Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Polish term or phrase:
strzelać do wróbli z armaty
English translation:
take a sledgehammer to crack a nut, use a cannon to kill a mosquito
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Darius Saczuk
Oct 13, 2009 20:04
14 yrs ago
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Polish term
strzelać do wróbli z armaty
Polish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Dokładniej "Nie strzelaj do wróbli z armaty"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | take a sledgehammer to crack a nut |
Darius Saczuk
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| 3 +4 | use a cannon to kill a mosquito. |
Grzegorz Mysiński
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Change log
Oct 19, 2009 13:04: Darius Saczuk Created KOG entry
Jun 8, 2010 00:46: Darius Saczuk changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/719042">Darius Saczuk's</a> old entry - "strzelać do wróbli z armaty"" to ""take a sledgehammer to crack a nut, use a cannon to use a mosquito""
Proposed translations
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Darius Saczuk
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take a sledgehammer to crack a nut
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Note added at 29 mins (2009-10-13 20:34:11 GMT)
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
take a sledgehammer to crack a nut - use disproportionately forceful means to achieve a simple objective
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Note added at 29 mins (2009-10-13 20:34:11 GMT)
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
take a sledgehammer to crack a nut - use disproportionately forceful means to achieve a simple objective
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Comment: "Super, wielkie dzięki, Dariusz:-)"
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31 mins
use a cannon to kill a mosquito.
albo tak
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