meritum
Polish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
"Przejdźmy do meritum"
This is a paragraph heading in a discussion on whether a government is being incompetent. The previous paragraph headings were:
"Czego się dowiedzieliśmy" (what we have learned)
and "Czego jeszcze nie wiemy" (what we don't know yet)
Presumably it means something along the lines of "Let's make a judgement" but I would prefer something better.
Many thanks in advance!
This is a paragraph heading in a discussion on whether a government is being incompetent. The previous paragraph headings were:
"Czego się dowiedzieliśmy" (what we have learned)
and "Czego jeszcze nie wiemy" (what we don't know yet)
Presumably it means something along the lines of "Let's make a judgement" but I would prefer something better.
Many thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +6 | Let's get to the point |
Anna Lycett (X)
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| 4 | Let's get down to business |
rzima
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| 3 | tu: getting to the heart of the matter |
Michal Glowacki
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Proposed translations
+6
7 mins
Selected
Let's get to the point
Another possible translation.
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Thanks!
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Thanks!
Peer comment(s):
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Polangmar
: Tak - słownikowe "Let's get to the heart of the matter" jakoś mi tu nie pasuje.
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Dzięki
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Maciek Pastuszka
36 mins
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Dzięki!
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Darius Saczuk
1 hr
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Dzięki!
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| agree |
Katarzyna Landsberg-Polubok
2 hrs
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Dzięki!
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| agree |
Iwona Rudy (X)
2 hrs
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Dzięki!
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KMC GLOBAL
18 hrs
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Dzięki!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much for all the answers and comments!"
2 mins
Michal Glowacki
Poland
Poland
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MA MCIL MITI / Words that work for YOU
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
Related KudoZ points
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20
tu: getting to the heart of the matter
Propozycja, na podstawie PWN-Ox
14 hrs
Let's get down to business
jeszcze jedna propozycja
Enough small talk. Let's get down to business.
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To me "let's get to the point" is good, but suggests a finalization of some sort, getting to a conclusion.
"let's get down to business" is (in my opinion) better because it means moving the discussion from meaningless chitchat to the relevant topic, but not necessarily closing the discussion.
Enough small talk. Let's get down to business.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2012-02-08 08:03:44 GMT)
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To me "let's get to the point" is good, but suggests a finalization of some sort, getting to a conclusion.
"let's get down to business" is (in my opinion) better because it means moving the discussion from meaningless chitchat to the relevant topic, but not necessarily closing the discussion.
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