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patchwork utkany ze skrawków artykułów

English translation: patchwork stitched from bits and pieces of articles

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Polish term or phrase:patchwork utkany ze skrawków artykułów
English translation:patchwork stitched from bits and pieces of articles
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

15:03 Feb 24, 2015
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Journalism
Polish term or phrase: patchwork utkany ze skrawków artykułów
Ta praca to patchwork utkany ze skrawków artykułów
izabela28
Local time: 08:37
patchwork stitched from bits and pieces of articles
Explanation:
number one

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Note added at 20 mins (2015-02-24 15:23:34 GMT)
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the idiom goes "put together from bits and pieces"
put/stitched together from (leftover) bits and pieces of aritcles


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Note added at 11 hrs (2015-02-25 02:33:03 GMT)
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patchwork stitched from bits and pieces of various odds and ends: articles gleaned from sundry sources and material found by happenchance
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 02:37
Grading comment
thanks
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3patchwork stitched from bits and pieces of articles
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4 +1patchwork made form different bits and pieces , pieces of various materilas
LilianNekipelov
2 +1patchwork sewn/put together from press cuttings
mike23


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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
patchwork made form different bits and pieces , pieces of various materilas


Explanation:
another option

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-02-24 18:33:58 GMT)
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"materials", sorry.

LilianNekipelov
United States
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jarekab
11 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
patchwork sewn/put together from press cuttings


Explanation:
a patchwork sewn together from press cuttings
a patchwork put together from press cuttings/cut outs



mike23
Poland
Local time: 08:37
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.: With enough glue and scotch tape, we can somehow keep this together.
5 hrs
  -> Yeah. I need to think of some clothes for the spring. Thanks
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
patchwork stitched from bits and pieces of articles


Explanation:
number one

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Note added at 20 mins (2015-02-24 15:23:34 GMT)
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the idiom goes "put together from bits and pieces"
put/stitched together from (leftover) bits and pieces of aritcles


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Note added at 11 hrs (2015-02-25 02:33:03 GMT)
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patchwork stitched from bits and pieces of various odds and ends: articles gleaned from sundry sources and material found by happenchance

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 13
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mike23: Sehr schönes Arbeit!
36 mins
  -> Ich dien. Danke.
agree  Joanna Carroll: Nicely put Frank
1 hr
  -> Thank you nicely, Joanna.
neutral  LilianNekipelov: it does not sound right, the article part especially.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lilian.
agree  magdadh: Maybe 'of various articles', just for the rhythm? NB the original is off because obviously patchworks are not woven from pieces. Thus this proposition makes the whole metaphor more together.
4 hrs
  -> Yes, you've got rhythm. Thank you, magdadh.Does this have rhythm: patchwork stitched from bits and pieces of various odds and ends: articles gleaned from sundry sources and material found by happenchance ?
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