Short Polish<->English translations

'Trafił" is a past form of a verb"trafić" in masculin gender, singular

1). hit
2). hit the mark - trafić
3). strike home- trafić, trafić w dziesiątkę
4). find one's way- trafić
5). land

In a nutshell :)

Struggling with this one :

I had a meeting today in which we were discussing social media strategies, and I've hit upon one huge problem : how to describe 'engagement' in the context of social media?

Normally it would be 'zaangażowanie'. If that doesn't fit, then define 'engagement' in the context of social media? What does it mean in plain English, not geek-speak?!

Basically, it's a measure of how many comments, how many 'likes', how many 'retweets', how many views - it's a sort of catch-all term.

But zaangażowanie seems to be the word I was looking for, thank you Polonius :)

It mean's "he didn't miss", it's one of the verbs that are absent in English language.


KOD meeting?

Nah, work related. I was trying to make a point about how crap our social media presence is.

While we're at it, what about a more technical question?

I understand "obcokrajowiec" to be a foreigner. But what about cudzoziemiec? My dictionary says they are synonyms, but is this really the case? I've noticed that obcokrajowiec tends to be used in less formal situations whereas cudzoziemiec is more formal (for instance, in a legal sense) - but is this true, or are they genuinely interchangable?

Both are of similar level of "formalness" for me. Semantically "obcokrajowiec" refers to nationality, and "cudzoziemiec" to citizenship. Anyway the difference is very vague and you can use both.

[Moved from]: Need Help With a Polish Engraving

So I'm giving my Polish girlfriend a watch, and I wish to engrave the following in Polish:

"My beloved [name]

From your bear"

What would be a good and concise way to say the above? My own Polish is not good enough yet, and I certainly don't trust Google Translate to be useful.

Thanks

Another message from my friend:
' Jak jestem kolo ciebie to cie kocham .. a ja nie mogę kochać '

I think I know what he wants to say,but I need to be sure about this one.

Sort of literal

When I'm around/near you then I love you .... but/and I can't love (anyone)

Mojej Najukochańszej...Otylii, Marysi, Eli, Ali, Basi, Kasi, Zosi, Helence, Gośce...
od Twojego Misiaczka

Merged: Slang phone message in Polish

Hello can anyone help me please what following sentences mean. I have kind of an idea but I want to know the exact meaning. Thank you in advance.

"Ta pukam. Może być".

Literally, "I'll knock on that. Maybe." This though is a literal translation and the verb "pukać" doubtless has other connotationsLOL

Please,can anyone help me again?
I tried Google Translate,but I can't get it right :

I can't say that I'm in love with you...
Because I don't know you.
We never had a fair chance to get to know each other.
And thát is what bothers/pains me.

Thanks in advance

@mafketis Thanks for post #402

Ok, I'll try:

Nie mogę powiedzieć, że Cię kocham...
A to dlatego, że tak naprawdę to Ciebie nie znam.
Nigdy nie mieliśmy szansy poznać się bliżej.
A bardzo żałuję.

Thanks,Looker :)

I just joined the forum here-- I havent known how to find the answer to a word question, so I thought Id try here--

when I was a little tyke, my dad used to call me "the guhker" (pronounced as one might say "shook-her" only with a 'hard g' and slurred together into one word) -- now I have NO idea how that would be spelled, I just gave it guess just this moment, nor can I be certain that it comes from his Polish upbringing (he lost most of his ability to speak the language off-hand, but said that he would be able to remember if he was around Polish speakers again-- I think he never really was ever again) -- its a good chance it comes from his own childhood--

If it is Polish in its roots, maybe someone can help me spell this word, and tell me what the meaning /etymology might be? Would be much appreciated!

r.

ps, if its something embarrassing or raw, like "bastard child" or "dog poop" or some such, please do not spare my feelings, and let me know! :)

pps:
I only just noticed the previous poster's screen name-- yes, I could just as well have said, pronounced like "looker" only with a hard G -- see though, why it cant really be phonetically spelled as Gooker-- because in English of course that wouldnt be the right pronunciation --

Merged: how to say do you have pictures of me in polish?

How do you say in polish, do you have pictures of me? and can you send them? I have tried to translate the sentences but i cant find the correct translation.

Hi Isa. I can try, but I'm not fluent enough to assure you this is gonna be correct...
Anyway.

Czy masz moje zdjęcia? (=do you have my pictures?)
Or, Czy masz zdjęcia o mnie? (=do you have pictures of me? Not sure about this one...)

Czy możesz wysłać te zdjęcia? (=Can you send these pictures?)

The first and third sentence is translated very good and sound natural in Polish.
The second question should be either replaced with the first translation or written something like this:


Czy masz zdjecia, na których ja jestem?

Thanks for the correction, Looker ;)

Can anyone translate "What is your Super Power?" into correct idiommatic Polish idionmatic

Jaka jest twoja super moc? Or co jest twoją super mocą?

Merged: What is the meaning of the word "hen" in Polish?

teksty.org/janusz-gniatkowski,czerwona-ruta,tekst-piosenki :
W ciemnych lasach, gdzieś hen, nocą ziele zrywałaś.

far away

But it's a special word, it's rarely used in normal conversation (if so, then usually as "gdzieś hen daleko" - far away in an uknown place), more in literature.

Can someone help to find a correct Polish name of a car with a one or two person lift for workers, that used often to work with electrical wires on poles? "Cherry picker" is pretty common name in UK, but unable to find correct Polish translation.

There's also a Polish version for the "Cherry picker" on wiki:
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podno%C5%9Bnik_koszowy

Merged: Translation to polish

How do you ask in polish: can you Send the photos to me?
I have tried to translate It in Google translate but Its not correct.

Czy możesz wyslać mi zdjęcia?


*wysłać*

Merged: Translation

A friend asked me to translate this and I did. Would you say this is right or could it be translated better?

Apparently this message was written by a photo of a flag stolen from an English flag at the Euro.

'Emigracja GKS Katowice wczoraj trafia na Anglików w Nicei ...'

''Migrants from GKS Katowice yesterday run in to English fans in Nice.'