Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
smoke and mirror show
Polish translation:
gra pozorów / zasłona dymna
Added to glossary by
mike23
Jan 7, 2017 17:44
7 yrs ago
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English term
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smoke and mirror show
English to Polish
Law/Patents
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Answer to a complaint
Mr. Micron and Ms. Screen tried to misdirect the company Keysler and involve its employees in "smoke and mirror shows".
Obviously, I know the meaning of the idiom, but I am looking for a neat Polish equivalent that fits my context, i.e. a formal answer to a complaint.
Obviously, I know the meaning of the idiom, but I am looking for a neat Polish equivalent that fits my context, i.e. a formal answer to a complaint.
Proposed translations
(Polish)
| 3 | gra pozorów / zasłona dymna |
mike23
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| 3 | fałszywe przedstawienie |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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| 2 | fikcyjne działania/czynności |
geopiet
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Change log
Jan 9, 2017 08:13: mike23 Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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gra pozorów / zasłona dymna
gra pozorów / zasłona dymna
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I decided to use "gra pozorów". Thank you, Mike. Thanks to Frank and Geopiet."
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
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Polish
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Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
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fałszywe przedstawienie
"Fałszywe przedstawienie" is sometimes used as translation of "misrepresentation" (legal people may want more precision). Of course, "przedstawienie" is also "a show."
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Kolokwialnie to jest bujda na resorach.
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Note added at 1 hr (2017-01-07 19:06:04 GMT)
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czysta magia i iluzja
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fikcyjne działania/czynności
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