Jan 3, 2007 10:59
17 yrs ago
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Polish term
Poland
Legal stuff and more
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English
urzędas
Polish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
pejorative nouns
szukam pejoratywnego określenia na urzędnika (coś jak "bean counter" na księgowego)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | paper pusher |
Ensor
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| 4 +3 | paper pusher |
bartek
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| 4 | pen pusher |
Caryl Swift
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Proposed translations
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paper pusher
za Kosciuszko
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-01-03 11:04:15 GMT)
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or: pen pusher/ pencil pusher
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-01-03 11:04:15 GMT)
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or: pen pusher/ pencil pusher
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Caryl Swift
: I'm sorry - I didn't see your added note when I gave my answer :-)
33 mins
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thanks; that's ok;
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| agree |
legato
2 days 8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many Thanks to all answerers. Now I have many options to choose from :)"
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2 mins
paper pusher
b
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-01-03 11:02:10 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/paper-pusher
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-01-03 11:02:10 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/paper-pusher
15 mins
pen pusher
http://tinyurl.com/y397t3
http://tinyurl.com/wktx3
http://tinyurl.com/y7w85v
Or:
'pencil pusher'
http://tinyurl.com/yybdj7
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Note added at 12 hrs (2007-01-03 23:25:25 GMT)
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Re. my question above - if the sentence allows for an adjective, rather than a noun, or a descriptive phrase then you could also use:
'inky-cuffed' or 'inky cuffs'
http://tinyurl.com/ydqvsh (particularly the second link) :-)
http://tinyurl.com/wktx3
http://tinyurl.com/y7w85v
Or:
'pencil pusher'
http://tinyurl.com/yybdj7
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Note added at 12 hrs (2007-01-03 23:25:25 GMT)
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Re. my question above - if the sentence allows for an adjective, rather than a noun, or a descriptive phrase then you could also use:
'inky-cuffed' or 'inky cuffs'
http://tinyurl.com/ydqvsh (particularly the second link) :-)
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