Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

materialny świadek historii

English translation:

tangible witness to history

Added to glossary by Natalia Nieć
Mar 22, 2012 20:09
12 yrs ago
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Polish term

materialny świadek historii

Polish to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting museum
Chodzi o przedmioty muzealne.
Jakby to zgrabnie ująć po angielsku? "Material witness" to niestety zupełnie inna historia...
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 tangible witness to history

Discussion

Urszula Overstreet Mar 22, 2012:
I like the double meaning of Material Witness,especially in the light of this article http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/5255-davidson-and-lytle-... indeed, the historians play often a role of detectives, but of course your choice must work with the character of the source text.
Natalia Nieć (asker) Mar 22, 2012:
Inanimate witness to history?

Proposed translations

+4
40 mins
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tangible witness to history

“The treatment will ensure that generations to come will be able to study and view this tangible witness to history.”
Peer comment(s):

agree Beata Claridge
8 mins
dziękuję :)
agree Andrzej Mierzejewski : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangible
54 mins
dziękuję :)
agree Darius Saczuk : lub "x witnesses of the past"
1 hr
dziękuję :)
agree Jerzy Matwiejczuk
13 hrs
dziękuję :)
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